Unusual, but still a Find

[Blackfoot58]

I started 2 pepper plants from seed this spring. The seed came from an heirloom chiltepin pepper. The plants looked unusual as they grew. They were on my deck, near a Caribbean Red habanero plant. Im guessing they cross-pollinated. This is the first ripe one. It is WAY too big for a chiltepin. The sides are rectangular!
2 heirlooms crossed, so I should be safe from scrutiny.

 

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[DizzyDigger]

Nice work...just keep a fire extinguisher handy when you try them out.

 

[pa plateau hiker]

Cross pollination would not affect the shape of your pepper this growing season. If this the case, all veggies in gardens would all grow into different shapes as they are all cross pollinated. If you plant the seeds in this years pepper next year, you might get a somewhat different shaped pepper. Years ago, I planted heirloom pole bean seeds from Austria which were a deep solid colored purple. Over the years, through cross pollination, the seeds are now a dull speckled brown bean. They still grow pole beans, but no longer an heirloom.

 

[Blackfoot58]

Cross pollination would not affect the shape of your pepper this growing season. If this the case, all veggies in gardens would all grow into different shapes as they are all cross pollinated. If you plant the seeds in this years pepper next year, you might get a somewhat different shaped pepper. Years ago, I planted heirloom pole bean seeds from Austria which were a deep solid colored purple. Over the years, through cross pollination, the seeds are now a dull speckled brown bean. They still grow pole beans, but no longer an heirloom.

That’s true, but the source plant had BB-sized peppers and has for years. The seed definitely came from it. Must be some genetic throwback. You could put 20 of the source peppers inside the one shown.

 

[creskol]

You will know how hot it is if you leave scorch marks on the porcelain.

 

[Blackfoot58]

You will know how hot it is if you leave scorch marks on the porcelain.

I just now diced it into a bowl of pico de gallo. It is very hot, but not as hot as the tiny ones from the source plant. I say this one was about twice as hot as a red cayenne.

 

[Digger RJ]

I started 2 pepper plants from seed this spring. The seed came from an heirloom chiltepin pepper. The plants looked unusual as they grew. They were on my deck, near a Caribbean Red habanero plant. Im guessing they cross-pollinated. This is the first ripe one. It is WAY too big for a chiltepin. The sides are rectangular!
2 heirlooms crossed, so I should be safe from scrutiny.

Nice!!! Congrats!!!

 

[CRUSADER]

That’s true, but the source plant had BB-sized peppers and has for years. The seed definitely came from it. Must be some genetic throwback. You could put 20 of the source peppers inside the one shown.

I'm not very green fingered but ain't they like apples, in that if you grow an apple seed it doesn't grow the same apple tree because its been cross-pollinated?

 

[Blackfoot58]

I'm not very green fingered but ain't they like apples, in that if you grow an apple seed it doesn't grow the same apple tree because its been cross-pollinated?

I believed so.

 

[Blackfoot58]

Up-date: I picked this tiny pepper today from the same plant as the larger first one. The source pepper was this tiny size also, however the source plant never had orange ones. They were 100% dark red when fully ripe. This is interesting.