By waralwa on Skatehive
Hi, I hope you are feeling great! Would you believe me if I told you that there is a plant very similar to Rocoto (Capsicum pubescens), but that it is not pungent?. Yes, I harvested this fruit a few days ago. At first, I thought it was Aguaymanto (Physalis peruviana) or Potato (Solanum tuberosum). This was because I live on the coast of Peru and it is summer. Also, because of the type of flower, leaves, and fruit size (0.98 in). Plant structure When the plant was small (about 7.87 in), I thought it was an Aguaymanto because of the shape and color of its purple flowers, and its bush like structure. Then it began to branch out and its leaves were smooth, resembling the improved potatoes grown on the coast. Such as the varieties: Única, Yungay, Canchán, among others. An important point is that at that moment I wasn't so interested in knowing what kind of plant it was, but rather in keeping it alive so I could harvest its fruit. This is because the soil was in the process of recovery and e