[CH] Crazy chile weather!
Ron Hay (ronhay@pacbell.net)
Fri, 08 Oct 1999 07:42:35 -0700
Good morning, friends.
This past week my poor chiles have been on a meteorological roller
coaser ride. Our temps went from 60s during the day to blazingly hot,
dry Santa Ana days pushing the century mark. Today we will likely hit
over 100 with 10% humidity.
Last week, my serranos yielded only about 50 chiles, but as soon as the
heat got cranked up, they set flowers and fruit like crazy. The only
thing that will likely slow chile production is the shortness of the
days.
Last year, we noticed something that was, to me, passing strange. As
the days got cooler and shorter, the chiles lost their heat in direct
proportion to the shortness and coolness of days. Has anyone else who
lives in the South or Southwest experienced this in
October/November/December?
Ron
Van Nuys, CA