Re: [CH] Chile-Heads Digest V6 #104
Michael Bailes (fragrantgarden@fastlink.com.au)
Thu, 9 Dec 1999 19:54:20 +1100
Date: Thursday, 2 December 1999 1:37
Subject: Re: [CH] Rocotto
>Rocotos/Manzanos are not common to most areas. Their long maturity time for
>fruiting does not lend it to commercial growing.
this is one of the reasons it is very important for chilli heads on this
list to save and swap seed.
Most nurserymen would freak out at the" untidy" look of a manzano in a pot
yet it is one of the most interssting chillies around.
because of its sprawling growth it may not be grown commercially either.
There are probably more than 3000 chilli varieties out there and the only
ones that will keep them going are the enthusiasts like those on this list.
Not commercial nurseries.
Mad King Michael the Wise
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