Re: [CH] PEPPERS AND SHADE V8 #502
VoodooChile (rael64@qwest.net)
Fri, 1 Mar 2002 14:01:58 -0700
>Hi C-H's and Brent,
>
>You wrote;
>>So, climatic conditions are such that we would naturally expect one of the
>>most commonly grown chile species in Caribbean to be C. chinense, and it
>>is, just as we would not expect C. chinense to be commonly grown in most of
>>Mexico (i.e., outside Yucatan peninsula region) or SW USA, and it is not.
>
>I understand the point you are trying to make about the high
>humidity counteracting the need for shade but I am not convinced
>that this is the case. I do not think think the humidity in the
>Caribbean for example is anywhere near as high as in the Midwest.
>Here are the current conditions (around midday Friday) for a few
>places I could find -
>
>Jamaica:
>Kingston 88° F / 31° C 52%
>Montego Bay 84° F / 29° C 58%
>
>Puerto Rico:
>Mayaguez 84° F 55%
>Ponce 84° F 55%
>Roosevelt Roads 79° F 65%
>San Juan 81° F 61%
>
>Barbados:
>Grantley Adams 84° F / 29° C 55%
>
>[Sorry about the lousy formatting]
>
>Could it be that this wilting is a defence mechanism to get away
>from excess sun (sort of like collapsing an umbrella) and not
>greatly related to humidity?
>--
This sorta makes sense, doesn't it? The less surface area to be baked
in the sun, the less water lost?
Well, it sounds good to me <g>.
--
Peace...
Rael64
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