Will these likely be hot or mild?

aropupu · November 26, 2011

I've heard some professional pepper growers say that pungency is 60% due to variety traits and 40% due to growing conditions, i.e. you can get very pungent peppers from mild varieties by controlling the growing conditions and the other way around too, although you can't get pungent fruits from sweet peppers or nonpungent ones from the superhots.

By some (anecdotal) evidence "torturing" the plants by for example drought or even measures like screwing a screw to the stem of the plant, will give more pungent fruits.

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November 26, 2011	#6
aropupu Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Espoo, Finland Posts: 8	I've heard some professional pepper growers say that pungency is 60% due to variety traits and 40% due to growing conditions, i.e. you can get very pungent peppers from mild varieties by controlling the growing conditions and the other way around too, although you can't get pungent fruits from sweet peppers or nonpungent ones from the superhots. By some (anecdotal) evidence "torturing" the plants by for example drought or even measures like screwing a screw to the stem of the plant, will give more pungent fruits.