Re: [CH] White-flowered Rocoto
Matt Evans (tmattevans@gmail.com)
Sun, 24 Jul 2005 09:23:42 -0400
John --
I'd be careful about disseminating information on the internets about
your hydroponic setup with HPS and MH lights.....next thing you know,
you'll have DEA agents kicking in your door trying to stop you from
growing marijuana for cancer patients.
Matt
On 7/24/05, JohnT <Love2Troll@kc.rr.com> wrote:
> To all...
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> Will McCown writes:
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> > Is there some magic I don't know about? Peruvian bees perhaps?
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> jt
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