It is what it is 2023

Under extreme pressure from my peers I am reluctantly starting my 2023 glog
Haven't actually planted any seeds yet, but it won't be long before I succumb to the gentle scent of compost, the lure of germination and the excitement of seeing a sprout
I am, however, cleaning all my plant tags if that's not commitment I don't know what is

 

[Tinkerbelle]

seeds were a Christmas present from my partner, he bought them from seedplanet.com in Cyprus which has now been taken over by red dragon seeds in Wales so you'll get charged customs and all the rest of the faff now
Can send you seeds with the doux des landes seeds

 

[MarcV]

I was just curious . I still have ksls seeds from semillas that I can try, I expect those to be ok...

 

[Tinkerbelle]

hells bells - I thought shishito were supposed to be mild - it's burning my face off
maybe I'm exaggerating a little, but they are rather poky

 

[PaulG]

CD says "Turkish cow horn" - haven't tasted it yet but it's certainly a monster and very handsome

Almost looks like a Farmer’s Market Jalapeño…

 

[Tinkerbelle]

Almost looks like a Farmer’s Market Jalapeño…

Hey Mr G - it does doesn't it, although I have FM jalapenos and they're nowhere near as big

 

[Tinkerbelle]

couple of jars of Cowboy Candy

 

[Downriver]

couple of jars of Cowboy Candy

Those look delicious Tink!

 

[Tinkerbelle]

Mr Spezzano's thai - so pretty changing colours (thank you @CaneDog)

Some rather large MOA bonnets - which have done fabulously this season

and lastly, my 2-pod rocoto - to be fair it got shoved in with all the other peppers out in full sun

 

[CaneDog]

Looking great!

 

[Tinkerbelle]

my first fish pepper

and peach ghosts - still waiting for their ripening - to be fair the seeds went in very late

 

[Tinkerbelle]

Did I tell you I was sick of the sight of peppers? I am, I am so over peppers
Last harvest of sweet peppers, I have no idea what these are, except they are delicious, I think the seeds were Spanish and this is 8th harvest I've had, so very prolific

These are the lovely padrons, again very prolific this year

And these are my rocotos, they caused more angst and rocking in the corner than any other pepper I've grown this year and look at what I got! Not sure if they were worth it

 

[Downriver]

@Tinkerbelle Nice harvest Tink! The pepper in the first pic might be Piquillo pepper. Just a guess.

 

[Tinkerbelle]

oh yes it could be - I know I planted guindilla, padron and another one - thanks for that

 

[Tinkerbelle]

Are my pods as shiny as Bou's?

 

[Tinkerbelle]

and I forgot - there's more of this

 

[Grass Snake]

Are my pods as shiny as Bou's?

Has he been to your house lately? It looks like his work.

 

[Grass Snake]

hells bells - I thought shishito were supposed to be mild - it's burning my face off
maybe I'm exaggerating a little, but they are rather poky

1 and 10 shishito will be hot from what I hear. You just happen to get the hot one lol. Have you tried anymore?

 

[Tinkerbelle]

I did and they weren't hot at all - don't think shishito will make my top 20 favourite peppers

 

[Grass Snake]

I did and they weren't hot at all - don't think shishito will make my top 20 favourite peppers

How do they compare to Padron? I heard they’re similar.

 

[Tinkerbelle]

I do prefer the taste of the padron, it's sort of nutty and smoky, the shishito is more grassy and sweet.
I can still eat a pan-full of 'em, cooked quick in olive oil and sprinkled with sea salt - heaven