Re: [CH] Greetings
Love2Troll (Love2Troll@kc.rr.com)
Thu, 21 Feb 2002 10:13:18 -0600
> Hello, my name is Rob and I....
Hmm... sounds like an AA meeting.
Rob,
Welcome!
I grow peppers only in containers. (29 varieties this year) My 2nd floor deck gets direct sun only in the afternoon & I can attest to the fact that pepper plants can produce fruit with less direct sun than most would think. The crop may not be as large as in direct sun, but can be pretty good.
The smaller chiles such as the Thai varieties and Super Chili Hybrid seem to do the best and will produce lots of chiles. Ancho, Peter, Pasilla Bajio, Italian Roaster & many sweet varieties that I have grown on my deck have produced peppers.
Because I garden in a *woods* almost all my peppers are somewhat shaded and I think they benefit from the partial shade. If the season is long enough I have had good results from any of the varieties that I have grown in my zone 5.
JohnT
----- Original Message -----
From: "ChileApex" <rrasmussen17@cox.net>
To: "Chile-Heads" <chile-heads@globalgarden.com>
Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2002 12:03 AM
Subject: [CH] Greetings
> Hello, my name is Rob and I just signed up for the Chile-Heads list.
> After watching "Eat the Heat" on FoodTV, I thought that my habit of
> eating fresh jalapenos, serranos, and habs with just about everything
> and my general love for all things spicy just might make me a Chilehead.
>
> I am interested in growing some peppers at home, but I live in a
> townhouse with no yard. We have a second story balcony which faces west,
> so any plants would only get sun in the afternoon. Any advice on how and
> what varieties I may be able to grow in containers would be greatly
> appreciated. Thanks! :)
>
> Rob
>