Hello to all of our friends in our Suite 101 and "Chile News & News' community. Hope
you are all set for a wonderful an spicy summer.
One of the great botanical ironies this time of the year is how the
different families of Chiles start out growing. The mighty
Habanero/Chinense family start out the slowest germinators, the initially
slowest seedlings and then BOOM! All H--- breaks loose and they become 6'
tall monsters. The other families of Hot Peppers which grow much smaller
start out as the quickest germinators and the fastest, most vigorous
seedlings. Take the 'Thai Sun' as an example. It germinates
fast..sometimes in a week. It's an agressive, quick growing
seedling..then what happens? It grows to 12" and peaks out. It is a lush
12" growth, with tiny thin leaves and has hundreds of Thai Chiles on it
but it is still a tiny, bushy plant.
Kinda reminds me of the Tortoise and Hare story.............
Anyway, it's the smallest chiles that start out the strongest (plants..not
peppers as I'll explain in a minute). The Habanero seedlings even with
their large leaves are the most tender and succeptible to sunscald, when
you transplant, thats when the leaves turn white. To avoid this as best
as you can transplant at night...good advice for ANYTHING that you
transplant and on a a cludy or rainy day if possible to acclimate the
seedling. Now that explanation on the peppers vs. plants in size, The
smallest pepper we grow is the 'Wild Dynamo' which grows to the size of a
pea. However, it grows on a 6' Robust plant. Then, conversely the one
Habanero that grows on a low and bushy plant is the Orange Habanero which
averages only 2' high...go figure!
Check out the difference in size of the Wild Dynamo, vs. the Thai Sun, vs.
the Orange Habanero at http://www.pepperjoe.com in the seed catalog. The
artist does a fabulous job with her drawings.
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