I grew the
Hermosillo Chiltepin from Jim Duffy, this year. It had a very short (less than 2 feet), but erect and tree-like growth habit, with notably small leaves, along with strong lignification in its main stem and branches. I made a mental note that it seemed perfect for bonchi. I’m not experienced enough with glabriusculums to know how common those traits were, but it was a gorgeous plant.
I also have seeds of
Hermosillo Chiltepin Dwarf from Peter Merle, which sounds like it might be similar if not from the same population… although the branches visible in his photos seem a more spindly and don’t show lignification. I’ll have to grow it out and see for myself, I suppose.
Likely not in 2022, though, and I’m not sure when. My main interest is in culinary applications, and I’m not sure I want to invest growing space in such small fruits. I doubt I would have the patience to harvest more than needed for seeds.
And now a new “problem” has arrived in the form of unexpected wilds from Fatalii Seeds. I was ordering anyway when he had a promotion to help him buy a tractor, and the reward wound up being:
C. praetermissum ‘Goat Pepper’ (
CGN 22794,
PI 260595)
C. flexuosum (no accession)
C. frutescens ‘Cabai Burung Ungu’ (not wild, I think)
He certainly values his wild seed highly, hm? Yikes.
Anyway, I’m not sure when if ever I would find time to grow these. Maybe someone else wants them and would trade for Venezuelan Tiger or another of my current wants? It seems like the wilds community here mostly provides for itself (which is awesome), but figured I’d ask.
Anything I should know about these that would explain Jukka’s prices? I’d hate to find out I’d passed on something irreplaceable later, but as far as I can see these seeds aren’t super rare among enthusiasts.
