Jalopeno Peppers, any growers out there ?

vegster

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• Aug 31, 2013

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Having a crisis, grown several Unwin's Hot Jalopeno Peppers from seed and thought I might have my first taste and...... disaster ! No Heat ! I could not believe it. I know that sometimes you can get a rogue hotter than usual chilli but cooler than normal ? I'm afraid to sample another in case the others are pants too and then that means bye bye Pickled Jalapeno's and smoked Jalapeno's ( Chipolte )

 

Superphil

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• Aug 31, 2013

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Standing corrected

 

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jolly fellow

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Superphil said:

Standing corrected

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Been growing chillis for ages but not jalapenos,are you growing them in a greenhouse or outdoors/indoors?

 

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spig100963

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Are you growing another bred of chilli next to them? Has been known for them to cross pollinate. Which can affect the heat.

 

surrey jim

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• Sep 1, 2013

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There are a few growers on here. See the thread 'tomatoes chillies and sweet pepper growing' can't link the thread as on iPhone

 

vegster

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spig100963 said:

Are you growing another bred of chilli next to them? Has been known for them to cross pollinate. Which can affect the heat.

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Yes, growing a few varieties and yes I suppose they could have cross-pollinated but they certainly LOOK like Jalapeno's. Ah well, may have to go back to a hotter variety next year.

I wanted a pepper that was fairly munchable but not a head burner and so I plumped for these, I have Bird's Eyes and Goats Horn for a bigger burn when required.

Ate out in Wahaca recently and they gave out small packets of Serrano Chilli seeds in the form of a book of matches, apparently they are quite pickleable.

 

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vegster said:

Yes, growing a few varieties and yes I suppose they could have cross-pollinated but they certainly LOOK like Jalapeno's. Ah well, may have to go back to a hotter variety next year.

I wanted a pepper that was fairly munchable but not a head burner and so I plumped for these, I have Bird's Eyes and Goats Horn for a bigger burn when required.

Ate out in Wahaca recently and they gave out small packets of Serrano Chilli seeds in the form of a book of matches, apparently they are quite pickleable.

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Grown those Wahaca Serrano seeds a few times. Easy to grow, about a 90% success rate from seed, gives beautiful-looking fruit and is a useful everyday kitchen chilli. I always get a bumper crop from them as well, so pickle away (or dry them). Good luck.

 

Notters

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• Sep 1, 2013

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I've got a veritable jalapeño bush, but not tried them yet!

 

Notters

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KingKev said:

Grown those Wahaca Serrano seeds a few times. Easy to grow, about a 90% success rate from seed, gives beautiful-looking fruit and is a useful everyday kitchen chilli. I always get a bumper crop from them as well, so pickle away (or dry them). Good luck.

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Have you got any tips on pickling? Particularly concerned about all the sterilisation etc. that's required.

 

vegster

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Notters said:

Have you got any tips on pickling? Particularly concerned about all the sterilisation etc. that's required.

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I looked in to this a while ago and it's fairly simple. Sterilise your jars by heating in the oven, boil jar lids in a saucepan, heat your pickle solution til it boils, let it cool a little then pour in to the jars, now filled with sliced peppers, put on lids and then boil in a big pan of boiling water for a minute or 2 then allow to cool. Thats it in a nutshell.

 

Notters

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vegster said:

I looked in to this a while ago and it's fairly simple. Sterilise your jars by heating in the oven, boil jar lids in a saucepan, heat your pickle solution til it boils, let it cool a little then pour in to the jars, now filled with sliced peppers, put on lids and then boil in a big pan of boiling water for a minute or 2 then allow to cool. Thats it in a nutshell.

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Thanks. I look forward to the smell of boiling vinegar!

 

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spig100963

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vegster said:

Yes, growing a few varieties and yes I suppose they could have cross-pollinated but they certainly LOOK like Jalapeno's. Ah well, may have to go back to a hotter variety next year.

I wanted a pepper that was fairly munchable but not a head burner and so I plumped for these, I have Bird's Eyes and Goats Horn for a bigger burn when required.

Ate out in Wahaca recently and they gave out small packets of Serrano Chilli seeds in the form of a book of matches, apparently they are quite pickleable.

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Have been reading a bit about cross pollination and I now think it is not this. By the sounds of it cross pollination only affects the seeds. So should not effect the heat of your current crop.

 

vegster

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All is Joy, tried another Jalapeno from another bush and it fair blew my head off. Huge Endorphin kick !