I'm a relative newbie, and pepper growing in the Northwest can be a challenge. However, we have had a nice late summer and it looks like it may keep going for a while. In the past, I bring a few of the better plants into the garage in October and try to extend the ripening process. This year, I may buy a cheap tent style greenhouse for that purpose. I only have about 15 plants, so this is a small operation. I snapped these pictures today (September 16th).
This is my first time trying superhots. A Ghost is on the left, and Trinidad Scorpion on the right. The Ghost is my weakest producer. The Scorpion is loaded but none are ripe.
Here's a closer shot of my Scorpion. I hope you can see those green pods among the leaves!
One of my two fataliis. Lots of pods but no ripening in sight . . .
A Numex Parker (left) and Ancho Magnifico (right). I had some pod rot issues with the early fruit but it's mostly stopped. It's hard to see the pods with all the big leaves in this pic. I love the look of those hand grenade-sized anchos but don't know what to do with all of them (stuff em?)
This Cayenne has been fun. It's a big producer, and I've been able to harvest a lot already. Only the Jalapenos were faster. The pods go from green to red in just a few days.
One of the Habs (4 total). This one was overwintered. It looked almost dead after transplanting into a bed. It took a long time to come back, but now it's loaded (yah!). I'm going to try to overwinter it again.
Slow and steady row of Jalapenos. These always do great here and get harvested early for poppers, salsa and hot sauce.
Peppers are only about half the garden (squash, peas, carrots, lots of tomatoes) but I hope to expand it again next year. Thanks for looking at my mini-glog!
-hottoddy
This is my first time trying superhots. A Ghost is on the left, and Trinidad Scorpion on the right. The Ghost is my weakest producer. The Scorpion is loaded but none are ripe.
Here's a closer shot of my Scorpion. I hope you can see those green pods among the leaves!
One of my two fataliis. Lots of pods but no ripening in sight . . .
A Numex Parker (left) and Ancho Magnifico (right). I had some pod rot issues with the early fruit but it's mostly stopped. It's hard to see the pods with all the big leaves in this pic. I love the look of those hand grenade-sized anchos but don't know what to do with all of them (stuff em?)
This Cayenne has been fun. It's a big producer, and I've been able to harvest a lot already. Only the Jalapenos were faster. The pods go from green to red in just a few days.
One of the Habs (4 total). This one was overwintered. It looked almost dead after transplanting into a bed. It took a long time to come back, but now it's loaded (yah!). I'm going to try to overwinter it again.
Slow and steady row of Jalapenos. These always do great here and get harvested early for poppers, salsa and hot sauce.
Peppers are only about half the garden (squash, peas, carrots, lots of tomatoes) but I hope to expand it again next year. Thanks for looking at my mini-glog!
-hottoddy
