Volunteers

[Pam]

I was just out wrestling a yellow current tomato that volunteered to grow in the middle of the peppers into a tomato cage. It was smothering my Fatilla and crowding my Chocolate Hab. While I grabbing branch after branch, I noticed I had a volunteer pepper under there, too! From the flower, it appears to be a Baccatuum, and from its location, I'm guessing the parent plant was a Lemon Drop.

The reason I let the yellow current tomato go was that I lost all the ones I grew from seed in the Puppy Au Pair disaster. See Curses! 14 years old and #@$%*MySpace I have three that turned up as volunteers, but the other two aren't in the middle of the peppers.

Anyway, I was wondering if any of you let the volunteer peppers grow? As I have mentioned, I'm pretty anal about getting pure seed, but seeing some of the interesting pictures of cross breeds that turn up in your gardens, I'm tempted to let it grow. I'm trying to remember what other peppers I had back there last year. I know one was a Limon, but I can't remember what else was back there.

 

[DevilDuck]

I found one growing in my patch. I believe it's a jalapeño, but it's too small to be sure. I'm letting it grow...mainly because I need lots and lots of peppers!

 

[habman]

As I have mentioned, I'm pretty anal about getting pure seed, but seeing some of the interesting pictures of cross breeds that turn up in your gardens, I'm tempted to let it grow.

Pam leave the anal stuff to aliens
Let them grow!

 

[Pam]

I found one growing in my patch. I believe it's a jalapeño, but it's too small to be sure. I'm letting it grow...mainly because I need lots and lots of peppers!

The irony is that Lemon Drop plants produce like crazy. I never a shortage, and I already have two plants.

Pam leave the anal stuff to aliens
Let them grow!

*snort!*

 

[cheezydemon]

I am a firm believer that a volunteer plant was meant to be there! It grew against all odds, would you really kill it now?
Sounds like you might just need a little uncertainty in your life! Let us know what it turns out to be.

 

[Pam]

I am a firm believer that a volunteer plant was meant to be there!

Well, but, all weeds are volunteers, too. Even the blasted Lemon Basil is a volunteer, and I pull it up by the wheelbarrow full.

It grew against all odds, would you really kill it now?
Sounds like you might just need a little uncertainty in your life! Let us know what it turns out to be.

You'll be pleased to know I found three more volunteer peppers, and another tomato. I was cutting back the Lemon Basil from where it was hanging over the edge of this container and there the pepper seedlings were. I'm sure the new peppers seedlings are Lemon Drops, they're growing in a container that had a Lemon Drop plant in it last year.

 

[cheezydemon]

I consider weeds to be invaders, not volunteers, but I understand your point!If you know what it is, that takes out some of the fun. I won't hold it against you if you "weed" them!

 

[imaguitargod]

Generally, if they aren't too close to another pepper, I let those guys live.

 

[Pam]

I consider weeds to be invaders, not volunteers, but I understand your point!If you know what it is, that takes out some of the fun. I won't hold it against you if you "weed" them!

Ha! Nice semantics, but they were there first...except for the lemon basil, of course. I invaded their nice plot of weediness and added manure and compost and mulch, and now I'm trying to insist that they not convert any of that yummy stuff into weedy goodness.
I feel like a conquistador!

 

[Pepp3rFreak]

I feel like a conquistador!

Good luck with them, I hope they continue growing and produce good results!!

Oh, I too have a cursed problem with lemon basil, in a part of my garden it continually comes back time and time again..

 

[Pam]

Good luck with them, I hope they continue growing and produce good results!!

Oh, I too have a cursed problem with lemon basil, in a part of my garden it continually comes back time and time again..

It's nice to know I'm not the only one! It makes a lovely pesto, but how much lemon basil pesto can one person eat?