Figgerlickinggood
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How can you tell a male pepper from a female pepper?
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superdave336
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@Figgin' A posted it earlier this week. 
I couldn’t help it either.
My poblano pepper is very excited to meet y'all
I couldn’t help it either.My poblano pepper is very excited to meet y'all
Figgin' A
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If this is a serious question, there are no male/female peppers or pepper flowers. Peppers are hermaphroditic, containing both male and female reproductive parts in a single flower. They hence don't require pollination.
Figgerlickinggood
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@superdave336 @Figgin' A This is the answer… male peppers have 3 lobes and females have 4 lobes they also have more seeds than male. When I buy peppers I always pick the 3 lobes, less messy.
Kid Fig
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@Figgin' A posted it earlier this week.
My poblano pepper is very excited to meet y'all
Hilarious!
Almost looks like 2 green Patrick Starfish and the one behind is like "Hey babe - look what I got for you"...
OK that's it for me (lol).
superdave336
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I had heard this before but forgot. Thanks and I agree about males less messy.@superdave336 @Figgin' A This is the answer… male peppers have 3 lobes and females have 4 lobes they also have more seeds than male. When I buy peppers I always pick the 3 lobes, less messy.
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Figgerlickinggood
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It seems @Figgin' A is correct. I goggled the male and female pepper lobes and it seems it’s a myth, pepper flowers have both female and male parts in the flowers. The number of lobes are results of growing conditions. Feels weird finding out something you always believed to be true was wrong.I had heard this before but forgot. Thanks and I agree about males less messy.
TorontoJoe
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@Figgin' A posted it earlier this week.
My poblano pepper is very excited to meet y'all
Is that a pepper in your hand or are you...... um... forget it
Seriously, I'm guessing it's a blossom fusion like with those champion weight tomatoes where multiple fruit meld into one? Only this one is... well.... more of an extrovert?