Post by Shawn on Aug 17, 2019 8:15:45 GMT -5
My peppers are very mild, not as hot as they should be. Why?
My peppers are very hot, not as mild as they should be. Why?
The heat level of peppers is in direct relation with the ambient temperature and amount of water that the plant receives at pollination and as the pepper fruits are forming. Milder peppers are found on plants that had cool pollination temps, or an excess of water. Pampered plants tend to produce wimpy chiles! This will happen with plants grown in cool and wet areas, such as Washington and Maine. Plants grown in Texas and Arizona however tend to produce hotter chiles, due to the dry and hot climate.
My peppers are very hot, not as mild as they should be. Why?
The heat level of peppers is in direct relation with the ambient temperature and amount of water that the plant receives at pollination and as the pepper fruits are forming. Milder peppers are found on plants that had cool pollination temps, or an excess of water. Pampered plants tend to produce wimpy chiles! This will happen with plants grown in cool and wet areas, such as Washington and Maine. Plants grown in Texas and Arizona however tend to produce hotter chiles, due to the dry and hot climate.
If you want to produce extra hot chiles, stress the plants by withholding water, even letting them wilt. Do this only on established plants, not to plants just getting started. To revive them from the wilt stage, water like normal, do not over-water at this time or you may drown the plant, and kill it.
Source: Chileplants