Re: [CH] Habaneros (new to planting)
Brent Thompson (brent@hplbct.hpl.hp.com)
Thu, 24 Oct 2002 09:08:36 -0700
> Actually, mine are still producing nicely, with night temperatures in the
> 30's and day in the 50's and 60's.
Great. What specific variety of C. chinense is this? How many different
varieties of C. chinense have behaved this way for you? You should try to
save seeds of the varieties which last for you like this.
Actually, what I wrote was oversimplified a bit, even based on my own
experience. I once had a few plants of githeo miris (a C. chinense from
Maldives which is just like ordinary habanero except ripe color is red)
that lived for several years, even the two that were outdoors totally
unprotected. Of course, my winters are pretty mild by USA standards,
typically having daytime temps (all Fahrenheit, of course) in 50s & 60s and
nighttime lows 35-40 with 4-5 bouts each winter of several hours down to 29
degrees or so. All other varieties of C. chinense (and I must have grown
at least 20 other varieties) all perish in my winter conditions, and first
to go are the common habaneros, which are clearly goners as soon as temp
any part of the day/night gets consistently down below 50 (or was it 40?).
> And the Rocotos and Ajis love these temperatures.
Yes, these species are more versatile.
--- Brent