Our Jalapeños cross-pollinated with our Thai Chilis. Tastes only of grass and pain. My mother almost choked to death after eating one. Anyone know what's the deal with the striations though?
by lemonbarrz
5 Comments
toolsavvy
All peppers can get some striations (some people call it corking) but Jalapenos are very susceptible to it. It has to do with swelling of the skin due to heavy moisture levels, then it heals causing scabs.
I personally can’t stand major corking as it is tough to chew. What you have there is mild corking and very common.
beans3710
Why do you think it cross pollinated? That would be cool, no doubt, but also pretty lucky as it usually takes some effort to prevent self pollination. Jalapenos turn red when ripe and can be very hot if you eat the veins and seeds. That’s where the heat is. Try eating just a bit of flesh from the tip. That should be mild. Same story with the Thai dragons but they will have a different flavor profile.
FishermanMedical3428
The only way this could possibly be cross bred is if you took seed from said jalapeño next to said thai chili theoretically from last season and planted from a pod that had been cross pollinated. Cross pollination is not possible if for two plants just sitting next to each other of the same generation. However looks like a nice healthy jalapeño. Enjoy
HighsenbergHat
Not a result of cross pollination. Just a normal Jalapeño.
mydestinyistolurk
“Big jalapeno” is to blame here, all you see is green jalapeño in stores. They aren’t even the original species of jalapeño at this point, as with everything humanity touches the genetics were adultered to control fruit size, heat levels and plant yield.
Commerical jalapeños are grown to look shiny, and big, regardless of flavor.
5 Comments
All peppers can get some striations (some people call it corking) but Jalapenos are very susceptible to it. It has to do with swelling of the skin due to heavy moisture levels, then it heals causing scabs.
I personally can’t stand major corking as it is tough to chew. What you have there is mild corking and very common.
Why do you think it cross pollinated? That would be cool, no doubt, but also pretty lucky as it usually takes some effort to prevent self pollination. Jalapenos turn red when ripe and can be very hot if you eat the veins and seeds. That’s where the heat is. Try eating just a bit of flesh from the tip. That should be mild. Same story with the Thai dragons but they will have a different flavor profile.
The only way this could possibly be cross bred is if you took seed from said jalapeño next to said thai chili theoretically from last season and planted from a pod that had been cross pollinated. Cross pollination is not possible if for two plants just sitting next to each other of the same generation. However looks like a nice healthy jalapeño. Enjoy
Not a result of cross pollination. Just a normal Jalapeño.
“Big jalapeno” is to blame here, all you see is green jalapeño in stores. They aren’t even the original species of jalapeño at this point, as with everything humanity touches the genetics were adultered to control fruit size, heat levels and plant yield.
Commerical jalapeños are grown to look shiny, and big, regardless of flavor.
https://journals.ashs.org/hortsci/view/journals/hortsci/37/6/article-p999.xml