On Jul 11, 9:58*pm, Sqwertz > wrote:
> On Sun, 11 Jul 2010 21:30:30 -0500, zxcvbob wrote:
> > Most store-bought jalapeños are mild. *Not just slightly hot, but mild
> > like a bell pepper. *(I seek out the ones with cracks in the skins, they
> > often have a little heat.) *So I started buying serranos, but they are
> > not really hot either now. *Yesterday I bought a handful of little Thai
> > peppers thinking at least they would be hot. *Well, some of them are,
> > barely.
>
> > This is starting to **** me off.
>
> I think you have a problem with your hot-receptors. *As far as I
> know there is no mild serrano or thai bird - and no drastic
> changes in growing conditions.
>
I've never had the problem with serranos either. I started buying
serranos too, for exactly the same reason as zxcvbob. Now my
jalapenos, which are Mucho Nacho Hybrids are coming in, and also my
serranos.
>
> -sw

--Bryan