> We've had an unusually hot summer in southwest Idaho, and chiles are doing > well (Fatalii and Habs are, as usual, slow to fruit), but Rocotos are in no > hurry to even bloom. Has anyone at a latitude of 44 degrees or more > successfully grown Rocotos? Margaret I'm at about 45 degrees in Eugene, OR, and my rocotos are pretty laden with fruit and putting more on. I'm pretty sure the latitude's not the problem--maybe temp? We've had a pretty cool summer here in the Willamette valley. The question as to what makes rocotos happy rages on.... ed