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Manzanos are round, thick-walled, and much hotter than cherries.

I've bought some seeds. They germinated okay and seemed to be what they were supposed to be. But customer service is not that impressive. I ordered a "5 favorite peppers" variety pack where the seeds were dyed to distinguish the different varieties. But there was no key which was which, and...

I've got a bunch of Bhut seeds...I got them from someone who had grown Bhuts and was sure they hadn't outcrossed, since he grew only Bhuts and only indoors. I've gotten good germination out of them, but no pods yet so I can't 100% verify they are what he says.

I don't really know much about the genetics of peppers specifically. However, one way that dominant vs. recessive traits may be important in something like the transition from a Bhut jolokia to Naga Dorsett may be as follows: It's rather hard to eliminate recessive genes from a population...

You can get a change in genetics without hybridization between distinct varieties. For that matter, a plant can pollinate itself and the offspring will still be genetically different (similar, probably, but not a clone) due to the effects of meiosis and fertilization, along with crossing over...

Fruits from Capsicum galapagoense, the native species of wild pepper there.

Nice forum you have here! Covers many of my favorite things...eating peppers, growing peppers, and smoking food. About me...I live in the "mountains" (really big hills, more like) between San Jose and Santa Cruz, CA. Been eating hot peppers pretty much all my life and growing them for the...

It's true peppers aren't botanically trees, but it's the same physiological process that makes the woody growth at the base of peppers. Some folks say blackberry bush "trunks" work well for smoking, so I think woody pepper plants might be worth trying, just wondering if anyone could tell me...

I have a few pepper plants that didn't make it through the winter, but grew pretty substantial woody bases last year. I'm thinking about using chunks of their "wood" in my smoker just for kicks...anyone ever tried this before?