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Diversity in pepper, as in all domesticated species, is only amateurs' work. It took centuries to create plants to fit our own needs, of our own design. Don't ask a company to domesticate a wild form of plant from scratch and get a substantial new crop. Somehow, it's not so hard : I read about...

Hello. Graft-induced changes can be performed by anybody, it doesn't require special material. It's almost as simple as a cutting. You just need to graft a very young plant on a mature one and notice changes. Graft has been used by humans for centuries if not milleniums. Somatic hybrids are...

Hum... Texas must be cold in winter for its latitude, but I fear even tepin won't be hard enough for my climate. For about 20 years, I had never seen temperature falling below 14°F. The 3 past years were exceptionally cold, it dropped to 0°F for several nights in end-December, with a minimum of...

Hello. I wondered how low could the temperature drop in Austin during the winter. It seems that cold waves aren't so rare there. It should be a good indicator of local tepin hardiness :) Northernmost wild pepper populations could be a good source for perennial pepper crop in temperate climates.

Hello. I'm a French guy and I love tasteful peppers, either very sweet, bell peppers, as vegetables or by making scorching hot sauces with Caribbean red pepper for example. I've grown a few varieties outdoors for 3 years. I tried Bhut Jolokia and Naga Morich in 2009 but I still was a padawan...