Re: [CH] PEPPERS AND SHADE V8 #502
Brent Thompson (brent@hplbct.hpl.hp.com)
Thu, 28 Feb 2002 10:54:00 -0800
> That said, the plants can look pretty
> sad at the end of a hot day so the water must be going somewhere.
Exactly my point. Being native to tropical regions such as amazon having
90 F temps every day and humidity probably usually closer to 100% than 90%,
those beautiful big C. chinense leaves transpire at such a rapid rate they
wilt to a very sad-looking state in 90 F weather even when ambient humidity
is 90%. Just imagine what those leaves will do somewhere in SW USA in 90 F
heat with only 20%, or 2%, humidity. They would probably be in a very much
sadder-looking state. Perhaps even a "toast" state.
--- Brent