Re: Growing WAS Re: [CH] Two matters
The NorthEast ChileMan (thenortheastchileman@attbi.com)
Sat, 11 Jan 2003 01:05:11 -0500
Hi Mike,
How'd I miss this post? Guess I was nappin! Save any seeds from this
cross? Am very interested & would love to trade! Contact me off list if
interested.
Yours in heat,
Paul
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike" <bear1@videotron.ca>
To: <chile-heads@globalgarden.com>
Sent: Friday, 20 December, 2002 7:09 AM
Subject: Re: Growing WAS Re: [CH] Two matters
> At 05:27 AM 20/12/02 -0600, you wrote:
>
> >From: "david roy andrews" <dandrews@wightman.ca>
> >Subject: Re: [CH] Two matters
> >
> >
> > > have read that peppers can cross pollinate and that your hot peppers
> >should
> > > be separated from sweet peppers, any comments and or advice? David Roy
> > > Andrews zone 4b Hanover Ontario Canada
> >
> >I've heard the same thing. The jalepenos and serranos were virtually
> >identical in their heat. Having the bell in there may also have lowered
some
> >of the heat, although it wasn't a very 'flowery' bush this year.
> >
> >-Hound
>
> My experience is that cross pollination does not affect this year's crop.
> I had a few plants this year that were 'Fatiliitabs', a mixture of
Fatillii and
> Tabasco. They were planted next to each other last year and voila did the
> dirty deed. Looked like Tabascos on steroids and had a REAL good
> kick, but wouldn't keep more than a few days. I have seen some data
> that spacing requirements to avoid cross pollination are something like a
> quarter mile. Pretty sure you'll get some better info from others on the
list.
>
> I have absolutely no printable opinion on Amerikan politics or PC's
vs.Macs.
> (Written on a PC using Eudora, is that cross pollinated?)
>
> Mike - Montreal
> CH#2175
>
>