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23 Aug 24, Ching (New Zealand - temperate climate)

When is the time to harvest taro and how?

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04 Jul 21, Prakash Chandra (New Zealand - sub-tropical climate)

To get many fruit from chili plant you need to plant a new plant every year. Last years plant have excessive leaves and very less good sized fruit. In tropical climate chili plant produce fruits up to three or four years.

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05 Aug 22, Anthony (New Zealand - sub-tropical climate)

I agree .best to plant a new one each year, fruit is bigger. Ive done lots of growing experiments with chillies in Auckland i had a jalapeno plant kept for 4 years in a pot which was babied the whole of its life .. only occasionally did it produce several good size fruit the smaller fruit i used in making sauce`s or cooking Another factor i found is dont grow different varieties close to one another as they can cross pollinate, If you are collecting seeds from the fruit for the next season. You may get smaller fruit

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20 Jul 20, Jyoti (New Zealand - temperate climate)

Best is to plant a new chillie plant.i had a plant which survived winter but did not gave as much fruit as it did before.

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11 May 20, Gavin (New Zealand - temperate climate)

I bought a chilli plant, very small, and it grew into a lovely plant, heaps and heaps of chilis. My question, will it flower again each year and produce new fruit each year? Or do I throw it away, and plant a new one?

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07 Nov 20, carol (New Zealand - temperate climate)

I try to take my chillie plants through the winter by protecting from frost and the ones that survive do really well, better than new plants, so I would try to keepit going

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22 Oct 20, villybang (New Zealand - temperate climate)

i have a jelopeno plant that is 5 years old (in a large pot ) It still produces chillies ..loads of them Its a small tree if you google it. produces mostly smaller fruit but . it does yield a few large ones ( probably more then a younger plant will ) pruning it back, sometimes pulling off the new buds, will transfer the energy back into the plant. of course using the right fertilizer, minerals and Nutrients will also help the plant survive overwintering looks like its dead. But it is survivable if done right

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12 May 20, Anonymous (New Zealand - sub-tropical climate)

Best to google it and read up. Can be annual or perennial.

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30 Apr 20, Edward de Bruin (New Zealand - temperate climate)

Hello, I would like to grow rocoto chilli as I have heard that they grow better here in NZ than other varieties. can you let me know when to sow the seeds and when to transplant into the garden or pots please. I reside in Nelson on the south island. Kind regards Edward

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14 Oct 24, Anthony (New Zealand - sub-tropical climate)

Rocoto chillies Originate from the cool mountain ranges of Peru. Unlike most other chili which like 12 hour`s sun ( beware of sun scold ), Rocoto is quite the opposite .. does better inpartly shaded areas. The fruit stays green like forever, almost 4- 6 weeks.. i think they taste better and sweeter while green .. Way too hot for me when red . Best to do your own research..but definitely shade them out in summer

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