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Help! I don't know what types of peppers I have growing!

13 years ago

I thought all four of my pepper plants were jalapenos - this is my first year growing them. Well, only two of them are recognizable as jalapenos and I don't have a clue what the other two are! Consequently, I don't know when to pick them or how best to use them Here's a link to some pics. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=196607&id=561674071&l=5b7e238478

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redtailforester
13 years ago
They look like cayennes to me.
willardb3
13 years ago
What did you buy/plant?
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andythehotpepperguy
13 years ago
They look like Cayenne or Kung Pao to me. Either way, let them get bright red!
bekahsouth
Original Author
13 years ago
Thanks, guys. I bought little plants that were labeled as jalapeno plants from a local nursery - not so much! I guess I'll wait for them to get red and then see what I've got. The two mystery plants look different to me - do they look different to you?
hubris007
13 years ago
I would agree with "let them get red" as a rule. They might top out at bright orange, yellow, pale green or purple, but odds are red is your target. If you had said, "I bought the seeds off the interwebs and two of them look like jalapenos and these two don't" i'd say whoever sold them to you got theyselves a little bit of a hybridization problem. Seeing as how you bought them from a nursery, it depends on if they grew them on site from seeds or bought them as seedlings. If they planted seeds and sold the seedlings, hybridization is still a possibility. If they bought them as seedlings for resale, i'd wager on mislabeling (if someone is selling wholesale peppers, i'd assume they're going to either make damn sure they're selling purebreds or go out of business).

Either whichever... enjoy them. Life is an adventure. :)
bekahsouth
Original Author
13 years ago
Just picked one of the tiny ones that grow up - they've been growing for a long while and haven't gotten very big, and I ran out of patience. Boy, is that sucker HOT. :) Don't know what I've got for sure, but whatever it is it's got a great kick!!
shoontok
13 years ago
Yep, they look like cayenne. and yep sometimes they are quite hot ;)

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