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Numex Bailey or heirloom Pequin?

Brix

Brix

So I have been planning to grow Pequin peppers next season. I have bought an heirloom Pequin variety from my usual seed vendor, thinking that would be perfect. But when I talked with my pal about Pequin peppers, he insisted that I got some seeds of his Numex variety instead (it is apparently better?). So if anyone could explain to me why the Numex variety is better (or not), I would be very grateful. :P (Also this is my first post, and I have tried to dust up information about both varieties on this forum, without much luck.)
 
Welcome to the Forum !
 
http://www.pepperscale.com/pequin-pepper/
Interesting little pepper
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Peqiun is super productive and can supply anybodys needs but if you need a crap load of pods then I would lean towards the Numex Variety.  Welcome to the forum!
 
The_NorthEast_ChileMan said:
Welcome to the forum...

Pequin is a wild pepper tending to grow 1 pod and per node and Numex Bailey is bred to produce clusters, see pix below for examples.


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The real MVP right here! :party:Thank you for clarifying, now I obviously need to grow both! 
 
 
I would grow the Bailey and at least one other, for comparison purposes. (And I would love to see and hear about your results!) In answer to the other posts about the Bailey Pequin's being more productive and/or easier to pick, I've not grown it so I can't really say unequivocally, (and yes, I've read all the CPI literature on their special Pequin variant) but I remain skeptical that it is as unique as the CPI would have us believe...I have grown the below-pictured Texas Pequin, a truly indigenous plant of the Central Texas hill country, for 4 seasons now, and I find it to be very productive and extremely easy to detach from the calyx. An extra benefit of the Texas Pequin, at least in my climate, is that it is self-propagating and a true perennial. I've not had to re-plant these peppers for three years now! (Holler at me on the PM if you need some seeds of this one):

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Wild texas tepins/pequins are referred to as "del monte" meaning from the meadow they are very similar to the numex bailey and grow bushier wen compared to a pequin that is more tree like. They both seperate from the calyx very easy when they turn red. I like to pick them green with the stem but there not hard to pick just annoying since theres so many n very little but for their size they pack a punch and the heat goes away very fast compared to other peppers now tepins are another story n are way hotter
 
windchicken said:
I would grow the Bailey and at least one other, for comparison purposes. (And I would love to see and hear about your results!) In answer to the other posts about the Bailey Pequin's being more productive and/or easier to pick, I've not grown it so I can't really say unequivocally, (and yes, I've read all the CPI literature on their special Pequin variant) but I remain skeptical that it is as unique as the CPI would have us believe...I have grown the below-pictured Texas Pequin, a truly indigenous plant of the Central Texas hill country, for 4 seasons now, and I find it to be very productive and extremely easy to detach from the calyx. An extra benefit of the Texas Pequin, at least in my climate, is that it is self-propagating and a true perennial. I've not had to re-plant these peppers for three years now! (Holler at me on the PM if you need some seeds of this one):

Texas_Pequin1_Aug5.jpg

 
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I will be growing both this season and soon as I have finished my midterm exams in December, I will making a Glog. I am unfortunately going to have to pass on the seed offer, as I am going to be growing five different variants of the annuum var. glabriusculum family (CAP 872, Chile Tepin, Goats weed, Guatemalan Chile Tepin, Numex Bailey and Pequin), gorgeous looking plant, though!  :P

 
 
Jigsaw said:
This is my texas tepin n to the right is a mx pequin that u can bearly see. They grow wild here in eagle pass area

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Oh man, that's great Jigsaw! Thanks so much for the info! Gorgeous!
Brix said:
I will be growing both this season and soon as I have finished my midterm exams in December, I will making a Glog. I am unfortunately going to have to pass on the seed offer, as I am going to be growing five different variants of the annuum var. glabriusculum family (CAP 872, Chile Tepin, Goats weed, Guatemalan Chile Tepin, Numex Bailey and Pequin), gorgeous looking plant, though!  :P
 
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Good luck on midterms Brix! I'll be looking forward to your glog!
Datil said:
Heirlooms rarely disappoint... specially flavourwise!
They're are grown from generations for a reason :)
 
Datil
 
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Hey Fabrizio!!! You've been on my mind, my friend...I'm really liking one of the accidental crosses of Black Prince (CPI) with Spicegeist's Sonoran Chiltepin x 7 Pot Barrackpore that showed up in my garden last year. Black stems and leaves with pretty, bright red, elongated pequin pods that pack a 7 Pot punch and flavor...It's only set a few pods, but they seem a perfect match for you...Let me see if I have some photos...
 
Yes they look more like a small tree , I'm hoping I will adventually have one of my overwinters turn into a perennial like that.
 
windchicken said:
 
.I'm really liking one of the accidental crosses of Black Prince (CPI) with Spicegeist's Sonoran Chiltepin x 7 Pot Barrackpore that showed up in my garden last year. Black stems and leaves with pretty, bright red, elongated pequin pods that pack a 7 Pot punch and flavor...It's only set a few pods, but they seem a perfect match for you...Let me see if I have some photos...
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Is that the Baby Barrakpore or a cross with Baby Barrackpore? Fantastic either way!
 
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