FW: Chiles and frost
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- Subject: FW: Chiles and frost
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- Date: Wed, 14 Apr 1999 05:17:06 -0700
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> From: Sue Callaghan[SMTP:scallagh@african-life.co.za]
> Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 1999 12:11 AM
> To: veggie-digest@eskimo.com
> Subject: RE: Chiles and frost
>
> Hi all,
> Phillipa in New Zealand asked about chiles and their resistance
> to frost. The answer is they have NONE! If you intend lifting and
> potting some, do it now before any chance of frost at all. One little
> touch of frost and the plants will die, fruit will freeze and then go
> all mushy and nasty as it defrosts. If you are unable to lift the plants
> before the first frosts, cover the ones you want to keep during the
> night with plastic sheeting or old sheets or some other material that
> will protect them until you can dig them up. Growers on the chile-heads
> list have even been known to string Christmas lights through their
> plants before covering them in an attempt to keep them warm enough
> during early frosts until the fruits ripen a bit more. I believe that
> pulling up an entire plant roots and all and then hanging it upside down
> in a garage or other sheltered spot will aid in ripening pods that are
> still green but of a mature size. I have had no luck ripening totally
> green pods off the bush - if they have already started to turn red, then
> they may ripen if you pick them.
> Cheers
> Sue in sunny SA (where I am also harvesting the last of the
> chiles before the frosts!)
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