Ornamental peppers?

Worth1 · February 14, 2006

My question is can you eat the things I really don’t care for growing things you cant eat.
I assume you can or they would certainly put poisonous on the label.

What’s the difference between the two?
I am not squeamish when it comes to HOT peppers.

Worth

**nctomatoman** · February 14, 2006

sure you can eat them - but beware! check out the thread here on colored and ornamentals for some pictures and comments. From what I understand, they are more about pure heat and not all that much flavor, so are useful in asian stirfry dishes. But poisonous? Nope. Dangerous?? Yup!

Worth1 · February 14, 2006

Craig Thanks
I guess I’m guilty of not looking hard enough, ‘the answer was right under my nose.
Or maybe right behind the cats tail that was in front of me.

Worth

JohnF · February 21, 2006

Here is an interesting site about ornamentals. Click on Photos 1,2,and 3 for the beds and Table one for pix of the individual varieties

http://floriculture.osu.edu/archive/feb04/Pepper.html

February 14, 2006	#1
Worth1 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Den of Drunken Fools Posts: 38,539	Ornamental peppers? My question is can you eat the things I really don’t care for growing things you cant eat. I assume you can or they would certainly put poisonous on the label. What’s the difference between the two? I am not squeamish when it comes to HOT peppers. Worth

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nctomatoman Tomatoville® Moderator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Hendersonville, NC zone 7 Posts: 10,385	sure you can eat them - but beware! check out the thread here on colored and ornamentals for some pictures and comments. From what I understand, they are more about pure heat and not all that much flavor, so are useful in asian stirfry dishes. But poisonous? Nope. Dangerous?? Yup! __________________ Craig

February 21, 2006	#4
JohnF Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Bangor, Maine Posts: 66	Here is an interesting site about ornamentals. Click on Photos 1,2,and 3 for the beds and Table one for pix of the individual varieties http://floriculture.osu.edu/archive/feb04/Pepper.html