Re: [CH] growing outside all the time
Marilyn Reese (plantphreak@hotmail.com)
Thu, 16 Aug 2001 20:46:46 -0700
I grow them outside all the time. I'm in Southern CA, USDA zone 10.
Climate is classified as "Medeterranian"-semi-desert. If I brought them
inside they would probably meet the fate of ANY plant I try to grow indoors.
Even things that most people consider house plants grow happily on my patio,
but face certain death if brought inside. The go dormant in the winter, but
I have several plants in their second season producing lots of babies. I
just cut them back to where they looked good when new growth started. At my
old house I had a four-year-old serrano, still growing when I moved. It's
probably dead now though. I drove by a few weeks ago. Whoever lives there
now got rid of all of the things I planted. Roses, cannas, irises,
amaryllis. They left the cactus. I'm sure that valiant little pepper plant
in the back yard is gone too.
Marilyn
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----- Original Message -----
From: "phil and meredith" <brownz@dot.net.au>
To: "'CH List'" <chile-heads@globalgarden.com>
Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2001 8:13 PM
Subject: [CH] growing outside all the time
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>
> thanks to those who replied to my question about second year plant care.
>
> all of my plants from last year are starting to show new growth and look
> like taking off in the next couple of weeks. :)
>
> in addition, off the 150 seeds in a dozen different varieties i planted 11
> days ago, 4 cayenne and 4 jumbo jalapenoes have sprouted this morning.
> woohoo..
>
> this leads me to another question, how many people here can grow their
> chilies outside all the time?
> all the replies i had assumed that the overwintering would be inside, but
> i've had an orange habanero in a pot outside all winter, and 6 cayenne
> chilies outside in the ground all winter, and every plant has survived
> fairly well. we've had a very mild winter here in sydney this year, and i
> live at sea level on the coast, so we never have frost, but this is by no
> means a tropical, or even sub-tropical environment.
>
> so how many people here can grow their chilies outside all the time, and
if
> you do still chose to take them inside for the winter does it make any
> difference?
>
> cheers,
> phil
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