Re: [CH] best variety in pots

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> The NorthEast ChileMan wrote:
>
> > Seems a 27"X20" planter small enough to consider for overwintering...My
wife
> > allowed me 20 pots &
> > pails in cellar...
>
>   Well, she did say I could put whatever I wanted in the basement, but
then I
> have to buy grow lights, and rig everything up.  We have this great living
room
> with almost a full wall of windows... and I'm told it's off limits since
the
> one's I've overwintered in the past have been, shall we say, less than
beautiful
> throughout their indoor stint.  At the condo it didn't matter because I
just
> stuck them in the den, where she didn't have to see them all too often.
The
> living room here is a different story... I guess.

I can relate to that. I've been banned from all the best overwintering spots
because they are claimed to be "not aesthetically pleasing". Grrrrrrrrr The
living room is completely off limits since the thought of dirt getting on
the carpet is unconscionable. The sun room would be perfect if it was heated
but then if it were heated, there would probably be a reason for denying the
plants that space.

>
> > OK, you grow MORE than you know what to do with???? In WI???? Damn your
better than me!
>
>   Oh no, just much lazier than you.  I didn't mean to imply that I grow a
lot,
> just more than I really need, which isn't much since I'm too lazy to make
sauce,
> and we don't cook a whole lot.  A few plants worth of dried, ground pods
can go
> a long way when you use "store bought" sauces at mealtime.
>
Its my goal every year to have fewer and fewer peppers left over. I did
manage a few jars of salsa and a half dozen jars of pepper jelly. The quest
goes on!

Gaz

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