Hi C-H's, Tom (joemama@ticino.com - any connection with the Mexican cellist Joe-Joe Ma?) wrote: > > Green rocotos are about as fun a green bell >> pepper-- no heat. > >Mine, when picked green, have been no less hot than their red or orange >counterparts. Agreed. >P.S. My three-year-old red seems to have set at least 6 fruit, after one >week of flowering. Daytime temps have been in the mid 70s (F, low 20s C). Same here. Are your's hand or insect pollinated? Oh, and yes, I do prune mine into an acceptable shape and to remove some of the old growth in Spring. >One packet caught my eye. It was Cayennepepper. The >label > > claimed it was one of the hottest peppers on earth! >Actually, it is one of the hottest peppers on earth. Not the hottest, but >hotter than most. Disagree. I have grown cayennes every year since the early '80's, both from bought plants and from all kinds of different seeds and would describe them as medium. I wonder if this is another case of personal perception? They are however one of my favorites (obviously) and freeze acceptably for use in Indian food during the Winter. -- --- Regards, Cameron.