Re: Frosts and chilies

chilis are tropical, ergo, no frost at all. Even chilly nights will stop
their growth, thoough not kill them.

Last fall I potted up two of my hugest Jamaican habaneros and brought them
into my sun room because the peppers were all green, over the next three
month they all ripened (to orange, and VERY hot!) and even made more and
more chilis, right up to and past Christmas. Then they stopped flowering and
took a rest. Now in the spring here, they are putting out new shoots like
mad and getting ready to bud out again! After all, in the wild, chilis are
perennials. As soon as it warms up enough, I'm going to plant them outside.
They are now four feet tall, BTW and still quite healthy except for a
stubborn aphid infestation they picked up indoors. And these plants were
from seeds that I saved from a pepper I ate the winter before. Came true and
all.

Denise McCann Beck
Coastal British Columbia
USDA zone 7 Sunset Zone 4

-----Original Message-----
From: bpgraham <bpgraham@ihug.co.nz>
To: Veggie List <veggie-list@eskimo.com>
Date: Sunday, April 11, 1999 2:13 AM
Subject: Frosts and chilies


>How much frost (if any) can chilie plants stand.Expecting frosts this week
>here, but chilies still flowering and fruiting..how hardy are they?I am
>covering them at night, but there are nights where you usually get caught
>out.I do plan to pot them up and bring them inside for the winter, but want
>to leave it as long as possible.Please help..
>Phillippa
>"In Vino Veritas"
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