RE: [CH] Chile Birds
Peter Moss (pmoss@yoda.alt.za)
Mon, 30 Nov 1998 19:46:13 RSA-2
On 30 Nov 98 at 11:45, MOORE John wrote:
> > Some of the indicators for a wild species or variety is erect
> > fruit position and fruit that is easily separated from the
> > plant.
> >
> > Brent please feel free to jump in here anytime and correct and/or
> > expand on this thread.
> I'm afraid I'm really at the limit of my knowledge here. My
> cardenasii fruit (seeds from Brent T.) are pendant, plus very easily
> separated from the plant (if you really want to eat one you have to be
> attentive, because the tiny ripe fruit will simply drop to the ground
> instead of ripening on the plant). Is there a cultivated variety of C.
> cardenasii? I don't see much point in growing it, except as a curiosity
> (although maybe it does better in its native climes).
I can't really comment on "cultivated variety" other than to
say commercial no. However what the people of Northern
Argentina, Peru and Bolivia do with it is probably only really
known to Armando Hunziker. Who I somehow doubt if he would
trouble himself to answer this question. It is sold in the
some of the markets of La Paz, Bolivia and grown semi-cultivated
and wild in Collana. I am now at the bottom of this barrel.
Where is Brent when we need him ;-)
>(where the snails ate one of my two Aji Escabeche seedlings last
> night, the bastards)
Know how you feel and here too I have many garden terrorists to
contend with. Some unknown has topped four of my young Aji
Escabeche plants as well. Luckily they are recovering well.
Most troublesome of all we have monkeys that come visit every
day. I am not worried about the chiles but growing any fruit
is going to be a problem.
Watching flowers and thankful for the decent rain we are finally
getting.
Peter
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