Re: [CH] chile plants questions
Akiva Kotler (akiva@barak-online.net)
Sun, 18 Jul 1999 22:27:36 +0300
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From: <GarryMass@aol.com>
To: <akiva@barak-online.net>
Sent: Friday, July 16, 1999 3:58 PM
Subject: Re: [CH] chile plants questions
> Akiva,
> It would be helpful to me to know where you are that chiles can be treated
as
> perennials. Occasionally, folks around here (Massachusetts/Connecticut)
say
> the same thing but they have to pot them up for winter.
> Gareth
>
Gareth,
Greetings and salutations!
I live in Ashdod Israel and it has not reached the freezing point here once
in the 4 1/2 years that we have been in town. We are on the Mediterranean
coast. It is truly a hot spot. It is now 3:40 AM and I am awake because it
is too hot to sleep,but the peppers love this kind of weather. I am not on-
line now so don't try to figure time zones by the top of the page. My
garden has a northern exposure and it doesn't seem to bother my peppers,
lemon tree, or other things that might not love your New England climate.
This is not a fish story! I really have 3 plants in their 5th year and one
in its 3rd. Several serrenos in their 2nd year were pulled up because they
had
powdery mildew.
Ashdod is not a farming community but one of the larger cities in Israel.
It is really nice here but we can't get fresh cranberries.Thanks for
writing.
Akiva