Re: [CH] Nothing sets on my C. Pubescens / Rocoto :-(
Paul Karpowicz (hondamedic@mediaone.net)
Sun, 18 Nov 2001 18:50:06 -0500
Russ,
You home or on online from Europe?
Paul
----- Original Message -----
From: "Russ Spanard" <RSpanard@home.com>
To: "James Robertson" <jrr@optushome.com.au>
Cc: <chile-heads@globalgarden.com>
Sent: Saturday, 17 November, 2001 7:04 PM
Subject: Re: [CH] Nothing sets on my C. Pubescens / Rocoto :-(
> James,
> Sounds like you have a solitary C. pubescens plant, right? This exerpt
from
> Dewitt and Bosland's "The Pepper Garden" may identify the problem:
>
> Regarding cultivation of C. pubescens:
> "Some plants may not fruit because of a self-incompatibility in the
species. To
> set fruit, pollen must be transferred by bees or humans from a neighboring
> plant."
>
> The book also states that C. pubescens does not cross with any of the
major
> cultivated species. So it sounds like your plant is lonely and needs a
mate!
>
> Hope that helps,
> Russ