RE: [CH] World's hottest pepper--not the Red Savina?
Mike Benson (mbens@execpc.com)
Fri, 10 Jan 2003 00:21:06 -0600
>Well, as a small-podded (well, average-podded at least) chilehead I
>must admit my fruit is not always erect, no. Over the years I have
>discovered that certain things need to be provided in order for fruit
>to be erect and *stay* that way, but if such is provided, erect fruit
>is essentially guaranteed.
Ah yes, erect vs. pendant is one thing, but one should also consider turgid
vs. flaccid, which may be correlated but not the same. Generally my fruit
remains turgid until the pod ripens and the seed is viable. I could be
wrong, but fruits also seem to be more turgid in the morning than at other
times of the day. After ripening, the fruit gradually becomes flaccid, and
if not used, begins to decay and rot. Once the fruit becomes flaccid, it is
more and more difficult to use.