Fw: [CH] almost Calvin

Tom Greaves (tomg@airmail.net)
Mon, 21 Jun 2010 18:39:46 -0500 

Thanks for the growing info Gary.  A couple of months ago I did a web search 
on "wild" Tepins and found some seeds for sale.  I now have 3 8" plants in 
pots and one in the ground.  I keep the potted ones hidden among my 
daylilies to keep the pots cooler.  I hope to get some pods this fall to 
begin my Fragrant Pepper Powder experiments.  The one in the ground I'll 
also try to overwinter in the ground.

Tom
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gary Smith" <gars@thelovelyjanet.com>
To: <chile-heads@globalgarden.com>
Sent: Monday, June 21, 2010 4:32 PM
Subject: [CH] almost Calvin


> Mr. Greaves
>
> The powder arrived today.  The aroma is awesome.   I
> have a couple of cookin' projects planned with the powder
> in mind.  I am betting it will do a killer job of enhancing
> the flavor of my Pozole on Puerco.
>
> I am glad you included some notes on the bag, because it
> reminded me of something I've been meaning to share with
> the group...
> Wild Chiltepins are easier to grow than you might suspect.
> Emulate their natural space.  Start them in the shade of
> another plant.  In Texas and New Mexico where there are
> wild stands of them they almost always start of under a
> "nurse" tree - usually a mesquite.  Once it is up to the
> second or third set of compound (adult) leaves you can
> transplant it to a more open space if you want to.  In the
> interim, Craig Dremann at Redwood City Seed company sells
> tepin flakes for reasonable prices.  In fact, he has a very
> good selection of Chile Seeds and his prices are as good
> as anyone in the business.
>
> I will be making some of my seeds available.  I can send out
> Pearl seeds from last year, now.  Just drop me an email with
> your mailing address... or drop it to the list.
> If you want to send me some seeds in return, that's great, but
> I'm not going to hold back because you don't have something to
> trade.
> I'm looking for some harder to find Korean, Laotian and true
> Amazonian Aji.
>
> I'll ask for another show of hands as I make other seeds
> available later.  I know some already asked for Yellow Fire
> and Wong strain of Prik Chi Faa.
>
> Right now, you can expect about twenty seeds with a high rate
> of germination.
>
> gary
>
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