Need help with chile pepper seeds

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lissa22 Jan 09, 2009

After many years of strictly flower gardening, I finally decided to grow some veggies. One of the things my husband wants, is the same green chili peppers you find canned at the grocery store...anyone have any ideas what the heck that would be? I guess I'm supposed to can these for him..

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MitchF Lindsay, OK(Zone 7a) Jan 09, 2009

The sliced ones and pickled ones? That would be Jalapeno

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lissa22 Jan 10, 2009

It's not the jalapeno's I want....in the mexican food isle, you can buy dices or whole, canned green chilis...and they are not hot. I believe the brand name would be Ortega....my mother-in-law told me it would be an aneheim chili?

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MitchF Lindsay, OK(Zone 7a) Jan 12, 2009

Serrano they are a little smaller then the Jalapenos and have a better taste.

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duchessdreams Reno, NV Jan 12, 2009

The one's I'm thinking of are the hatch peppers. But those ones are pretty big.

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Farmerdill Augusta, GA(Zone 8a) Jan 13, 2009

Otega does not say what chilli they use, but this outfit claims to sell the famous Ortega Hot chili pepper. http://www.seedman.com/pepper.htm. It is an Anahiem type.

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feldon30 Houston, TX(Zone 9a) Jan 16, 2009

Are you sure they are green?

When I think of "not hot" pickled peppers, I think of pepperoncini thin-walled yellow peppers like you get when you order Papa John's Pizza. I am not sure the secret to pickling them. I tried a light pickling with vinegar, sugar, salt, and water, and they did not turn out.

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Dorkasaurus Albuquerque, NM(Zone 7a) Mar 06, 2009

Way late to the party but Ortega uses some type of "Anaheim" pepper, most likely "NUMEX NO 64" which is probably the most common commercially grown "green chile". They have thick skin and are usually roasted before they are used. (roasting allows the skin to be peeled easily, and I guarantee Ortega's product is roasted and peeled prior to canning). Best bet at finding seeds locally is to look for "Anaheim" on the package, even though they aren't really from Anaheim. (They are originally from here in New Mexico)

Might as well grow a Jalapeno or two if you can... forget the disgusting pickled ones, fresh Jalapenos are actually tasty and I'm sure you can find seeds locally.

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