Jalapenos with no bite

[dickiebird]

My first planting of peppers this year, was a failure, as were my tomatos.
This was a planting of about 40 peppers of 7 different varieties, and 50 tomatos of 6 or 7 different varieties. All of these were marked as they were planted.
When I decided my first plantings were going nowhere, I set out on a mission and one afternoon I planted 60 something tomatos and 45 or so peppers, without marking any as to which plant was which.
Well the past couple of days I have been picking peppers that look like jalapeo but taste like bells. The really sad thing is I didn't plant one bell pepper, nor any jalapeo. All the varieties were ones I had never planted before, yellow banana, serrano, tabasco, cayenne, sandia a, hungarian wax and kung pao.
None of the pics on the pkgs looked anything like a bell.
Oh well, I guess I'll use them for something.

THANX RICH

 

[elf]

That's like decafeinated coffe. I still scratch my head over that one. Why bother?

Well, since you phrased that as a question, I'll respond.

1st off: a mild jalapeo can have a jalapeo flavor, even without the heat. I used to grow Mucho Nacho jalapeo. It was just toooo hot for me. I like to enjoy them in a sandwich, but I had trouble with that one. So, I went back to Jalapeo M - which I guess is a standard.

One year, I grew Fooled You. It had zero heat, which was okay, I guess. But, they'd get mixed up with the Jalapeo M during harvest. Trying to figure out what I've got later was the foolin' I didn't appreciate. Seems like with a pepper, you should know before making the commitment.

Decaf? Decaf doesn't have the flavor . . . I hope that doesn't offend anyone but it's pretty wretched to my tastes.

But, why drink it? The MD told me to quit, switch to decaf, or cut down. I've been compromising for about a year now by doing a 2:1 blend. I've tried 3 premium decafs and I'm still seriously disappointed by the flavor :/. I mean, ordinary old Folgers hi-octane or whatever has better flavor. (This morning I went 1:2 , but just because I messed up .)

Steve

I've read in an alternative med. publication that decaf can cause liver damage due to chemical used in processing. Can't vouch for that, but you may want to look into it.

 

[seedcorn]

digitS, I feel your pain on decaf. My daughter has me hooked on StarBucks coffee now--there is a noticable quality difference. I have a 1/2 can of Folgers going to waste.

I drink decaf partley due to I like coffee, don't want caffeine high. Try using different water. Water changes the flavor of coffee.

non-hot jalapenos--because you like the flavor but don't want/need the heat. Kids and I like the heat, wife's family thinks all peppers are hot.

 

[Grow 4 Food]

They are called Tem Peppers. I have grown them before to use for flavor in things when I make a "kid Friendly" version. They are quite fun to mess with people with too. Just remember which one is which before you hand out the hot ones to others and keep the tem for yourself to "just take a bite of"

 

[hoodat]

Steve, the coffee maker has as much to do with the flavor as the blend. I grind my own beans and use the freshly ground coffee in a one cup Keurig coffee maker. Boy what a difference in flavor. Now THAT'S coffee. Before I got the Keurig I used to make hillbilly coffee. Bring the water to a boil and throw in the grounds along with an egg shell or two. That's pretty good but not as good as the Keurig.

 

[elf]

Steve, the coffee maker has as much to do with the flavor as the blend. I grind my own beans and use the freshly ground coffee in a one cup Keurig coffee maker. Boy what a difference in flavor. Now THAT'S coffee. Before I got the Keurig I used to make hillbilly coffee. Bring the water to a boil and throw in the grounds along with an egg shell or two. That's pretty good but not as good as the Keurig.

What does the eggshell do?

 

[elf]

They are called Tem Peppers. I have grown them before to use for flavor in things when I make a "kid Friendly" version. They are quite fun to mess with people with too. Just remember which one is which before you hand out the hot ones to others and keep the tem for yourself to "just take a bite of"

I'm glad to hear of these. I prefer mild peppers, but no matter what kind I grow, our Ga. heat makes them all killer hot. I was wondering how to tone them down.

 

[hoodat]

Steve, the coffee maker has as much to do with the flavor as the blend. I grind my own beans and use the freshly ground coffee in a one cup Keurig coffee maker. Boy what a difference in flavor. Now THAT'S coffee. Before I got the Keurig I used to make hillbilly coffee. Bring the water to a boil and throw in the grounds along with an egg shell or two. That's pretty good but not as good as the Keurig.

What does the eggshell do?

It helps cut the acid and makes the coffee easier on the stomach. It used to be a standard thing everyone did but you don't see many people doing it any more.

 

[vfem]

If I want heat in a pepper... I always buy an asian variety anyways. I have Thai this year.

Sounds more like a novelty product for a gardener, more then a well used item. Sorry for the mix up!

 

[wifezilla]

Jalapenos are for wussies!

I grow these little heat bombs
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&...3ADw&ved=0CB4QBSgA&q=chiltepin+pepper&spell=1