[CH] growing outside all the time
phil and meredith (brownz@dot.net.au)
Fri, 17 Aug 2001 13:13:34 +1000
thanks to those who replied to my question about second year plant care.
all of my plants from last year are starting to show new growth and look
like taking off in the next couple of weeks. :)
in addition, off the 150 seeds in a dozen different varieties i planted 11
days ago, 4 cayenne and 4 jumbo jalapenoes have sprouted this morning.
woohoo..
this leads me to another question, how many people here can grow their
chilies outside all the time?
all the replies i had assumed that the overwintering would be inside, but
i've had an orange habanero in a pot outside all winter, and 6 cayenne
chilies outside in the ground all winter, and every plant has survived
fairly well. we've had a very mild winter here in sydney this year, and i
live at sea level on the coast, so we never have frost, but this is by no
means a tropical, or even sub-tropical environment.
so how many people here can grow their chilies outside all the time, and if
you do still chose to take them inside for the winter does it make any
difference?
cheers,
phil