[CH] Almost end of season

Love2Troll (Love2Troll@kc.rr.com)
Tue, 5 Oct 2004 17:40:22 -0500

Escaped cold weather frost/freezing again last night.  So happy!  Some of my C. pubescens varieties are just starting to produce ripe pods.  Such a heart breaking species at times!  I'm still trying to figure out the various varieties as to light, pH, temp & fertilizer requirements.  Took this picture a couple of hours ago. 

http://www.fototime.com/00034CE8665B9C9/orig.jpg 

The plants have all greened up nicely from the pale color that they tend to get during mid-summer heat.

Most 2nd year C. pubs seem to be in the 6-8' height range and produce a ton of blossoms that may or may not set pods.  And I think that the heat & flavor improve with plant age.

JohnT