Re: [CH] how yellow?...
Calvin Donaghey (gdonaghey@bitstreet.com)
Thu, 14 Oct 1999 07:41:58 -0500
Bill-
Most of mine get a bright yellow-orange, starting at the top and working down
to the tip. The flavor of the ripe pods is worth the wait!! They are
excellent in powders and provide an aroma you can't get anywhere else.
Calvin
bill jernigan wrote:
> according to the local lady who devines the coming winter by counting
> wooly worms, we have at least two more weeks before anykind of
> frost...but i'm getting nervous, reading about the frenzied activity
> among our northern climes...
>
> i've got about a dozen aji amarillos that are a real pale green...none
> have ripened yet...at least i don't think so, and that is my
> question...how yellow does a yellow aji get?...should i be looking for a
> color like those disputed chiles in jim's patch?...or should i settle for
> a yellow-green?...also have a trifetti that produces purple fruit...they
> don't seem to change color...that is they are born purple, and seem to
> remain purple no matter how i leave them on the plant...(chile woman was
> right, it IS a pretty plant, and the peppers are tasty, but am i eating
> them before they are mature?)...
>
> and finally, i am going to try to overwinter a couple plants...can i cut
> them back when i bring them into the apt?...they are REAL tall and not
> the least bit bushy, and am hoping i can cut them down to about half
> their height and still have them live)...
>
> t.l.
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