Re: [CH] Rocoto/Manzana
Brent Thompson (brent@hplbct.hpl.hp.com)
Thu, 06 Jan 2000 11:42:36 -0800
> How warm does it need to be in the surrounding area?
> Does the temperature needed vary for different pepper plants?
Not for seeds; seeds of all species of Capsicum (of the ones used for food)
sprout best when soil temperature is warm, e.g. 80-85 degrees F. This
includes C. pubescens ("rocoto"/"manzano").
80-85 degrees F. is also best for growing the resulting chile plants, too,
though C. pubescens and C. baccatum (and some uncommon wild ones) grow fine
at somewhat lower temperatures, and -- once the plant begins flowering --
C. pubescens in particular probably does best if the temperature is only
about 70 degrees F. (or even maybe 65).
> My space is not freezing but it's not exactly warm.
Chile plants are like people -- when they are naked (and chile plants alway
are), they are usually unhappy when the temperature is below about 70
degrees F.
--- Brent