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Re: peppers cross pollinating?

I have planted bell pepper and hot peppers in the same square with NO
taste or physical change in either vegetable. The change occurs in using
the seeds from these vegetables in future plantings.

Westaway, Shawn wrote:
>
> >Kerri Urban wrote:
> >>
> >> I am planning to plant five different types of peppers in two adjacent
> >> 4' X 4' beds.  I have heard that peppers will cross-pollinate.  Is this
> >> necessarily a bad thing or will my bell peppers just have a little kick
> >> to them b/c of the hot peppers?
>
> Laurie replied:
> >I think the situation with peppers is a little more complicated, because
> >it's the SEEDS that make the pepper hot, so cross-polination, which is
> >affecting the seeds (like in corn) is actually a big part of the product
> >that you're eating.  I've heard the experts go to both ends of the spectrum
> >on the hot pepper issue.
>
> Well, I'm no expert, but I once grew a patch of green bell peppers
> next to a patch of "Anaheim" or what is now called New Mexican mildly
> hot peppers. I got small skinny bells with a very bitter flavor and
> huge Anaheims that tasted very good, but a lot milder than I expected.
> I guess it depends on which characters you want for your plants
> :-)
> I personally would separate them after my experience.
> Shawn
> swestaway@smtplink.coh.org
> Claremont, CA USDA9b Sunset19
>

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