Dave,I am pleased to report that my 2 jalapeno plants are doing quite well this year. Over the course of the summer the heat scale of the peppers has ranged from nonexistent to scorching. With a preference for the latter and as a guide to harvesting, I am interested in the relationship between ripeness and pungency. After about 1.5 hours …
New Mexican "Pequins"
Hi Dave,I’m in Arizona. Do you know if there is a definitive variety of pequin chile from New Mexico or whether the name covers a number of varieties? I bought a ristra of fairly common New Mex pequins a couple of years back and am now going to get some more from a different source but also from NM. The …
Seed Extraction
Dave,Do you know a way to harvest seeds from chiles? Thanks,Kevin Hello Kevin:Aside from doing it by hand, there are seed extraction machines available, but they destroy the pods in the process.Dave
Ancho Query
Hello Dave:Nice website! I’m going to explore it the next week or so. My wife and I are growing 2 ancho plants this summer in Atlanta GA. There are many nice, green peppers on the plant right now. Are you saying that anchos ought not be harvested until they turn red? Thank you,Steve Hello Steve:By definition, anchos are dried red …
Piri-Piri Peppers
Hello Dave:Do you have a contact that imports Piri-Piri peppers, either a diced or purred? I have a corporate chief that wants to use them. Thanks for the help.Paul Hello Paul:No, I don’t. Most of these chiles, which in reality are dried piquins, are used in Africa to make sauces and are not exported. Piri-Piri, Pili-Pili and other variations on …