Re: [CH] will rocoto peppers grow in Missouri?
dale freeman (dale_freeman@optusnet.com.au)
Thu, 30 Sep 1999 09:20:25 +1000
I planted seed I collected from fruit last season and had 100% strike rate
within 7 days (using bottom heat). Now I've got heaps of rocotos - where am
I going to put them all?
Oh well, I'm sure I'll arrange something.
I've also kept a couple of plants from last season on the go, so I'm looking
forward to a better crop from them this year. Only got a dozen or so fruits
per plant last year and found that they were erratic setting fruit and very
late (still picking some fruit at the end on July - Southern hemisphere).
I also have a few yellow rocoto seedings going along well.
Oh well. I've just put up the poly tunnely, so this weekend will be time to
start planting out some of the seedlings - isn't spring wonderful.
Cheers
Dale in the southernest bit of Oz
-----Original Message-----
From: Parkhurst, Scott Contractor <PARKHURS@LEAV-EMH1.ARMY.MIL>
To: 'CH List' <chile-heads@globalgarden.com>
Date: Wednesday, 29 September 1999 8:50
Subject: RE: [CH] will rocoto peppers grow in Missouri?
>
> >OK, I've yet to try a rocoto pepper, can't seem to find
> >them fresh or dried anywhere around here. I may have to
> >try growing them myself, but I'm wondering if it would
> >be a losing battle to try to grow them in hot, humid St
> >Louis, MO. Thanx for any help.
>
> Just down I-70, just across the state line, I couldn't find
> rocotos anywhere and tried growing them this year.
> I have 2 started in five gallon buckets, and 3 in the ground.
> The buckets have not set any fruit, but 2 of the other 3
> have about a half dozen fruit set (total). They are all in
> a spot that gets partial shade most of the day. They grow
> slow, and from what I've seen/read/heard it is not uncommon
> to not get fruit until the second year. I will be overwintering
> the plant(s) that are in the best shape for next year. There
> should be 3 - 4 weeks before the first frost, so I hope to get
> a ripe pepper or two before then.
>
> FWIW, everything I had heard about rocoto seeds said they
> can take 100+ days to germinate. My seeds (from AVRDC)
> sprouted in about a week.
>
> Scott... (singing) domo arigato, Mr. Rocoto... KCK
>