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Jalapeno growing question...
- Thread starter lostmind
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Go here to see a pic of mine:
http://www.thehotpepper.com/showthread.php?t=6750
They never came out long and skinny, they were more kinda ball shaped for a little while and then got longer and thicker.
http://www.thehotpepper.com/showthread.php?t=6750
They never came out long and skinny, they were more kinda ball shaped for a little while and then got longer and thicker.
millworkman
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Some of mine have been doing that. Getting around two and a half inches and very skinny then thickening up. I wouldnt worry about it.
Hm, never seen Jalapenos do that tbh. Seeing some pics would be helpful indeed. The Joe's Long are very slim and I can hardly picture a Jalapeno looking like that. 
I've always grown the same variety, maybe yours is just different.... And Millworkman obviously backed up what you were saying.
I've always grown the same variety, maybe yours is just different.... And Millworkman obviously backed up what you were saying.
those are a cayenne type pepper...sure don't look like a Jalapeno like SM said...
Just to join in they are certainly a Cayenne type IMO.
Sorry lost mind. Those will probably be good, but it is hard to top the flavor of jalapenos.
I don't know where you are, but here, Krogers has jalapenos for like 10 cents a pound.
It kinda takes the fun out of growing them, but I still do
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I don't know where you are, but here, Krogers has jalapenos for like 10 cents a pound.
It kinda takes the fun out of growing them, but I still do
.NO Japs or Serranos at the Super Walmarthere since the bug scare from the FDA
millworkman
Extreme Member
Yeah, what everyone else said, those are not jalapenos. Mine are only growing about two or three inches long and skinny then fattening up before ripening.
That's what I get for buying a nursery grown plant!
It's my largest plant too. But oh well. We do get jalapeno's here BUT they always taste like green bell peppers, never an ounce of heat or that jalapeno flavour.
Next year I am growing me some jalapeno's.... somehow!
(off to set my profile to display my location, I swear I have done it already!)
It's my largest plant too. But oh well. We do get jalapeno's here BUT they always taste like green bell peppers, never an ounce of heat or that jalapeno flavour.
Next year I am growing me some jalapeno's.... somehow!
(off to set my profile to display my location, I swear I have done it already!)
lostmind said:That's what I get for buying a nursery grown plant!
It's my largest plant too. But oh well. We do get jalapeno's here BUT they always taste like green bell peppers, never an ounce of heat or that jalapeno flavour.
Next year I am growing me some jalapeno's.... somehow!
(off to set my profile to display my location, I swear I have done it already!)
Hey never mind buddy im sure you'll like the taste..and its a nice healthy plant to..grow some Serranos with your jals next year..you wont regret it
Ide contact the nursery where you purchased the plant and explain the situation and their incompetence. I expect you could wangle a few free Jal seeds off them for next season. Tell them you were looking forward to trying your own organic home grown Jals but now your stuck with cayennes. Make em feel really guilty.