Re: [CH] White-flowered Rocoto
JohnT (Love2Troll@kc.rr.com)
Sun, 24 Jul 2005 08:00:51 -0500
To all...
Will McCown writes:
> Is there some magic I don't know about? Peruvian bees perhaps?
So far have seen only 1 of 35 accessions that wouldn't self, but the bees
seem to really help for heavy pod set. Unfortunately they are becoming more
rare each year. I'm searching for some magic myself. Only trick that I
know of is to get them rootbound for early bloom and set. Accessions from
Bolivia and Ecuador give up ripe 1st year pods the earliest. Guatemala the
latest. (in my limited experience) Capsicums are supposed to be day
neutral... maybe not all of them are? You can have very mild and very hot
pods ripen at the same time on the same plant. Sometimes pods start to turn
color and are ripe in 3-4 days. Sometimes it takes 3-4 weeks.
Still very much in the learning stage here. Am really anxious to try some
in hydro both indoor and out. Been 15 years since had a small ebb & flow
rockwool cube setup. I liked the control. Armed with pH and dissolved
solids meters could mix exact formulations to experiment with. Still have
metal halide & high pressure sodium fixtures. Maybe next year.
No shortage of local names either. Locota, Locotito, Chile de caballo & Aji
picante are some of the names I've seen on the USDA site.
jt