[CH] A Chile Update
radiorlg@att.net
Thu, 13 Jul 2000 01:36:33 +0000
Because most of the time all I do is post recipes, I
thought I would give you all an update on my plants
(which I now have back from Karen).
First off, I want to say Thanks again to Karen Stober for
taking care of my 3 over-wintered chile plants while I
was getting settled in my new house. That was a big help
and I really appreciate it.
Second, my Bolivian Rainbow not only has flowers galore
but a few peppers beginning. I'm so happy. They seem to
like the spot I put them in. The front of the house gets
a lot of sun from around 12 noon to around 7 at night.
Not so much that it hurts the plants, just a nice amount
of sun and heat.
All my plants are still in their pots and will be until
next year probably. I will probably remove the Pequin
from it's pot and re-pot it in a larger pot. I think it
may be root bound and is not flowering or budding. The
aphids seem to be almost gone. That I am thankful for.
Let's see what happens the rest of the summer. I hope the
pequins do something after I re-pot them.
The Chiltepin grew a bit at Karen's. It took quite a
growth spurt. The leaves on the growth spurt part are
quite large compared to the older part of the plant. Does
anyone know a reason for that? I am hoping for more
chiles than last year on this plant. I didn't harvest any
chiles until late in the season last year.
That is my update.
RisaG