[CH] Pubescent in the Andes [v8 #738]
Cameron Begg (begg@ceof.ohio-state.edu)
Mon, 26 Jan 2004 12:17:07 -0500
Hi C-H's,
JohnT wrote:
>Only want to add a few comments and observations. First off, I
>think they like a lot more fertilizer than I had previously thought.
Does this contradict my impression that they will not set fruit so
well when being fed N fertilizer?
>Secondly, there are a couple varieties that I know will set pods
>well with daytime temps in the low 90s.
Not mine. The flowers or tiny pods wither off at those temperatures.
>The light requirement issue is a little confusing. My C. pubs for
>the most part get from 6-8 hours of direct sun per day. Would they
>do better with more light? I don't know.
We know that they are cultivated in the tropics.
>Truth is, I'm thinking about very lightly shading mine with tulle
>next summer & adding misters to keep the temps down. Some of my
>plants were in a heavily shaded area of my woods and did quite well.
True. I have also grown them successfully in the shade. It must be
that heat is the real problem and that they will still do well in
less than ideal lighting conditions. There must be a lot of dull,
steamy, misty wet days up there in the Andes.
>So far I haven't had pod set with indoor plants under fluorescent or
>in a south window in the wintertime.
I can do so no problem if I remember to pollinate them with a paintbrush.
>Am thinking about hanging some HPS & MH fixtures in the next few
>days and see what happens.
Let us know. Do you have some other "control" plants that you won't light?
>I made quite a few rocoto clones in late winter 2002 and although
>they rooted easily, the resulting plants were very disappointing.
>They lacked the vigor of the parent plants and didn't come close to
>ones started from seed collected from the same parents.
Interesting.
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Regards, Cameron.