Re: [CH] Joyus tidings
phil and meredith (brownz@dot.net.au)
Fri, 28 Sep 2001 13:04:51 +1000
> Hmm - Pots you say. You may actually get more pods in your first year
with
> a restricted root mass. Just a theory of mine, mind you.
i've noticed that the plant i have in pots are doing much better than the
ones in the soil at the moment, even though i put a reasonable amount of
potting mix in with the seedlings in the ground. i suspect that the potted
plants might be staying a little warmer in the night than those in the
ground.
have you had any heat stress problems with your rocoto? i know that they are
susposed to be cold tolerant but do they mind hot weather?
>
> BTW - what variety of C. Pubescens are they ? Mine is red fruited. If
you
> have a yellow, I'd love some seeds when you get some later on.
mine are rocoto manzano, which i understand to be the red variety.
i noticed on the site i got these from that they have orange and yellow
varieties, maybe next year??
the site also says that hand pollination may be required in order for the
rocoto to set fruit. have you had to do that?
regards,
phil.