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Re:Around the World in Rare and Beautiful Apples by JoeAltmaier on Wednesday January 08, 2020 @10:28AM (#21992206)
Yeah in our garden we plant chili peppers, Anaheim, jalapeno etc. Tried replanting seeds one year, and while the fruit looked (mostly) like the parent plant, the heat was all over the map. It was chili roulette!
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Re:Around the World in Rare and Beautiful Apples by wil421 on Wednesday January 08, 2020 @10:46AM (#21992396)
I had a few Franken-squash take over my garden one year. They even seeded themselves. The place I order seeds from will even warn you if the peppers can be cross pollinated easily.
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Re:Around the World in Rare and Beautiful Apples by kjs3 on Wednesday January 08, 2020 @01:59PM (#21994577)
Yeah...I've had some really odd 'volunteers' come up the year after planting mixes of squashes. Melons are are apparently notorious for crossing as well.
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Re:Around the World in Rare and Beautiful Apples by kjs3 on Wednesday January 08, 2020 @01:56PM (#21994550)
According to a professional pepper farming acquaintance, if you do this for a couple of generations, the heat mostly disappears and the taste becomes bland. They go to some lengths to prevent cross-pollination.
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