July 25th, 2008 Â· 40 Comments. The article below is an editorial that I was asked to write for the New Zealand Medical Journal, as a comment on article in todayâs edition about the misuse of the title âdoctorâ by chiropractors [download pdf].
Varieties. Most hot pepper cultivars require long growing seasons. Red chili peppers require 85 days to reach maturity, while jalapenos need 70 days and cayenne peppers require between 70 and 73 days from the time of planting to the date of ripeness.
Four O'Clock plants are not hard to grow and even a black thumb will have success! Mirabilis Jalapa can be grown very easily from flower seed, but need to be provided with warm soil in order to germinate. They will germinate best between 65 - 75F in just 10 - 14 days if the flower seeds are kept moist.