All,
Planted a giant jalapeño plant last year and it had amazing fruit that was gigantic to me at least dark green and 4 to 6 inches long. Near the end of the season the fruit became smaller and almost round and purple! We live in a warm climate with mild winters so I left the 6 foot plant growing without trimming. I has many peppers on it but all smaller like the end of last season. I have been growing a few peppers for the last few years and never seen this before. Hoping someone could comment. Maybe this is a hybrid plant. It is a Bonnies Mammoth Jalapeño plant. It get lots of water and sun and we have thousands of bees in the backyard but they are all on our lavender bushes. I thought maybe it was a pollination issue???
Rob
Here is a picture when it was about 3 feet (tall 1 meter) last year before bearing.
Planted a giant jalapeño plant last year and it had amazing fruit that was gigantic to me at least dark green and 4 to 6 inches long. Near the end of the season the fruit became smaller and almost round and purple! We live in a warm climate with mild winters so I left the 6 foot plant growing without trimming. I has many peppers on it but all smaller like the end of last season. I have been growing a few peppers for the last few years and never seen this before. Hoping someone could comment. Maybe this is a hybrid plant. It is a Bonnies Mammoth Jalapeño plant. It get lots of water and sun and we have thousands of bees in the backyard but they are all on our lavender bushes. I thought maybe it was a pollination issue???
Rob
Here is a picture when it was about 3 feet (tall 1 meter) last year before bearing.