Re: Rocotos, was: Re: [CH] Chile-Heads Digest V8 #486
Mike Benson (mbens@execpc.com)
Thu, 31 Jan 2002 18:12:14 -0600
> Sometimes I dream about breeding a "super rocoto" which would be
> large and suitable for stuffing. Sometimes the yellow ones get pretty
> big, but rarely as large as bell peppers. If the Northern and
> Southern Hemispere rocoto growers got together to breed these giants,
> we could halve the time taken by sending each other seeds in time for
> the recipients Spring planting. Anyone interested?
With the long growing season required for rocotos, wouldn't it be a problem
getting the seeds from one hemisphere to the next in a timely fashion? I
think it would be difficult to go from seed to mature pod within six months,
especially on first year plants. Rather then getting "super rocotos", you
might end up developing "early rocotos", which would be just as desirable in
my opinion.
Mike Benson