Fellow ChileHeads, While visiting my brother this last weekend he showed me some jalapenos that he had harvested from his yard. They were under developed, but only because he picked them very early. The curious thing is that they had little (~1/8") spikes on them; about 4 or 5 on each. I had no idea what to tell him, but I said that I would put the question to y'all. Any ideas? They looked normal otherwise. George J. Goslowsky Monk of the TCS Holder of Fire I am made from the dust of stars and the oceans flow in my veins