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Thanks for the advice - I'll be sure to bear it in mind when picking time
comes for the habs.
I picked a couple of birdseye yesterday to put in a chili - pinched the
stems with my nails and they just came off. Not sure what will happen to the
rest of the stem though - will it rot or will it grow ?? Maybe just a case
of wait and see.....

"John DeBoo" wrote in message
...
Being from New Mexico where we do chili, I can attest to the good
advice below. We roast a gunny sack or two each year and peel it &
into the freezer bags it goes. We *ALWAYS* wear rubber gloves, always!

Noydb wrote:
Neil Catley wrote:


Hi all,


This is the first year I hav grown chillis - advice would be much
appreciated !

Thanks,
Neil


Neil, do not, under ANY circumstances pick the habaneros bare handed. I
picked the habs off just 4 plants last year and it was fully 10 days
before
I could close my fingers against each other. I wish you could hear my
voice
for emphasis. Do NOT work with habs bare handed. You WILL regret it.
Search
the usenet archives via Google for the topic of habs if you don't
believe
me. Nobody picks habs bare-handed for free.

You don't have to listen to me. But if you don't listen to me this time,
you
will next. Wear TWO pairs of plastic gloves when working with habs. I
cut
70 habs for the dryer. I paid full price for a full week.

Just a FYI,

Bill