Re: [CH] Rocotos in Northeast
Phil Cody (wpcody@mindspring.com)
Mon, 20 Jul 1998 21:44:38 -0400
Last year was the first time I'd grown them, and so for what is it worth, I
found Rocotos took longer to flower than any of the other dozen or so
varieties last year's chile garden including the Datils. They flowered for
many weeks during the heat of summer and did not set any fruit until the
temperatures started to cool down in the fall. I got some fully mature red
Rocotos and lots of green ones before first hard frost in late November.
Central NC, a USDA Zone 7.
I started everything indoors from seed (at the same time) this year and the
Rocotos were still tied with the Datils for "last to flower". For
reference, the cayennes had red fruit maybe a month before the Rocotos first
flowered. Now during the heat of summer the Rocotos are flowering like
crazy but not setting any fruit. (got a bumper crop of green Datils going
though) I believe Rocotos are more of a high mountain variety and prefer
cooler days and nights. Good Luck!
Phil
When the situation is desperate, it is too late to be serious. Be playful.
-Edward Abbey
-----Original Message-----
From: Jeffrey Rose <jeffrey_rose@eri.eisai.com>
To: chile heads <chile-heads-digest@globalgarden.com>
Date: Monday, July 20, 1998 9:31 AM
Subject: [CH] Rocotos in Northeast
>I've had problems getting rocoto plants to blossom in Massachusetts.
>When I tried a couple of years ago, I had about 3 flowers on my one plant
>that produced nothing before the frost. I now have 4 fairly robust plants
>that show no signs of budding (most of my other varieties are well on there
>way). I realize it is still early but I wonder if there is a secret to
>getting these plants to set fruit in a reasonable time frame.
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>Jeffro
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