RE: [CH] Re: Need input
Jeff Snader (jeffs@ascinet.com)
Tue, 15 Aug 2000 10:36:28 -0400
I have had great success here in Columbus with some Poblano types
(Sugarchile and Chile Ancho). Big yields that start producing in early July
and go into October. Plants must be caged to keep them from breaking under
the weight of the fruit. Usually top out at about 4' to 5' tall. Of course
Jalapeno's also do great here. I always plant to many and am hard pressed
to use them up!
I have also had some success with New Mex types, though not as good as the
Ancho's.
Jeff
-----Original Message-----
From: Alex Silbajoris [mailto:asilbajo@hotmail.com]
Sent: Tuesday, August 15, 2000 9:55 AM
To: chile-heads@globalgarden.com
Subject: [CH] Re: Need input
>From: Dustymllr@aol.com
>do the chile-heads (particularly those
>living in the midwest) have any suggestions on what other types do well in
>the crazy spring/summer weather of the midwest.
Well, no two years are the same, but then growers from just about anywhere
could say that. Here in Columbus I've had reasonable results with the usual
types, though I can't even approach Jim's ability to coax habs into
exuberance. The typical cayennes, serranos, super chiles and such usually
do well for me.
Keep trying different varieties and see which ones seem to like being in
your place.
Watch out for the wetter years, because depending on your garden and what
you're trying to grow in it, you can get into a lot of trouble with TMV.
Also be careful with varieties that become rather topheavy with fruit; these
will topple in thunderstorms, especially if your soil is softened through
extensive tilling. Toward the end of the season, you might be able to cover
the plants from a freeze or two and squeeze another three or four weeks out
of the growing season.
>Lost in middle America-Marty & Debbie
There are worse places to be lost. And hey, the more Ohio people we get,
the more likely it is that we can pull off some hotlucks of our own.
- A
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