Gareth wote: >Habs (from Tough Love Seed) were started in February, set >out in May here in the Commonpoverty of Massachusetts. >First orange beauty appeared today (six months after seed >sprout, three months after set out) I picked the first ripe Francisca hab (Shepherd's Seeds) yes- terday. It was a much deeper orange than I expected, (based on the washed out image from their catalog), almost but not quite red. It is a big beautiful chile. The chocolate habs are also starting to turn. Same basic planting schedule. Now, if the second round of buds will set fruit, I'll get more than 30 peppers off the six (of nine) hab plants. That dang old heat wave sure knocked 'em back, but thankfully not out. Scott... ready for the Ames hotluck... KCK