Re: [CH] Open Fields- update
VoodooChile (rael64@qwest.net)
Wed, 4 Sep 2002 22:54:40 -0600
>Speaking of open fields.... in order to try and ensure that there will
>be one, I just spent 8 hours in them trying to get everything watered.
>You have a new appreciation for just how big 3/4 of an acre is when you
>have to try and hand water it! :-) I've got about another 12 hours of
>watering and weeding to do yet to make sure they are in decent shape for
>the event.
>
>Things are looking pretty good. Again, there isn't a whole lot of any
>one variety but there are a fair amount of chiles. 1/4 of the field is
>dedicated to habs (Red S, orange, red Caribbean). About the next most
>plentiful chile will be Purira, Bolivian Rainbow, New Mex, Tabasco, and
>Pasilla. There'll also be a fair number of mutant jalapenos in a small
>patch adjacent. Maps of the field indicating variety location will be
>available, courtesy of my landlord.
>
>I also talked at length with my landlord. I'll be trying to get a list
>of the stuff he has available up at the farm market, along with prices.
>I'd be more than happy to make a run up there to pick up orders should
>anyone feel the need to get some apples, apple cider, melons, pumpkins,
>etc.
The more fruit he has to sell, the more I can buy and less I gotta
carry on my skinny (well...) arse on the plane ride over to Da
Fields. Fruits O' El Grande and Fruits O' Momma Nature will make
Rael quite a feast, for eating Raw is the way to go, baby...
(plus, they won't let me bring fuel for my stove on the plane <g>)