A. T. Mechanicus on Nostr: Only from my own experience- How how chilis are watered (especially the week or two ...
Only from my own experience-
How how chilis are watered (especially the week or two before picking) has a significant effect on total capsaicin.
Commercial growers tend to water enough to produce larger fruit at the cost of lower capsaicin.
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