Me! I have already used Thai chilies, that's so rare in July in Toronto! ----- Original Message ----- From: Shaun aRe To: chile-heads@globalgarden.com Sent: Friday, July 29, 2005 4:24 AM Subject: Re: [CH] peppers and weird Midwest weather Date: Tue, 26 Jul 2005 20:36:47 -0400 From: Dorothy Sheets <dsheets@ameritech.net> Subject: [CH] peppers and weird Midwest weather Yep, I am still here, too. In DEE-troit, the weather has been soooo hot and humid that I have peppers ready already. In July??? For those of you in other zones, that doesn't usually happen here in Michigan. I picked a ripe NuMex today, roasted it and put it in pasta. That's very weird. Our typical pepper ripening schedule here is at the end of August to the beginning of September, so I am definitely blaming the weather. A side note: the NuMex was very MILD (tasty, but mild)! Ack! Usually, my peppers are a bit hotter, as well. I also have serranos and jalapenos ready -- so Rael's butter recipe is going to come in very handy. Thanks, Don! Guess I'll just celebrate my EARLY pepper harvest here in Michigan and be thankful that I have a few extra weeks to use up my bounty. Anybody else have early crops this year? Dot in DEE-troit (Ristra Princess) __________________________ Heh, I wish, but not here in the North of England! We've had some VERY good, hot, dry and sunny weather, but for some strange reason, our peppers have been very slow growing this year. Not just ours, and not just chiles - the guys near us growing chiles and capsicums had slow starts and poor germ. rates this year too for some reason. However, my little plants have started to set flower now, so they may well fruit in good time, but with lower yields - will just have to see I guess. Good luck with your harvest(s)! Shaun aRe "May all your wishes be both wise and fulfilled."