Re: [CH] Christmas Datils
Harry Jiles (harryo@davesworld.net)
Wed, 29 Dec 1999 23:23:47 -0600
I grew 2 Datil plants quite successfully this summer in Central Illinois.
Mine were also very prolific and produced a lot of chiles.
Harry
-----Original Message-----
From: danceswithcarp <dcombs@bloomington.in.us>
To: GarryMass@aol.com <GarryMass@aol.com>; chile-heads@globalgarden.com
<chile-heads@globalgarden.com>
Date: Wednesday, December 29, 1999 9:25 PM
Subject: Re: [CH] Christmas Datils
>From: <GarryMass@aol.com>
>
>> And to one and all who have long crowed quietly on this list
>> about the glory of the Datil, I apologize for not listening more closely,
>> more carefully, more growingly. Whatever the growing problems are for
>these
>> babies anywhere north of St. Augustine, I'm gonna hafta try.
>
>Pure propoganda. I grew them in Indy-by-gawd-anna the last few years and
>they thrive. They are a big-leafed plant like a hab and they were
extremely
>fruitful at the end of this year's drought.
>
>That stuff about how they won't grow will probably also be contradicted by
>the proprietier of Mild-To-Wild, Jim Campbell The Oneth. He had several
>datil tree about 30 miles north of here.