Chiltepin peppers or plants or for sale anywhere?

[Pete]

A friend of mine took a trip to Mexico to visit wife's family, who had an abundance of chiltepin plants. He brought some to me and I fell in love with them. I'm at the end of my supply and want to try to locate some locally!!!! Any direction would be great!

Thanks all!

[Catherine, The Herb Lady]

Where are you Pete?

I have a really tiny chiltepin "wilding" in my garden and I get baby volunteers regularly.   Not round, enlongated and about a half-inch long - goes from green to purple to bright orange/red when ripe.

[Pete]

Wow! That's neat...I knew they were around! I am in Laveen near 35th and Baseline.

[Catherine, The Herb Lady]

Pete, You are on the other end of the valley from me - I'm almost into Apache Junction.

If you want I can mail you some over-ripe fruit and you can harvest the seeds.  Would that work for you?  I have not looked at the plant in a while - this true wilding can be 4-5 feet tall in a sheltered area and survived all cold except last year's killing frosts.  Cracks me up the way the mocking birds like the fruit - they must have asbestos beaks.

[Pete]

What a sweetheart you are! I would love that! If you don't mind, give me a call when you get a chance at 602-237-7958 and we'll set something up. Hahahahahah...The mockingbirds are doing us humans a big favor!

Thanks for everything!

[Catherine, The Herb Lady]

You are welcome, Pete - gotta go, probably will call you Monday - Evening best?

[Pete]

Yes, any time after 6:00 will work. Once again, thanks for being such a great help!

[Pete]

Yes, any time after 6:00 will work. Once again, thanks for being such a great help!

[Karis]

I saw a few at summer winds nursery

 

[Pete]

Awesome Karis, thanks for the tip!!!

[Powell Gammill]

" I'm at the end of my supply"

Since they are from Mexico why not try to preserve the strain by harvesting and planting some of the seeds from the few remaining peppers?  It will have unique traits from growing in Mexico.  Grabbing some from Catherine which will be acclimated to our area would be cool too.  You can grow them in two separate patches and see if there is a difference.

[Pete]

I am at the end of my supply!!! I have about three more teaspoons left. Ahhhhhhhhhh!

There are seedlings popping up over at my friends house after about four months. Hopefully we can get a bunch of them going and producing, but that will be a while. I need chiltepins NOW!!! lol
From what I hear, they are fairly difficult to germinate and get going and can take over a season to sprout!

Thanks so much to everyone and keep the leads coming!

Pete

[Pete]

I guess after reading you post twice, I should have mentioned that mine was dried and crushed, the there are only remnants of whole seed.