[CH] First fruits tasted!
Shaun Rimmer (shaun@newtronic.co.uk)
Fri, 15 Aug 2003 08:52:20 +0100
(Dumb old me sent this yesterday, in _HTML_ - d'oh! ',;~}~ )
Well folks - the wife and I (thass right - I got married a week last Friday!
',;~}~) grew our first chiles this year. Out of the mixture we planted,
seems only the cayennes (maybe some others that look like 'em - we ditched
the labels in the name of fun, heheheh) and possibly a couple scotch bonnets
survived (the rest died off in the early stages from neglect as we were
busy/out of town and short of resources during an early hot spell ;-( ).
These didn't grow fast, or large (tended well in a good hothouse), and some
of the flowers died before successfully setting fruit, but we do have small
a crop!
Picked 9 large ones the other day, gloriously red, and we've used a few -
they are so damned _sweet_!!!!! I've eaten plenty of cayennes over the
years, but none with such sweetness and flavour! Oh, and _hot_! Not hab or
S/bonnet hot, but _hot_ nevertheless ',;~}~
Got more ripening, more starting to grow, so, should get a few off these,
and next year, we'll be planting more and taking more care to ensure they
grow quick, healthy and strong!
Cheers folks - hope you've all had at least some measure of success this
year.
Shaun aRe - can't wait 'till the bonnets ripen.....HhhhmmmmMmmm!
P.s. - Married life, is very good life, indeed!