RE: [CH] Trouble with Habs

Tony Davidson (tonyd@microsol.com.au)
Thu, 4 Mar 1999 09:44:18 +1100

> Last year I started a Red Savina Habanero, great plant, large and lot's of
> foliage with one exception, NO fruit set.
> Out of all my plants, he red Hab did nothing but grow and now it's a very
> productive bush, very woody.
> It's very healthy (as far as I can tell), deep green with only a few brown
> tipped leaves and about 4ft tall.
> The heat here in Arizona may be the contributing factor to the
> blossom drop
> but I am not sure. My orange Hab yielded a decent crop and was two plants

This was my experience last year (in Australia) - I didn't start harvesting
habs until march or so.  This year, over wintered the habs and found that
most had set fruit before the real heat of summer hit.  Also moved the
plants so that they're not in direct sun all day - only about half.  Much
larger crops early.  Personal suggestion - try some light shade cloth if the
temperature is really high.

Regards,
Tony