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Hot Peppers at Christmas

Don,

In December I kept the greenhouse at 45, and had all kinds of bug and smut
problems. The tasmanian tree fern loved it, but prety much everything else
didn't. In January we stapled up plastic inside the roof and along the north
wall, and were able to heat the greenhouse to 55 with about the same amount
of natural gas.

This is the second year I've dug pepper plants at the end of the season. The
first year they were in an unheated back room with some light from a window.
We still had fresh Herp peppers at Christmas.

Eric

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At 09:14 PM 4/28/97 -0700, you wrote:
>Eric,  were you able to overwinter your pepper plants in an unheated
>greenhouse?  Good job, I haven't been able to accomplish it here on
>southern Vancouver Island.  Like you I grow many varieties, I think it was
>27 last year.  Those on the list who really like peppers, especially the
>hot varieties, should consider joining the Chile Institute at the U of New
>Mexico.  One of the benefits of membership is a packet of seeds from a new
>variety each year.  Last year's (Chaco) was the size of a pea when mature
>and was like condensed fire.  It was like you took a habanero and pressed
>it down to pea size without removing any heat.
>
>Like you my tomatoes are planted in the greenhouse and with a bit of
>sunshine should have flowers in a couple of weeks.  Let's see, this year I
>have Fantastic, Early Girl, Big Beef, and an old non-hybrid Ailsa Craig.
>Growing food is a wonderful way to spend the summer, eh.
>
>Don Maroc
>
>
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