RE: [CH] Re: Scotch Bonnets via Hydroponics

Dave Anderson (Chilehead@tough-love.com)
Mon, 4 Dec 2000 22:15:39 -0800

Help me with this. The way I stress my garden grown plants is to 
withhold water. How do you do this in hydroponic medium? Do you 
let the hydroponic medium evaporate?

Dave
TCCC

> Suzanne
> 
> I've grown them hydroponically, and yes they can but you need to induce a
> little stress occasionally, eg let the plants dry out a bit (to slight
> wilting - not permanent wilting point).
> 
> Cheers
> 
> Dale
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Suzanne [mailto:suz2@mindspring.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, 5 December 2000 1:11
> To: Dave Anderson; Michael Kunetka
> Cc: Chile-heads@globalgarden.com
> Subject: Re: [CH] Re: Scotch Bonnets via Hydroponics
> 
> 
> I just read this email again and it left me wondering...since stress seems
> to be a contributing factor to heat level in chiles, could hydroponically
> grown chiles have high heat levels?
>