Re: [CH] Red Jalapenos?

Anthony delonga (anth0nyma@yahoo.com)
Mon, 9 Aug 1999 09:54:39 -0700 (PDT)

This is what i got on jalepeno m
you can look at
http://easyweb.easynet.co.uk/~gcaselton/chile/variety.html           
<-------- GREAT PLACE

          Jalapeno M A 3 inch long by 1 inch diameter pepper with a
blunt point that turns from dark green to red at maturity. 72 days.
Very hot.
          Thick walled. 
   its different than a jalepeno

--- Jason <gibman@mindspring.com> wrote:
> Hello All!
> 
>     I took off this weekend for a trip, and upon
> coming home last night went
> quickly out to water the plants.  Before I left I
> noticed one of my
> Jalapenos looked as though it had a red tip... in
> the commotion to leave, I
> didn't pay much attention to it.
> 
>     However, arriving home last night, I'm amazed it
> is all RED!  Is this
> normal?  I noticed that some of the Jalapenos were
> turning a deep-dark
> green, and the sides were splitting (or cracking..).
>  The reason is I
> expected them to grow much larger.  Looking back at
> the package it reads
> "Jalapeno M", which I guess is medium?  (Full size
> is 2 - 3 inches.)
> 
>     I think I'm leaving them on the plant too long,
> but why are they turning
> red!??  I've never seen such a thing.  Are they
> still good? Bad? Better?
> 
>     (Also, this is my first year growing... so if
> this is normal or
> something, please take this question with a grain of
> salt!)
> 
>     Thanks!
>         -=J
> 
> 

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