Sonoran Dude wrote:

> Other experts have speculated on the fact that birds have brought the
> pepper to this region. I am not sure why this guy has not concluded
> that. It's a no brainer when you see how ferociously the birds enjoy the
> fruit. I have cardinals constantly feeding on my bush. And now I have
> discovered that Parrots crave the little fruits! I'll let you know in
> about 3 to 4 months if the bird theory is a winner.

Looking at the paprika page, I suppose the chile bush that my two white
kittens enjoyed climbing in was a chile pequin bush, not a tepin bush.
I only tried one pequin and was amazed at its heat...

The bush either grew from the seeds I'd planted years before, or my El
Salvadorean neighbors threw some chile sees over the fence. I will
never know...

For those that can't devote the time to keeping a bird company, the 5%
muriatic acid solution might be simpler. Swimming pool acid is easily
obtainable. But the acid in a digestive tract is probably hydrochloric
acid which is a lot weaker.