Re: [CH] perennials????
Matt (buckeye@accesstoledo.com)
Fri, 27 Nov 1998 09:03:46 -0500
Similarly, I am trying to observe first-hand whether perennial peppers can
survive a typical northern Ohio winter. I have about 20 plants composed of
habs, halapenos, chili de arbols, cayennes, hot waxes, and a variety of
sweet bells that have been cut down to a few inches above the ground after
the final harvest. They have a little over a foot of mulch over the area
which I am going to increase to about 18 inches with the hope that the
plants will survive Toledo's winter. Another 15 plants were brought into
the garage in 12-inch pots in September and each were cut back to the main
stem in late October; all of them will return to the garden when the soil
warms up next year to see what survived. More news (hopefully good news) in
the spring...
Matt M. (Toledo, Ohio)
buckeye@accesstoledo.com
-----Original Message-----
From: James Campbell <camkeep@bright.net>
To: Chile-Heads <chile-heads@globalgarden.com>
Date: Thursday, November 26, 1998 12:47 AM
Subject: [CH] perennials????
>Greetings
>
>Some years ago, a couple of friends in FL grew some perennial peppers (4'
>bushes, tiny pale purple, white, yellow, mottled peppers) that I thought
>were strictly ornamental, until Andy made barbecue sauce with the evil
>things and used it on ribs. Until then I hadn't known what they meant when
>they said the peppers would make a mockingbird fly backward (I was so young
>and naive then). Now the question: are there any perennials available that
>will survive outside in the zone 5 winters of north central OH? Or if
>potted, partially protected, in an unheated greenhouse, perhaps? Sources?
>
>Thanks, JC James Malcolm Campbell, Campbell Keep,
>Bucyrus, OH, USA
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