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habitat_gardener · August 7, 2017

I picked 17 Pitelca peppers yesterday and was wondering why I wanted to grow them, because I generally don't grow hot peppers, and this one sure looks like a hot pepper!
So I tasted a tiny bit at the end: kind of sweet. Then I cut one open to save the seeds, tasted a bit more (nice heat), and washed my hands. A couple minutes later I brushed some hair out of my face, and apparently I touched my face near my eye with a finger -- hot!!! But it did finally go away. Now I know I need to be cautious.

I think this is the description (iirc from spacetogrow.?) that appealed to me...early and small plant.
"Pitelca (Extremely early, small paprika-type with modest heat; branches often cascade. Seed Savers Exchange got it from Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics & Crop Plant Research in Gatersleben, Germany, but I believe it originated as a Romanian heirloom.)"

August 7, 2017	#1
habitat_gardener Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: California Central Valley Posts: 2,540	Pitelca I picked 17 Pitelca peppers yesterday and was wondering why I wanted to grow them, because I generally don't grow hot peppers, and this one sure looks like a hot pepper! So I tasted a tiny bit at the end: kind of sweet. Then I cut one open to save the seeds, tasted a bit more (nice heat), and washed my hands. A couple minutes later I brushed some hair out of my face, and apparently I touched my face near my eye with a finger -- hot!!! But it did finally go away. Now I know I need to be cautious. I think this is the description (iirc from spacetogrow.?) that appealed to me...early and small plant. "Pitelca (Extremely early, small paprika-type with modest heat; branches often cascade. Seed Savers Exchange got it from Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics & Crop Plant Research in Gatersleben, Germany, but I believe it originated as a Romanian heirloom.)"