Re: [CH] Re: More thoughts on C. pubescens fruit setting
Ed Cutrell (ecutrell@darkwing.uoregon.edu)
Wed, 26 Aug 1998 13:28:47 -0700 (PDT)
> >> They don't have the tendency to grow tall and thin like some others.
>
> >Interesting. I find C. pubescens mostly grow very tall and lanky, though
> >plants planted into the ground when still relatively small do tend to
> >remain short and bushy. But those left in pots grow quite lanky, I've
> >found.
>
> I'm talking the time frame from seed to garden transplant. Never grown any
> in just pots. I use 4 bulb grow lights, 4 foot long and keep them about an
> inch off the top of the plants. Do the same for others also but have to
> adjust them up more often. My red and yellow grow to about 10-12 inches
> from mid Feb. to early May including germination.
I'm growing my rocotos in ~5 gal. pots, and have not found them to be tall
and lanky at all. LARGE, yes, but in a sprawling sort of way (around 5'
in diameter, maybe 3.5' tall from the soil surface)
ed