RE: [CH] Re: Scotch Bonnets via Hydroponics
Mary & Riley (uGuys@ChileGarden.com)
Mon, 4 Dec 2000 13:09:46 -0800
>
> From: "Suzanne" <suz2@mindspring.com>
>
> > I just read this email again and it left me wondering...since
> stress seems
> > to be a contributing factor to heat level in chiles, could
> hydroponically
> > grown chiles have high heat levels?
>
> Excellent question. Since I've never used hydroponics, I don't
> know. If there really is a taste difference between Scotch Bonnets
> and Habaneros, I wonder if hydroponics would change it?
>
> Dave
Never having grown hydroponically and hence speaking from a strong position
of ignorance I'd bet hydro grown chiles would be milder unless artificially
stressed. Hydroponic tomatoes, seems to me, have less flavor then their
outdoor cousins. Sunlight, wind, rain, snow, hail, these stress.
Riley