Re: [CH] Fish Pepper Question
Dave Anderson (chilehead@tough-love.com)
Wed, 23 Apr 2003 16:15:15 -0700
The first two leaves are the seed leaves. They are long and pointed and will fall off
as the plant developes. The remaining leaves will look the same as each other.
Dave
> Has anyone on the list grown the Fish Pepper??? If so,
> I have a question for you.
>
> I got some seeds through a private swap. I planted 3
> seeds and they all germinated. I have been watching
> the plants grow and now they are 2-3" tall each. But
> there is something strange with the leaves. I know
> that they are supposed to be variegated and they are.
> But...there are 2 parts to each plant!
>
> When they started growing, the original 2 leaves were
> a bit more pointy than normal chile leaves. Now that
> they are a bit bigger, another part of the plant has
> grown on each one - with 4 normal chile leaves.
>
> Is this normal? I have no digital camera and can't
> privately email anyone with a picture.
>
> I was wondering if this is normal. I have checked
> websites with pictures and none of them show the
> growth of the plant - just the unripe pods and ripe
> pods with some of the variegated leaves on the plant -
> not close enough to see the bottom of the plants.
>
> If these aren't chiles, then what are they?? The rest
> of the plant looks like chile. I know I grew nothing
> else in the greenhouse (one of those window ones) and
> I used fresh seed starter mixture. I also used bleach
> on the greenhouses earlier this spring and no other
> plants were in the greenhouses.
>
> Strange looking plant. If it is the right thing, they
> will be very interesting to watch grow.
>
>
>
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