Corked or smooth?

Mojave · July 14, 2015

Do you prefer a smooth or corked Jalapeno? I'm a corked fan, I was glad to see this on one of my Jalapeno plants.

Worth1 · July 14, 2015

Corked of coarse.

Nice corking.

Worth

luigiwu · July 14, 2015

how is one better than the other?

AlittleSalt · July 15, 2015

Mojave, I didn't know that is what it is called. Thank You.

Well, both. I just like Jalapenos.

Wi-sunflower · July 15, 2015

When the Jalapenos get that, they are usually hotter. But you will rarely find that at the stores because the stores don't want that. The peppers lose moisture thru the corking so they don't have as good a shelf life for the stores.

Carol

Nematode · July 15, 2015

jalapeno newb here.
I thought the corking formed when the jalapenos got older. Have a vague recollection that the walls were thicker with corking. Is that true, or is there a genetic difference in the corked ones?

pauldavid · July 15, 2015

I liked the corked peppers. They are spicier to me.

Worth1 · July 15, 2015

Corked peppers are the preferred pepper here and in Mexico.

Worth

Mojave · July 15, 2015

Most of what you see in the big stores are hybrids, with the corking bred out of them. They are usually larger and blander too.

Fortunately there are several Mexican grocers around here so I can get my corked Jalapeno fix during the off season.

BigVanVader · July 15, 2015

Never really noticed any difference but I'd agree that many of my older peppers are corked while younger ones are smooth. Every jalapeno I leave on till it turns red will be corked...at least in my memory it seems they were.

AlittleSalt · July 15, 2015

The HEB grocery store/barn we shop at gets a lot of produce grown in Mexico. It is common to find corked Jalapenos at HEB.

July 14, 2015	#1
Mojave Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2012 Location: SF Bay area Z9a Posts: 821	Corked or smooth? Do you prefer a smooth or corked Jalapeno? I'm a corked fan, I was glad to see this on one of my Jalapeno plants. __________________ Bill _______________________________________________ When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it hitched to everything else in the universe. -John Muir Believe those who seek the Truth: Doubt those who find it. -André Gide

July 14, 2015	#3
luigiwu Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: ny Posts: 1,219	how is one better than the other? __________________ Subirrigated Container gardening (RGGS) in NY, Zone 7!

July 15, 2015	#9
Mojave Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2012 Location: SF Bay area Z9a Posts: 821	Most of what you see in the big stores are hybrids, with the corking bred out of them. They are usually larger and blander too. Fortunately there are several Mexican grocers around here so I can get my corked Jalapeno fix during the off season. __________________ Bill _______________________________________________ When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it hitched to everything else in the universe. -John Muir Believe those who seek the Truth: Doubt those who find it. -André Gide

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Worth1 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Den of Drunken Fools Posts: 38,539	Corked of coarse. Nice corking. Worth

July 15, 2015	#4
AlittleSalt BANNED FOR LIFE Join Date: May 2014 Posts: 13,333	Mojave, I didn't know that is what it is called. Thank You. Well, both. I just like Jalapenos.

July 15, 2015	#5
Wi-sunflower Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 2,591	When the Jalapenos get that, they are usually hotter. But you will rarely find that at the stores because the stores don't want that. The peppers lose moisture thru the corking so they don't have as good a shelf life for the stores. Carol

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Nematode Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2012 Location: massachusetts Posts: 1,710	jalapeno newb here. I thought the corking formed when the jalapenos got older. Have a vague recollection that the walls were thicker with corking. Is that true, or is there a genetic difference in the corked ones?

July 15, 2015	#7
pauldavid Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: NE Louisiana, Zone 8A Posts: 1,179	I liked the corked peppers. They are spicier to me.

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BigVanVader Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Greenville, South Carolina Posts: 3,099	Never really noticed any difference but I'd agree that many of my older peppers are corked while younger ones are smooth. Every jalapeno I leave on till it turns red will be corked...at least in my memory it seems they were.