<Lurking mode off> Hi All, I have been a lurking member of the Chile Heads' mailing list for a VERY long time, and on the odd occation I have delurked to ask for advice. I have actually really enjoyed reading the postings by other members and I must admit that this is the greatest mailing list that I have ever belonged to, in terms of people, advice and just general friendship. It is for this reason that I have decided to delurk and add my voice to the list. Although I feel that I almost 'know' the members who regularly post to the list, I need to introduce myself. I am Southern Hemisphere CH, from South Africa, who considers himself a devoted CH. I must admit though, that Hab. chiles really test my resolve, they are a bit too much for me. I am more of a Serreno / Thai Chile fan. In fact, one of my 'babies' is a 4 year old Thai Chile bush in my tiny front garden that produces pods like there is no tomorrow. I have been anxiously waiting for the chiles that I planted three weeks ago to sprout (I know, I know, a bit late, but better late than not at all). They are a mixture of Thai, Golden Habeneros, Red Habeneros, Serrenos, Jalepenos, Hot Waxes and a couple of others. So far I have seen no evidense of sprouting, although the tomato plants that I planted at the same time have sprouted. Can anyone comment on this. Once before I planted Habeneros and they took 6 - 8 weeks to show themselves. Generally speaking I tend to buy seedlings from a local nursery, because I don't seem to be any good with getting seeds to grow to adult plants. Anyway, that is a bit about me, hopefully I will introduce more of myself and a few yummy recipes to the list over the next few months. Regards, Wolf. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Everything you'll ever need on one web page from News and Sport to Email and Music Charts http://uk.my.yahoo.com