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Some years ago, I shot two wild turkeys in S. Texas, that had been feeding on the peppers. Put them on the smoker, and they were delicious, but HOT!
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they're pretty pricey, back about 79 when i was in high school a buddy had chit tons of them growing around their home. when the peppers were getting ripe they go out and pick them, they had a buyer that gave them 25 dollars a qt for them. they made pretty good money off them.
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Its not how you pick the booger..
but where you put it !!
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Yes, I also heard the old timers refer to them as turkey peppers.
But turkey is one of the trinity of critters I will not hunt, or shoot.
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"Come, shall we go and kill us venison?
And yet it irks me the poor dappled fools,
Being native burghers of this desert city,
Should in their own confines with forked heads
Have their round haunches gored."
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What's the Scoville on those?
30,000–60,000 SHU Shewweee I better leave them alone lol Serrano is my cutoff @20k In my defense, i do have an 8cm duodenal ulcer- a man's go to know his limitations  Maybe a couple pinches in a crock pot would be do-able, I would like to grow some and try em. Could always give em away. That's what I do with 75% of my gardening anyways.
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284,
thanks, I'll look into that.
I'll likely not keep any concentrated H2SO4 around the house tho, I'll go mechanical I think.
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The desert is a true treasure for him who seeks refuge from men and the evil of men.
In it is contentment
In it is death and all you seek
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284,
thanks, I'll look into that.
I'll likely not keep any concentrated H2SO4 around the house tho, I'll go mechanical I think.
Geno i have a couple bottle left from working with oilstates.
God bless Texas-----------------------
Old 300
I will remain what i am until the day I die- A HUNTER......Sitting Bull
Its not how you pick the booger..
but where you put it !!
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another thing don't cover the seeds just sprinkle them on the surface.
God bless Texas-----------------------
Old 300
I will remain what i am until the day I die- A HUNTER......Sitting Bull
Its not how you pick the booger..
but where you put it !!
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Will these grow up north?
If you put Taco Bell sauce in your ramen noodles it tastes just like poverty
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Will these grow up north? Yes, but the winter kills them.
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We have 2 big bushes that come back every year. We pick em and oven dry em and then grind them into chili powder. It is some of the best chili powder you will ever eat. I eat it daily. We planted 6 more plants this spring in pots to try to expand production. 😊
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Will these grow up north? in pots so you can bring them in.
God bless Texas-----------------------
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I will remain what i am until the day I die- A HUNTER......Sitting Bull
Its not how you pick the booger..
but where you put it !!
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the 60 i started today... hope to get half of that. 4-6 seeds in each of 60 cells. ![[Linked Image]](https://s15.postimg.cc/byxwjee3f/IMG_1547.jpg)
God bless Texas-----------------------
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I will remain what i am until the day I die- A HUNTER......Sitting Bull
Its not how you pick the booger..
but where you put it !!
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nursery's didn't have them, found some on amazon but they want 50 for two 6 inch plants screw that. if i get these others to grow im going to see if the nursery's want to buy some. they only have about a 15% germination rate. luckily when we had a bush here in the yard a few yrs ago i save a bunch for seeds, damn yard guy pulled that one out. Soak your seeds in 1 Tbl spoon of Potassium nitrate (salt peter or stump remover by other names) in a quart of water for 30 minutes. Your germination rate will increase bunches. BP...
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nursery's didn't have them, found some on amazon but they want 50 for two 6 inch plants screw that. if i get these others to grow im going to see if the nursery's want to buy some. they only have about a 15% germination rate. luckily when we had a bush here in the yard a few yrs ago i save a bunch for seeds, damn yard guy pulled that one out. Soak your seeds in 1 Tbl spoon of Potassium nitrate (salt peter or stump remover by other names) in a quart of water for 30 minutes. Your germination rate will increase bunches. BP... thanks
God bless Texas-----------------------
Old 300
I will remain what i am until the day I die- A HUNTER......Sitting Bull
Its not how you pick the booger..
but where you put it !!
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How would I go about getting some seeds? Sounds like these would be about right in a pot of beans..
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How would I go about getting some seeds? Sounds like these would be about right in a pot of beans.. Anywhere online. There seems to be some confusion between Pequins and Tepins. This thread, I think is talking about turkey peppers. (Tepins or Turkey peppers to me)..
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you can get them from amazon.
God bless Texas-----------------------
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I will remain what i am until the day I die- A HUNTER......Sitting Bull
Its not how you pick the booger..
but where you put it !!
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Turkey peppers(Tepins) are small and round to me. Pequins are long and have a curve like a banana.
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STX,
they grow easily and well in beds of oak leaves.
If you happen to have an oak tree, let the leaves make a bed under the tree, or make one in a shady spot.
Place the peppers in contact with the soil and cover with a couple of inches of leaves.
They should take off from there.
Water the bed a few times. After that, the leaves make a good mulch and should keep it damp enough.
I like to poke holes in chicken and turkey breasts and push them in.
Also, lightly crush them and put in a jar with olive oil.
The pepper oil is good with all kinds of things.
The deer mowed mine down, so restarting them again or I would send you a bunch.
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ha ha There's another less painful way.
