FOR CHILE LOVERS, SOMETHING VERY IMPORTANT IS HAPPENING RIGHT NOW IN SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO. VEGETABLE SPECIALIST STEPHANIE WALKER AT N-M-S-U SAYS FARMERS ARE JUST ABOUT TO WRAP UP THEIR CHILE PLANTING FOR 2014.
WITH RED CHILE, WALKER SAYS FARMERS TRY TO PLANT AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE, BECAUSE THE CROP TAKES A LONG TIME TO MATURE. THE GREEN CHILE HARVEST USUALLY BEGINS IN EARLY AUGUST…WITH RED CHILE HARVESTED BY MID-SEPTEMBER.
