Re: [CH] Re: Pruning
Baker Richardson (habanerored@hotmail.com)
Tue, 24 Nov 1998 20:09:55 PST
Alex,
I know what you mean about trying to keep them alive until spring.I've
got a Red Savina that hasn't seen outside yet. It's a little over 3ft.
tall and mine is flowering too. The grow light does work alot better
than putting them in a window. Good luck with your plants.
YEARN FOR THE BURN Baker R.
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>From: pamra@rockland.net (Alexandra Soltow)
>Subject: [CH] Re: Pruning
>Date: Tue, 24 Nov 1998 19:52:59 -0500
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>JMA wrote,
>
>>I have a several chile plants that did very well this year, that I've
dug up
>>and placed in pots now that its getting cooler. I've read in several
places
>>that one can prune back a chile plant in the winter and it will revive
itself
>>in the spring. I'm a novice when it comes to gardening and was
wondering, how
>>much do you prune back? A lot? A little? Is there anything else I need
to know
>>about this practice?
>
>I've done the same. I basically took a few inches off each branch. One
>thing that was stressed to me is that you must not overwater your
>housebound chile plants. In fact, you should wait until they're
practically
>wilting before you give them any water!
>
>I've got mine sitting under a grow-light, and I'm basically starving
them
>as per the aforementioned instructions, and they're actually flowering!
>Whether these flowers have any intention of turning into peppers or not
I
>have no idea. If the plants make it through the winter until it's warm
>enough to transplant them back into my garden, I'll be happy.
>
>Alex
>
>Alexandra Soltow
>pamra@rockland.net
>
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