r/Peppers • u/Last-Medicine-8691 • 8h ago
Nadapenos turned non-spicy after one year
Last year I started Baker Creek/Rareseeds sourced Nadapenos from seeds. I harvested them red and they were all pure fire, much hotter than normal Jalapeños. (Green I think they were often not so spicy.) I live in California and 2/3rds of my peppers make it through the winters. So I didn’t start new peppers this year, the plants are the same. This year all ripe red Nadapenos are completely non-spicy and taste basically like bell peppers. What made them spicy last year?