[CH] Red Savina Hab question
Brandon C Nuttall (bnuttall@kih.net)
Sat, 28 Aug 1999 09:11:19 -0400
Folks,
I have a three-year old red savina hab. This spring, when I put it outside,
all looked rosy. It started to put on leaves, bloom, and set fruit.
However, after the fruit set, everything just seemed to come to a halt
except for the ripening chiles. The leaves curled up and it quit growing
new ones. I tried all kinds of things: not watering, watering, feeding.
Finally, around mid-July, I decided to repot. Here in Kentucky, we are in
drought conditions, I've not had more than a total of one inch of rain
since the first week of May. We were also headed into what would become the
hottest part of the summer, weeks of 90+ temps. Anyway, the hab loved the
repot and weather. It has simply exploded into a lush green four foot high
bush.
The problem, here it is, almost September, and the hab is blooming and
setting fruit like mad. I have only a few weeks until the end of the
growing season; first frost averages mid-October. To ensure the maturity of
some chiles before I bring the hab in for the winter, should I be pinching
off some of the new buds before they bloom?
Brandon C. Nuttall
Frankfort, KY
bnuttall@kih.net