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- From: pharvey@quack.sac.ca.us (Paul Harvey)
- Subject: really really really hot chiles
- Message-ID: <fVkC8jg@quack.sac.ca.us>
- Organization: The Duck Pond public unix: +1 408 249 9630, log in as 'guest'.
- Date: 16 Nov 1992 00:07:10 UTC
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- Due to usenet demand, the following distributors now carry the world's
- hottest chiles (tepin and pequin):
- Mojave Foods Corp, LA, CA, 90032
- (available in San Jose, CA at Cosentinos)
- El Aguila Food Products, Salinas, CA, 93901
- These are both wild chiles from Western Mexico. Tepin, the world's
- hottest according to Guiness Book of World Records, is a round, about
- 1/2 inch, chile. Pequin is about 1/2 inch long and cylindrical. Both of
- these chiles have very little flesh and are used as a spice, one will do
- the trick. The seeds are difficult to germinate. From Redwood City Seed:
- Tepin, Pequin and some Mexican chile varieties are wild or
- semi-domesticated. Their seeds have a dormancy which causes slow
- germination of up to two months if temperatures are under 85oF. To speed
- up germination use saltpeter (Potassium nitrate) available at many
- Chinese food stores or some pharmacies. Mix 1/2 teaspoon to one quart of
- water and soak seeds in this solution for 4 hours before planting. Drain
- and save this solution to water seedlings. Keep seeds at a constant
- 85-90oF. Give light if possible. These higher temps usually produce the
- following results: Tepin: 0-30% germination the first week after sowing,
- 20-50% the second week, 45-80% by the third week and 60-90% by the
- fourth.
-