Re: [CH] Habs and Rocotos

Steve Winnard (s_winnard@hotmail.com)
Tue, 21 May 2002 22:19:02 +1200 

Hi All

thanks for the replies - I shall have to wait and see what I get. I know I
have some Rocotos, but as for the others I don't know.

To Phil in Oz, yeah I know it was a little late (several months!) to be
growing these, but I am just too damn impatient to wait. I have them in the
house at night, and stick them outside on a sunny day, which are getting
fewer and further between, and decidedly shorter. The weather here has been
kind so far this Winter, but will be a few degrees cooler than Sydney. One
of my poor little wannabe Habs has bitten the dust, leaving three little
guys left. The two Rocotos are going fine, although one has the crinkly
leaves. I know that I might be struggling to contain these monsters when
they fully grown, but that's the price one pays for impatience, which to me
is a very small price.

Regards

Steve


----- Original Message -----
From: "Pieters, Rob (NL01)" <Rob.Pieters@honeywell.com>
To: <chile-heads@globalgarden.com>
Sent: Tuesday, May 21, 2002 7:37 PM
Subject: RE: [CH] Habs and Rocotos


> Steve,
> Trademark of Rocoto seeds is; there black, and there seedlings are nice
> green no purple.
> Looks to me you have something els growing, just keep on growing and
you'll
> see what you have there..
> Hot regards
> Rob
>
>   -----Original Message-----
>   From: Steve Winnard [mailto:s_winnard@hotmail.com]
>   Sent: Tuesday, May 21, 2002 5:27 AM
>   To: chile-heads@globalgarden.com
>   Subject: [CH] Habs and Rocotos
>
>
>   Hi all
>
>   2 questions:
>
>   I have a couple each of Rocotos and Orange Habs growing
>   inside, and to my
>   eyes the seedlings look remarkably similar. They both have a
>   purple stalk
>   base, which changes to green further up. The main leaves have
>   a similar
>   shape to them (although the Habs might be slightly thinner),
>   and they all
>   look kinda fuzzy, which I believe is a trait of the Rocotos.
>   I guess my
>   question is - do I actually have Habs or did I just mistake
>   the chilli I got
>   the seeds out of, for a Hab? The seeds were white, not black
>   like a Rocoto.
>
>   One of the (definate) Rocoto plants has some leaves which are kinda
>   'withered', much like thin plastic goes when exposed to heat.
>   The rest of
>   the plant seems quite healthy. What could cause this, and
>   what can I do
>   about it?
>
>   Thanks in advance for the answers...
>
>   Steve - Tauranga, New Zealand.
>
>