[CH] AAAArgh it be chile growin season in Northern California
Jim Nelson (jmnelson@winfirst.com)
Wed, 18 Jun 2003 21:41:51 -0700
Not to gloat but rather to rejoice in El Grande's rescue of the spirits
here, the orange and Red Savina habs and fatali have flowers and the
Ancho's and Pasillas bearing fruit.. We may be $40 billion in the hole
on the state budget with gas creeping back up to $2 a gallon and
janitors picketing every where but it definitely is chile growin weather
here in Sacramento. It's been in the 90's for quite a while, and if I
am not mistaken I may have outdoor, no fuss, "over wintered" the plant
that generated those chocolate habs from last year sent to the Northeast
Chileman in addition to the new plants climbing into the sky. The
branches on the chocolate hab remained green stick all winter and now
have leaves. Unfortunately, long suffering spouse's tomatoes plants
are three feet plus and providing a bit too much shade but that hab bush
is ALIVE and trying.
With a little luck we may have the makings for Oaxaca dark chocolate
mole by mid July.
Jim (the chilehead lawyer to distinguish himelf from more venerable
Jim's on the list).