Hi zackey/peachie-q Your member name has a dash in it I see, and that is likely why you couldn't access it. Sue...sleuth and resident busy body Here is a link that might be useful: peachie-q member page

Investigate the word "Metaxenia". The short summary is that metaxenia is when pollen affects the female plant tissue. It is possible that hot pepper pollen could cause a sweet pepper to develop some capsaicin but as previously posted, many years of research says it does not happen. Corn is a different story. When you grow white corn and it is pollinated by pollen from a corn plant that produces yellow seed, then the white corn plant produces kernels that are yellow. This is because one set of dna from the pollen is incorporated into the corn seed and since that dna codes for yellow corn and since yellow is dominant over white, the result is yellow corn kernels. The general rule of thumb is that the seed are affected by the pollen source but the fruit that houses the seed is not. There are examples such as apple that break this rule for specific characters. DarJones

LOL, Mary! I've already tried canteloupes (got one nice-sized fruit); that vine was everywhere! No zukes for me - they'd probably take over my living quarters! Vera, I wish I had the space to overwinter the habs! The plant is huge. I kept the other small chile in a very small pot this year so I can try to over-winter it. We'll see. Shirley, they are yummy! PV

It's a common question here. You just choose varieties with very different DTM. Then stagger their planting accordingly. As long as they aren't in tassel and silks at the same time, they can't cross. Dave