Re: [CH] Rocottos
Paul J. Smith (pjsmith@mtnhome.com)
Wed, 29 Dec 1999 18:07:58 -0600
Dan, Although I now live in Arkansas , I use to live in Northern Illinois
,similiar to your climate in Wis. and I did try growing Rocotto chiles. I
had great luck, and produced huge Rocotto bushes roughly 3 ft. tall by 2 ft
wide by the beginning of Sept. totally organic, I was raising chickens at
the time, plenty of the best fertilizer! We then received our first frost
the 2nd. week in Sept., it looked as though a blow torch had been run
through my beautiful chile plants, and my Rocotto chile plants, flowering
and huge ,were now dead. Moral of the story is, the plant is hard to grow
and requires a long growing season. As far as bringing them indoors the
plants were very large, I dont think they would have survived. Good luck,
Paul
----- Original Message -----
From: McWilliams, Dan <DMcWilliams@fendall.com>
To: <Chile-Heads@globalgarden.com>
Sent: Tuesday, December 28, 1999 10:33 AM
Subject: [CH] Rocottos
> This next year I am thinking about growing Rocottos. I live in SW
> Wisconsin. From what I have heard they are long season peppers and hard to
> get to set fruits. Could someone who has experience with Rocottos give me
> some suggestions for growing and pollinating these please. I wouldn't mind
> growing them in large pots and overwintering them indoors if the rewards
are
> worth the effort. TIA.
>
> The Chile Cheese Head
> Dan McWilliams