Siggy wrote:
I'm a newbie to veg growing but I'm okay so far but I've got a query
about Chillies and Peppers. Is it possible for chillies (Jalapeno) to
cross-pollinate with peppers (not sure what variety).

I've got numerous plants in various positions in the garden, some in a
mini-greenhouse. My Jalapenos' fruit have grown a bit fat and stubby
except for a couple of plants which have long thin chillies. The
plants that have fat stubby chillies are next to Pepper plants, but
the long thin ones are away from the peppers. To confuse things they
also have different soils conditions.

Is the difference due to the soil or can they cross-pollinate.

I hope this isn't a stupid question.

Siggy

It will probably be the different soils, although I have no idea whether
they can be cross pollinated or not.

....regarding chillis in particular, I've recently been told (in this froup)
that they produce hotter and tastier peppers if neglected for a while,
something I wish I'd known before I planted mine next to the tomatoes which
don't take too kindly to being left without water etc.