Re: [CH] Cool Chiles
Ashcroft=Antichrist (rael64@qwest.net)
Wed, 30 Jan 2002 19:31:01 -0700
>Rael,
>
>Have you fiquired out what you want?
>
>I think you can do it.
>
>If your only gonna do 1 or 2 plants
>you could get some "Plant Lights"
>and a timer, Run these at 12 hours - hours of daylight.
>
>Odds are they will rippen, just take a little longer.
>
>You will also have better luck with a small poded plant, It takes
>less solar energy to ripen a birdseye than the larger size.
>
am going to order some roma tomato seedlings (my fav tomato since i'm
not a fan of eating them raw, per se, but cooking them in/into
things, and sauce, naturally) and some chile seedlings as well.
Still deciding as to what chile-wise, but i may put 2 romas in the
front with about 3 chile plants, 3 chiles, 4 romas in the back (or
that *was* the orginial plan). An experiment of sorts: "veg plants
as shrubbery"....
did i say shrubbery? i'll refrain...but i'm going the seedling route
completely, except for herbs and a squash plant or two...tried
lemongrass last year, BTW, and it didn't particularly like the
climate...maybe too dry...may try again...what the hell...garlic is
no problemo, so it's a given..
as for tomatillos, i grew them years ago...mentioned my experience
w/them on the list when i first joined up w/Chileheads (first big
garden)...having no idea of their propensity to propogate like a mo'
fo', i planted *12* seedlings in my garden...imagine that one...but i
may plant a few regardless, masochist that i am...
Anywho, my chile thoughts are:
*definitely some yellow Thai chile;
*probably bulgarian carrot (i've heard quite a bit about these over the years)
*possibly a pasilla variety as I can grow larger plants in the back
and i do like to have a good mild chile available...and these possess
a more lucrative side to my growing them...
*maybe rocotos (in the back)
...which means i'm gonna (probably) end up with El Buttload O' Chiles
since i can't make up my mind, so i'll just turn the *entire* back
yard into my own little chilepatch with a few herbs and 'maters
scattered about...no one uses the back area anyway, so might as well
turn it into my own little Garden O' Chile...
...my back aches already...
but that means room for more chiles, so...anyone have experience with
these? As said previously, main concern is growing time due to my
short season here
* PUSA JAWALA - annuum
* Bolivian Rainbow - annuum
Thanks for any info, folks...
--
Peace, Hendrix, and Chiles.......
Rael64
Monk of the TCS
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