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Ciao Hollyberry Lady- I really really like that Cappuccino Lily of yours. Where did you get tubers? I know next to nothing about Asiatic Lilies but can they be divided in the Spring? I'd send you money for some divisions! Also, outstanding Masquerade Pepper. Duane has seeds for that one...

Good grief, Derek! That's insane. What I want to know is, how do you keep up with the work required to process them all? What else do you do with them besides dry them? Duane was absolutely buried in trying to keep up with his meager harvests, dry some, make ristras with some, and pressure...

Ciao Rick- Duane waters from the bottom. With his hugely busy work schedule, growing the peppers this way is very convenient. Every week or so when he could get to it, he'd take the plants out and inspect, prune, harvest, photograh.

Ciao all- Finally, I have a break in the canning madness, so I can show you all a recent decent harvest photo. This was taken on 17 September.

Ciao all- Sorry I haven't posted any harvest photos, but D's been super busy and sometimes is harvesting at weird times without having time to take photos. Here's a recent one before he made up some of AJ's concentrates, mostly different Habs, Hot Paper Lanterns, and a few Brazilian Starfish...

Ciao all- Duane's got about a zillion Naga Jolokia Purple pods and really has no clue what to do with them. They're pretty small, but they're also very ornamental. He's thinking about making them into a ristra. Have any of you done this or know how to do it? It seems simple enough, just run...

Ciao all- My experience has been that growing tomatoes inside, regardless of whatever light setup requires some effort. My only real successes have been with very short determinate or dwarf cherry tomatoes. Whippersnapper does very well inside as long as you have the time to flick the...

Ciao all- Thanks so much, guys. This gives me a starting point! :)

Ciao Mike- Canning is for people who have patience..you just can't rush it. I mean you can try, sure, and then you can get frustrated.

Ciao all- Duane's now buried in ripe peppers and I've been very busy making use of them, but I have no idea what to do with this one. What is it traditionally used in and where does it come from originally? What do you all use it in?

Ciao Tony- If Silver Surfer is right, what exactly will you make with all of those peppers? You have some really scary heat on those plants! Really beautiful, healthy plants, though, well done!

Ciao all- There are a few things from 2007 and just a couple of things from 2006. We use most of what I put up. I don't go through the tomato paste each season, so I have some of that left over.

Meraviglioso, Michael, you're doing very well! Enjoy and get sleep when you're able. I just did inventory of our remaining jars in the wine cellar. There will be a few new items to include, especially with the peppers. This is the plan (each case holds 12 jars unless otherwise indicated)...

Ciao chililover- We've had a lot of rain. A few of my plants are doing that, too. Prune off the yellow leaves and put in your green bin, not your compost. Keep doing that if you see more yellow leaves.

I don't have many individual plant or fruit photos of his stuff yet, but there are a few I think you'll be interested in.. 7-Pot Sara's Trinidad Morouga Yellow (ripening to red) Trinidad Scorpion with scary stinger - I don't go near this plant..I can smell the capsacin from 3 ft away...

Ciao all- Finally, I have a few photos to share to show you all what's been happening with Duane's pepper plantation. Here are the three pools on our driveway. I have 7 determinate/dwarf tomato plants in there, but everything else is peppers. I think the combination of a super early...

Ciao Tony- You have some really gorgeous and unusual plants there! Wow, those Safi Red Scotch Bonnets have the biggest leaves I've ever seen! Well done!

Mrs. Burns Lemon Basil - fantastic basil for marinades, jellies, even vinegar..jelly tastes like old-fashioned lemon drop candy Siam Queen Thai Basil - excellent as a garnish for any Asian dish, also good in salads in combination with lemon balm and other herbs like nasturtiums

Purple Delight Basil - fabulous basil for using fresh in salads, gorgeous colour Blue Spice Basil - strong, assertive flavour, slightly fuzziness to stems and leaves, bug-resistant, wonderful in combination with lemon balm in salads Anise Basil - excellent aromatic basil in combination...

Self-Saved Green Ruffles Basil - interestingly, the most robust of all of the basil clumps in the garden thus far Close-up of Green Ruffles - best used to show the leaf off in salads or garnishes Possible crossing with Purple Ruffles - note the purple tinge..basils cross with each other...