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Howitt Cook, Seguin, TX
We call ours Chili Pequin or Bird peppers. I have made pepper sauce two ways:
First: the ...Read More
Nice and informative post
I have been making hot sauce from these for years. I am always seeking healthy plants in random locations. Just found a whole lot of th...Read More
I have had difficulties getting peppers to germinate in the past. This year I used a portable folding bread proofer at 85 degrees and eve...Read More
I it have tried to grow this chili several years in a row unsuccessfully, until the past two years.
Last year I started the seeds...Read More
I have several Chili Petin bushes that have come up wild at my home in Helotes. The peppers have always been green then turn to red. I c...Read More
We have a large chile petin plant growing by our fence and it is very pretty when covered with peppers. It seems that the more you pick f...Read More
I've grown Piquin Peppers now for about 25 years. Many people have asked me if there is a difference between picking and cooking with the...Read More
This is my first year to raise PEQUIN peppers. The birds steal them from me, so I have been picking just before they turn red. Will the p...Read More
Thanks to birds, is cute little pepper regularly volunteers in my yard. I have also seen it volunteer elsewhere in Austin, usually growi...Read More
I live in Tallahassee, Fl.
I bought my bird from our local native nursery in early spring. It became loaded with so mauy peppers! ...Read More
I've also managed to germinate seeds on a heating pad in a "soil-less" starter pellets, BUT I really think that the germination rate is m...Read More
This is a tough pepper that I transplanted from Victoria County in South Texas to my home in the Hill Country of Central Texas. It freez...Read More
I have recently found one of these plants growing wild along the fence in the back yard. I would like to add it to my garden. For those o...Read More
I use to belive this plant would only grow if passed throught a bird first.........LOL Because you only find it on fence lines.
I ...Read More
This pepper grows wild in some places here. It's sowed by the birds. It dies back in the winter and resprouts from the crown. I noticed j...Read More
I work for the county. As such, I travel the many county roads. We have found at least 3 locations where Chiltepin grow. They are always ...Read More
Four years ago I transplanted a wild plant from my mother-in-law's property in Beeville, TX. It dies to the ground in winter but has co...Read More
We bought a small plant from a produce market here in Houston. The plant is about 1 year old and has produced lots of peppers. It even ...Read More
I have it growing in my garden now for 2 years. I, also, have it growing in a pot in the greenhouse.
Extremely hot little peppers. They are pretty much care free in the garden and produce a gazillion little fire balls on each plant.
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Great plant, makes a small 'tree', about 2 ft tall. My best success withthis plant has always been with self planting. Any that I plant...Read More
San Antonio, Tx.
This pepper plant is a nice addition to any flower bed with its deep green foliage, small white flowers, deep gre...Read More
The bird pepper is an excellent source of heat and sharp pepper flavor. Mashed and mixed in otherwise bland foods, such as scrambled eggs...Read More