RE: [CH] Russian doll chiles
Parkhurst, Scott Contractor (PARKHURS@LEAVENWORTH.ARMY.MIL)
Thu, 4 Nov 1999 14:15:45 -0000
>Some of the Habaneros (the orange ones & some of the reds
>I think) had an unusual characteristic. When I opened them up,
>instead of the usual seeds, I found another chile inside ! These
>chile babies were always unripe and usually quite small, and
>would generally pop out like a pea from a pod - most unusual !
>
>Anyone else seen this ? Is it common, or have my
>experiments gone too far this time - BWUHAHAHAHA !!!
I have seen that many times in various bell peppers, and more
recently in my Arledge Hots chiles, but not yet in a hab.
Does anybody know what causes this? Is it just a seed getting
over-anxious, or something else?
Scott... KCK