Grub, I think they should be. I have heard that if by chance a capsicum is pollinated by a chilli then the hot gene, is passed on and, being dominant, produces hot capsicums. Dunno if this is true or not.

I've never come across many hot jalapenos. As to their status, did they come with a commercial plant supplier tag? If so, odds are I reckon they'd be hybrids.

I grew yellow cayennes from some supermarket chillies. They grew true to form. I'll be growing seeds saved from those this year so I guess 2nd generation will tell.
Jalapeno is a known OP variety, but whether the plants you got are or not, only time will tell.
Grow them out and see what happens.
My only bad experience with chillies was years back. After spending an afternoon splitting and deseeding chillies for drying, I rubbed my face, eyes included. I spent the rest of the afternoon and that night in hospital convinced that I had blinded myself. Didn't put me off chillies though!

That's bad, Ray. I onced sprung a leak mid prep for a stir fry and returned with a burning old fella. But that pales. Had another of the mad chillies tonight. I read they accelerate your metabolism. This is true. Very sweaty. But it's kind of addictive.I think I need more, stronger, for breakfast, lunch and tea :) I have to take a pic for PP of the year old 1in high transpalnts frm SA. I'm convinced, since nothing grew in that batch of pots, chillies and tommies included, that its a PH issue with bought potting mix. Good night.

I shared a house with a bloke in the 1980s. we were young students and neither of us had cooked with chillis before.

the mate went and bought half a kilo of birdseye chillis - he didn't think that was a lot to put into our student house stew - 3 or 4 kilos of mince, some vegies and 1/2 a kilo of chillis.

the mate had a snooze after preparing and starting the stew. He woke up blind and the other end burning like all hells.

He had to go to the hospital to get his eyes bathed (and the other)

I tried the stew and left it in the pot - the mate actually ate it all.

Lol Paadisi. Cracked me up. I wonder how he got it down in the first place. The half kilo of birdseyes would create a unbelievable heat factor.

The pain in his throat probably took his mind off the pain at the other end :-)

G'day Richard. Good to see you here again. Your always enjoyable posts have been missed.

Thanks Ray. I am glad to be back with all you good folk.
How is the weather up there? Still cold?

The box shaped ones are habaneros not jalapenos and yes they are very hot.

ozzie ozzie ozzie, OI OI OI!!. Great to hear from you.
I too , people, have done the collar and cuffs assault from Madame Chile. Enticing Vixen of the Digestive Ruin.
The worst part is you know there is more than one "evacuation in the pipes". A cruel Mistress, but nevertheless irresistable.

Thanks qbnMark,
You are indeed right re Habaneros. I also noticed seedlings for sale in the nursery today. I top dressed the chilli hedge witih cow poop today. I'm getting really addicted to the heat.

it's the endorphens and the lower body temp. A Heady mix.

Having loads of fun with my chillies this season. The jalapenos started out strong but faded after being fried by that 40C-plus NY day. The Habeneros are super prolific with a heat factor to match. So easy to grow too. My apricot-coloured faux Billy Goat is loaded and has a really powerful, pungent, almost chemical-like aroma. Very very hot. Very different. Addictive in a perverse way. The orange/red C. Bacc. species is nice and fruity and loaded too. I like its flavour.

Many more chillies to try next year :) Grub

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Lovely, grub! This year I will have quite a few chillies, too. Finally. Mostly from plants that I started last season and overwintered in my greenhouse. I will have to get a bigger greenhouse as my chilli collection keeps growing.

So, Grub, what chillies are you growing next year? :)

I have just last week sown some Corno Di Toro and some supposedly hot Jalapenos. Will pot them up and keep them in the greenhouse, hopefully for a kick start next spring.
Waiting on six more varieties from TGS which should be here any day now.

Hi Gang,
Next year I'm growing a lot more. I have about 50 different types now. I really want to grow the one with black seeds, the third species in the chilli family,

I have grown C. Baccatum and C. Chinense and possibly the best one is the remaining C.Pubescens aka Rocoto. Has anyone grown this one?

Looking forward to lots more chilli chat.:)Grub

Cool. I mean hot, Mantis.
Keep this post informed on how they do.
I'm thinking of trying to overwinter a lot of stuff now.
I think our winters are mild enough and I could easily make a quasi greenhouse out the back using plastic sheet, nails and a frame.

Now we have a shower and I have some super large tommies on the vines. Better get out there and cut the trophy ones in case they split. Fall patch is starting to come on. This is like one endless tomato season. :)Grub

when is the best time to start a plant from seed :P i know my start time will be pushed back a bit due to colder weather than sydney

Warped, I'd start my chillies from seed in July or August. As our growing season is just not long enough for all the chillies to ripen. Hence, most of my chillies are now in pots so that I can overwinter them.

Finally had an Eximium chillie from a seedling I received 2 seasons ago from PP. They are tiny chillies - maybe 1cm long and 2-3mm wide. Will try to take a picture when the next one is ripe. The plant is small and laden with these cute little fruit. But man! they are hot!!!!! Might try to save some seeds, but as you can imagine, these tiny fruit can't hold many seeds.