Devil's Food Plate

[travis]

[landarc]

PV,
in the center of the plate, the green 'folded' one, what is the name of that pepper? It looks interesting

[nctomatoman]

I'm guessing a Peter Pepper....I also have some odd Habs (Capuccino, Mustard) that have unusual, similar shapes.

Have to say it is painful looking!

[travis]

Originally Posted by landarc

PV,
in the center of the plate, the green 'folded' one, what is the name of that pepper? It looks interesting

Landarc,

All those wrinkled green pepper are supposed to be a Peter Peppers. I got the seeds out of a pod from a friend of mine who's grown them for about 20 years at his two home gardens here in Evansville. His peppers always were true to form but just a little on the small side for Peter Peppers.

Anyway, I got the seeds for Bill P. over at GW (Gone Fishin') and sent his some last fall. I sent out several packets with seed trades as well. Bill told me his peppers were wrinkled and pointy too. Oh well ...

There is another variety like Peter Pepper called Wrinkled Old Man. This pepper looks more like that only this pepper on the plate is even more distorted.

I assume it's hot. I'll ask the Chinese fellow I take'm to. My hot pepper days are about finished. Call me an ex-Chilihead.

PV

[EDIT] Oops, I see Craig posted while I was dallying around with my post. Yes, Craig ... good guess ... right on the money. My buddy never grew any peppers besides Peter Peppers and he only grew them as a novelty. So, I have no idea how they got crossed or what they're crossed with. He did move into a subdivision, so now his garden is exposed to nearby neighbors moreso than his previous garden.

[Tomstrees]

Oh man - I love it ~
PV you save seeds ???
Looks like alot of what I would like !!!

~ Tom

[travis]

Originally Posted by Tomstrees

Oh man - I love it ~
PV you save seeds ???
Looks like alot of what I would like !!!

~ Tom

First of all Tom and others ...
I guessin' there's not a lot of work
gettin' done today 8)

Yeah, sure I'm savin' the seeds.
The plant is very healthy growing in about
four gallons of mix in a 5-gallon pot.

It's tall, has a hardy thick stalk needing no stake.
It has a canopy that spreads out like a tree.
But I'm only saving seeds from a few of the more
interestingly shaped pods ...
and I'm letting those get dead ripe before harvest.

Tom, you're welcome to seeds when available.

PV

[EDIT]

Here's one of the pods I'm saving for seed. This picture was taken a couple of weeks ago ... the pod is just today turning a bronzy color. I assume it will turn red when ripe.

[Love2Troll]

Peter Peppers?

These are what mine look like...



anon

[travis]

L2T,

Yes, those are what the pods my friend gave me looked like ... the ones I took the seeds from.

PV

[Polar_Lace]

Love2Troll,

My Peter Peppers look the same too!

[MtnMaters]

I wonder what the combined Scoville # score is on that plate?

[Polar_Lace]

[landarc]

I grew Wrinkled Old Man a couple years ago, I think, and they looked vaguely similar, but, not close enough to be sure. That is why I asked. They look interesting to me, I didn't find that enough reason to keep growing WOM. Are these pretty hot then?

[travis]

Landarc,

You'll have to wait a bit for my assessment of the wrinkled pepper's taste. I'm not in the mood to whip up a bowl of salsa just now. Anyway, the Peter Pepper pods the seeds came from were intensely hot ... maybe 1/4 to 1/2 as hot as a normal Habanero.

I'll woop up some salsa this weekend. Meanwhile, I bit off the tip of a Fish pepper this morning ... so I can report to Craig in the other thread that these Fish are just a wee bit hotter than Jalapeno but not quite as hot as Serrano ... and not as lasting a heat. But they taste rather good and zingy under the heat. Nothin' to break a sweat over though.

PV