RE: [CH] Savina seeds at Wally Wurld...
T. Matthew Evans (matt.evans@ce.gatech.edu)
Tue, 25 Mar 2003 09:17:28 -0500
Cutting back is the most difficult part of growing chiles for me. I always
just try to remember a line from Fire Girl's web site, where she discusses
the procedure: "Come on, you can do this."
Matt
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T. Matthew Evans
Graduate Research Assistant, School of CEE
Georgia Institute of Technology
URL: www.prism.gatech.edu/~gte964w
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-chile-heads@globalgarden.com
> [mailto:owner-chile-heads@globalgarden.com]On Behalf Of tucker
> Sent: Monday, March 24, 2003 7:18 PM
> Cc: chile-heads
> Subject: Re: [CH] Savina seeds at Wally Wurld...
>
>
> "T. Matthew Evans" wrote:
>
> > ... but I am doing an experiment this year --
> > Red Savinas from four different sources, three plants of each.
>
> That's a good experiment. Then all of us moderates will know
> where to purchase our Savina
> seeds to get the poorest possible production, since we don't need
> very many. ;-)))
>
>
>
> > I got 100% germination from these seeds, and the three
> seedlings that remain (I cut the
> > others back) are
> > healthy and strong (similar to all other Red Savinas that I
> have started).
>
> I still don't have the heart to do that. I just plant them as
> far apart from each other
> as possible (easier since my trays don't have individual cells),
> and then try to carefully
> remove and transplant the weaker seedlings. Of course it doesn't
> always work, but your odds
> of getting something usable are a WHOLE lot better than snipping.
> And, more importantly, my
> conscience stays clear. ;-)
>
> Does that make me some kind of a chile-hugger-hippie or something?
>
> --
> Erich
> C-H # 2099 & First Lieutenant of the Moderate Corps
>
>