http://amateurmycology.com/?p=364 Mon, 05 Aug 2013 15:31:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://amateurmycology.com/?p=364#comment-19 james Fri, 24 Dec 2010 08:28:26 +0000 http://amateurmycology.com/?p=364#comment-19 Hi, thanks for the comment and nice to meet you. Yes, just find a nice ripe pepper (most of the time they are still green but the seed will be viable) If you are not in a hurry (you will probably get better results) let it sit in the window in a bag so it is nether too wet or dry until it ripens (turns red or what ever color the kind of pepper you have turns to) Then extract the seed and DRY THEM. If you plant them wet they will probably rot. Plant in a nice seed starter, on the dryer side of moisture than wet and the seed should sprout in 10-14 days! The pepper is actually a perennial bush/tree in the tropics so you can grow them for years and every3-5 weeks you will get a nice harvest of fruit. I was able to manage my harvest so I generally had fruit ripe on the tree or in the fridge, harvest it @ the peak of ripeness (before it starts to show signs of shriveling) and it will keep very well, two to four weeks if stored properly in sealed containers. Most of the time I will let all the fruit get ripe, save it up and make a nice batch of chipotle (I don’t actually dry them so they are probably more roasted peppers than chipotle but I’m a gringo so what do I know, it’s my story and I’ll tell it how I like;>) Roast the whole jalapenos with stems over a hot wood coal or charcoal fire until the skins are crispy, turning several times for even cooking, it’s even ok if they burn a bit. Throw the peppers in a paper bag right off the fire and close it up quickly. Let them sit in the bag until they are cool. The steam that develops between the skin and the pepper meat makes the skin come right off. Eat them right away (I just love these with a nice steak) OR you can freeze small batches to add them to other recipes, rice, beans or vegetables. These can get to be extremely hot if you store them with the seeds in them so beware!!
Hope this isn’t TMI!! James

]]> http://amateurmycology.com/?p=364#comment-17 Jeanne, Gram's Grandmother Thu, 23 Dec 2010 03:21:40 +0000 http://amateurmycology.com/?p=364#comment-17 Hi James, Interesting pepper story. Think I’ll try to start one. Do I just go to a supermarket to buy a pepper for it’s seeds?

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