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(if you click on the distant view it shows the lacey leaves better) which I think are 'hemp' like.
Actually, there again - The book 'growing unusual vegetables' has the 'caigua/slipper' version illustrated as mainly smooth with a few prickles (like realseeds), but fat baby is all prickles. I'm guessing a few are normal on the slipper one in the latter stages of growth. Any prickles Betty?
....but Galina - I don't know what makes you think Caigua/slipper is daylight sensitive? Is that your experience?
Absolutely, with a vengeance. Come 15th September, the first flowers appear. I am trying to remember when I first got the seeds - 12 years ago?. I was pleasantly surprised when I swapped for fat baby in 2006 and they produced much earlier.
can't remember where it's from, not realseeds.I guess there are a lot of strains, but we're only using two names.
Did you feed it a lot? You must have surely.
Earlypea, you are right right with the distant view photo. They are the lacy 'hemp' leaves! Hmm. A non daylight sensitive ladies slipper? The mind boggles.Betty, they are certainly rampant. What's your secret?
How d'you prounounce it - achocha or ach choo choo?