Chile Pequin

pauldavid · June 5, 2015

I had a Chile Pequin growing in a 5 gallon bucket for a few years. I would bring it indoors during winter. For some reason it died this spring. This was an awesome plant and it would be covered with some very hot little peppers. I recently saw some dried Chile Pequin in plastic bags at a Mexican grocery store. I was wondering if these would germinate. Has anyone tried this before? My original plant was from the wild given by a dear friend from San Antonio.

noinwi · June 5, 2015

It depends on how they were dried(too high heat will kill them). I've had seed from dried japones and guajillos that were from the Walmart produce section germinate and grow fine. They sell them in large bags that have holes and well, if you pick up a bag, seeds fall out...

Worth1 · June 5, 2015

You should be able to leave the plant in the ground.
Mine are and the come back up from the stump if the freeze back.
They have came back after 10 degree weather.
Worth

heirloomtomaguy · June 5, 2015

Buy them and try it. Those bags of chilies are cheap. I know someone who grows pepper seed from the crushed pepper that comes from pizza places.

pauldavid · June 5, 2015

Thanks everyone for the input, I will try it. Worth, I wish I had known that before it died. Nobody in this area grows them so I thought that they would die outside.

heirloomtomaguy · June 5, 2015

I have a few seeds i can send you if pm your address.

hoefarmer · June 5, 2015

I have a plant of 2 types growing 1. a small round one and 2. a slightly larger upright one. As soon as they are ripe, I could send you some seed.

Worth1 · June 5, 2015

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Originally Posted by pauldavid

Thanks everyone for the input, I will try it. Worth, I wish I had known that before it died. Nobody in this area grows them so I thought that they would die outside.

I should have ripe peppers when I get home from seeds from plants that were collected wild here in Texas.
We shall see when I get home.
From these you will get seeds.

Worth

pauldavid · June 5, 2015

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Originally Posted by heirloomtomaguy

I have a few seeds i can send you if pm your address.

PM sent!

pauldavid · June 5, 2015

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Originally Posted by Worth1

I should have ripe peppers when I get home from seeds from plants that were collected wild here in Texas.
We shall see when I get home.
From these you will get seeds.

Worth

Thanks Worth let me know if you have some when you get home. I would appreciate that.

Cmulcahy · June 5, 2015

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Originally Posted by pauldavid

I had a Chile Pequin growing in a 5 gallon bucket for a few years. I would bring it indoors during winter. For some reason it died this spring. This was an awesome plant and it would be covered with some very hot little peppers. I recently saw some dried Chile Pequin in plastic bags at a Mexican grocery store. I was wondering if these would germinate. Has anyone tried this before? My original plant was from the wild given by a dear friend from San Antonio.

I've got some going right now. Easy germination.

AlittleSalt · June 5, 2015

HEB has a salsa named, "Name This Salsa" It is made like Pace but with Chile Pequin and Morita Pepper. Morita is a lightly smoked red jalapeno. The "Name This Salsa" is good for a store bought salsa. Mild-medium heat.

Worth1 · June 5, 2015

Here it is today look at the size of the thing no care what so ever I just let it grow wild.
All the peppers are still green but it's loaded with them as usual.
The plant is about 9 years old.
Worth
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pauldavid · June 6, 2015

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Originally Posted by Worth1

Here it is today look at the size of the thing no care what so ever I just let it grow wild.
All the peppers are still green but it's loaded with them as usual.
The plant is about 9 years old.
Worth
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Man that thing is huge! We love to make salsa with the peppers. The one I had in the bucket was about 3 foot tall. It is missed extremely! I read that it is also called Bird Pepper and I have noticed a Mockingbird that would eat some of the red peppers off the plant.

Tracydr · June 6, 2015

It looks a lot like chiltepan. I grew those in AZ and they did great, especially in part shade. Very cold hardy,too.
We liked the peppers dried and ground. Like super hot pizza pepper.
I have some seeds, although not from my original plants. I had a big bag ful of peppers and planned to dig seeds out but they were consumed bekore I could grab them after the move.

June 5, 2015	#1
pauldavid Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: NE Louisiana, Zone 8A Posts: 1,179	Chile Pequin I had a Chile Pequin growing in a 5 gallon bucket for a few years. I would bring it indoors during winter. For some reason it died this spring. This was an awesome plant and it would be covered with some very hot little peppers. I recently saw some dried Chile Pequin in plastic bags at a Mexican grocery store. I was wondering if these would germinate. Has anyone tried this before? My original plant was from the wild given by a dear friend from San Antonio.

June 5, 2015	#4
heirloomtomaguy Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2013 Location: glendora ca Posts: 2,560	Buy them and try it. Those bags of chilies are cheap. I know someone who grows pepper seed from the crushed pepper that comes from pizza places. __________________ “Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it. Because narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it."

June 5, 2015	#6
heirloomtomaguy Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2013 Location: glendora ca Posts: 2,560	I have a few seeds i can send you if pm your address. __________________ “Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it. Because narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it."

June 5, 2015	#7
hoefarmer Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: North Central Florida Posts: 110	chile pequin I have a plant of 2 types growing 1. a small round one and 2. a slightly larger upright one. As soon as they are ripe, I could send you some seed.

June 5, 2015	#2
noinwi Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: PNW Posts: 486	It depends on how they were dried(too high heat will kill them). I've had seed from dried japones and guajillos that were from the Walmart produce section germinate and grow fine. They sell them in large bags that have holes and well, if you pick up a bag, seeds fall out...

June 5, 2015	#3
Worth1 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Den of Drunken Fools Posts: 38,539	You should be able to leave the plant in the ground. Mine are and the come back up from the stump if the freeze back. They have came back after 10 degree weather. Worth

June 5, 2015	#12
AlittleSalt BANNED FOR LIFE Join Date: May 2014 Posts: 13,333	HEB has a salsa named, "Name This Salsa" It is made like Pace but with Chile Pequin and Morita Pepper. Morita is a lightly smoked red jalapeno. The "Name This Salsa" is good for a store bought salsa. Mild-medium heat.

June 6, 2015	#15
Tracydr Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2011 Location: Laurinburg, North Carolina, zone 7 Posts: 3,207	It looks a lot like chiltepan. I grew those in AZ and they did great, especially in part shade. Very cold hardy,too. We liked the peppers dried and ground. Like super hot pizza pepper. I have some seeds, although not from my original plants. I had a big bag ful of peppers and planned to dig seeds out but they were consumed bekore I could grab them after the move.