Re: [CH] Re: Need input

Tom Cole (tcole56@prodigy.net)
Tue, 15 Aug 2000 12:00:03 -0400 

Hello From Delaware, Ohio!
De-lurking to say a hotluck in our area would be great. I raise Poblano's,
Tepins, Hab's, Serrano's etc... & do fine with them. I start seeds February
indoors to accommodate some of the longer growing cycles. If you have any
extra Jalepeno's I'd love to trade, buy some. Canning starts next week & I'm
low on Jal's. If you haven't tried it & are new to the area "Nacho Mama's"
on 23 north south of Delaware is a real treat for Tex Mex.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeff Snader" <jeffs@ascinet.com>
To: "'Alex Silbajoris'" <asilbajo@hotmail.com>;
<chile-heads@globalgarden.com>
Sent: Tuesday, August 15, 2000 10:36 AM
Subject: RE: [CH] Re: Need input


> I have had great success here in Columbus with some Poblano types
> (Sugarchile and Chile Ancho).  Big yields that start producing in early
July
> and go into October.  Plants must be caged to keep them from breaking
under
> the weight of the fruit.  Usually top out at about 4' to 5' tall.  Of
course
> Jalapeno's also do great here.  I always plant to many and am hard pressed
> to use them up!
> I have also had some success with New Mex types, though not as good as the
> Ancho's.
>
> Jeff
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Alex Silbajoris [mailto:asilbajo@hotmail.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, August 15, 2000 9:55 AM
> To: chile-heads@globalgarden.com
> Subject: [CH] Re: Need input
>
>
>
>
>
> >From: Dustymllr@aol.com
>
> >do the chile-heads (particularly those
> >living in the midwest) have any suggestions on what other types do well
in
> >the crazy spring/summer weather of the midwest.
>
> Well, no two years are the same, but then growers from just about anywhere
> could say that.  Here in Columbus I've had reasonable results with the
usual
>
> types, though I can't even approach Jim's ability to coax habs into
> exuberance.  The typical cayennes, serranos, super chiles and such usually
> do well for me.
>
> Keep trying different varieties and see which ones seem to like being in
> your place.
>
> Watch out for the wetter years, because depending on your garden and what
> you're trying to grow in it, you can get into a lot of trouble with TMV.
> Also be careful with varieties that become rather topheavy with fruit;
these
>
> will topple in thunderstorms, especially if your soil is softened through
> extensive tilling.  Toward the end of the season, you might be able to
cover
>
> the plants from a freeze or two and squeeze another three or four weeks
out
> of the growing season.
>
>
> >Lost in middle America-Marty & Debbie
>
> There are worse places to be lost.  And hey, the more Ohio people we get,
> the more likely it is that we can pull off some hotlucks of our own.
>
> - A
>
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