[CH] Re: Pubescent in the Andes [v8 #738]

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Hi C-H's,

At 1:04 PM -0600 1/26/04, Love2Troll (JohnT) wrote:
>..........why 25+ different C. pubs did so well as first year plants 
>and others did so poorly.

Root formation?

>I'm growing ones from Guatemala, Peru, Mexico, Ecuador, Costa Rica & 
>Bolivia.  They were collected in the wild from elevations differing 
>by thousands of feet.  Presumably soil, humidity & temperatures 
>varied quite a bit too, but I don't know for a fact.

I thought all C. pubescens were cultivated. Are there wild ones too?

>I'm guessing that this time next year we will have a lot more 
>comparisons to make.  I've sent saved seeds to 7 countries so far 
>and hopefully the recipients will share what their results were.

That'll be very interesting.

>Disclaimer: I'm not a pepper expert,

Neither am I, but learning sure is fun!
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