[CH] Re: Pubescent in the Andes [v8 #738]
Love2Troll (Love2Troll@kc.rr.com)
Mon, 26 Jan 2004 13:49:35 -0600
> I thought all C. pubescens were cultivated. Are there wild ones too?
Cameron,
There I go, showing my stupidity again. Collected from native cultivated sites would be more correct. (maybe?)
JohnT
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From: Cameron Begg
To: Love2Troll
Cc: chile-heads
Sent: Monday, January 26, 2004 1:40 PM
Subject: Re: Pubescent in the Andes [v8 #738]
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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Regards, Cameron.