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in-ground Growing Hatch chile in the northeast
It's definitely much more humid here than in NM--there's no doubt about that. I'm just not sure why that would affect capsaicin production. The overnight temperatures are about the same here as in Hatch, but the daytime highs are a bit lower. Still, I wouldn't think that would affect capsaicin...- timboimbo
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in-ground Growing Hatch chile in the northeast
Hello, For the last three years I have grown Hatch green chiles in my garden here in upstate NY (Zone 5A). My plants grow beautifully, but they are not even a little spicy. This year, for example, I grew an extra hot variety from Sandia Seed Company, and they grew beautiful peppers that tasted...- timboimbo
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Growing a little bit of everything in upstate NY (Zone 5A)
I've been slowly expanding my pepper production and am here to learn a bit about people's experience growing Hatch chiles outside of NM.