July 25th, 2008 Â· 40 Comments. The article below is an editorial that I was asked to write for the New Zealand Medical Journal, as a comment on article in todayâs edition about the misuse of the title âdoctorâ by chiropractors [download pdf].
Varieties. Most hot pepper cultivars require long growing seasons. Red chili peppers require 85 days to reach maturity, while jalapenos need 70 days and cayenne peppers require between 70 and 73 days from the time of planting to the date of ripeness.
1. Causes. The burn from jalapeÃ±o peppers is caused by the chemical capsaicin that is naturally found in the pepper. Capsaicin is the oil found on the inside of the pepper. JalapeÃ±o peppers vary in the intensity of the burn depending on where they are grown, how ripe they are, and the number of seeds inside the pepper.