This season's peppers

[chopsaw]

Drill some drain holes on the bottom.

I personally don't drill holes in mine .

I should add I move mine out of the weather and under cover .
If leaving out in the elements , definitely drill some drain holes .

 

[Chasdev]

That's great! Never used containers. Might try it. How big would you got for some cherry tomatoes? Was gonna do 5G bucket but rethinking.

I find the 5 gallon bags require too much soil, so I prefer 3 gallon sized grow bags.
As long as you use an organic compost mixed with a good soil like frogfarm, the plants will thrive in smaller bags.
I started all mine with new bagged organic soil and organic compost and it takes a LOT of bags of soil and compost to fill all of them up.

 

[fxsales1959]

30 plants.
Jalapeño
Tabasco
Thai Chili
Garden Salsa(no idea about these)

*Habenaro* (forget to add those to the initial list)

Should be a nice variety for dehydrating/grinding and making fermented sauce.View attachment 718376

wish I could grow those down here in S Florida. what the iguanas don't eat, summer heat/sun scorches,

 

[Chasdev]

So iguana meat is self marinating?
I loves me some spicy lizard fajitas!

 

[dr k]

So iguana meat is self marinating?
I loves me some spicy lizard fajitas!

What? I think you can shoot them in Florida with air rifles for eating and pest control. Puerto Rico has Iguana dishes. I haven't had Snake, Turtle, Iguana or any other reptile. I've seen Iguana green chunks of meat with a green sauce but only on tv and now back to peppers.

 

[Chasdev]

Dude, marinated in peppers, what else?

 

[bill ace 350]

All varieties have flowers except the Habanero and Tobasco....

 

[Chris_in_SoCal]

We are having a very hot summer. One month of mostly mid 90F with a couple of 100F+ days. My peppers were having a hard time even with twice a day watering.

I used a torch to bend 1/2" PVC to make a frame and 50% shade cloth to help protect them from this heat. I lost some plants from the heat but the rest are producing.

Today's bowl. Many tomatoes. Thai chilies, Cyan Chilies, Jalapeno Chilies.

 

[Fueling Around]

All varieties have flowers except the Habanero and Tobasco....

About the same time my peppers and tomatoes started flowering.
Got green Jalapeno ready to pick. Bell are about the size of a tennis ball. Small tomatoes are to size, but not ripening.

We are having a very hot summer. One month of mostly mid 90F with a couple of 100F+ days. My peppers were having a hard time even with twice a day watering.
...
Today's bowl. Many tomatoes. Thai chilies, Cyan Chilies, Jalapeno Chilies.

Nice
I'm waiting on my first tomatoes. Green jalapeno begging to pick.

 

[Fueling Around]

... I haven't had Snake, Turtle, Iguana or any other reptile. I've seen Iguana green chunks of meat with a green sauce but only on tv and now back to peppers.

Reptile is unique meat. I've had turtle and alligator. It does not taste like chicken. I compare it more to pork.

 

[Chris_in_SoCal]

About the same time my peppers and tomatoes started flowering.
Got green Jalapeno ready to pick. Bell are about the size of a tennis ball. Small tomatoes are to size, but not ripening.

Nice
I'm waiting on my first tomatoes. Green jalapeno begging to pick.

Wait until the fully ripen and turn red (Like the one on the left side of the bowl). They taste way better imo.

 

[normanaj]

My peppers are doing quite well some already have fruit on them.Also been doing the coffee ground thing as suggested by chopsaw .

 

[clifish]

I left a bunch of peppers on the plant (got lazy) all through the winter. Now my 2 x 4 planter is filled with plants like Datyl, fish and 2 types of hot Jalapeno peppers. Just starting to see some small peppers coming out.

 

[zwiller]

I'll try and remember to get you guys a pic but geeked out with my cherry tomato plant and followed:
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&sou...IQFnoECDsQAQ&usg=AOvVaw3M0rgMNjXPf7gKAzPKhGU5

 

[philpom]

Our garden is rocking along, been pulling tomatoes left and right, greenbeans, onions, and all sorts of peppers including serano, jalapeno, Thai, and the ghost and scotch bonnet are ripening now.

Last year we ended up with 100s of habanero, Thai, and scotch bonnet. Expect for of the same this year.

 

[chopsaw]

As usual the midwest heat rolled in , and stalled my plants . I did pick a couple yellow bells and fresno before that happened . Jalapeno is doing pretty good though .

Temps dropped and the plants responded fast . Picked these yesterday , hope to get the same here in another day or 2 . The fresno , and Cayenne plants are loaded . Cayenne is Red flame .

 

[clifish]

not ready here in NY, jalapenos are about 3" long and still very green. I did forget to water them a drooped all the leaves...maybe that will increase the heat level?

 

[chopsaw]

, jalapenos are about 3" long and still very green.

I normally pick them when they turn dark green . That one above started to turn , so I let it go .
I've already done 2 pints of pickled jalapeno slices . Not sure what I'm going to do with the rest .
Might freeze for chili this winter .
Just for reference . Biggest Japs I've grown .
I normally under water when I have plants in the ground . Pots I try to stay with it .

 

[Fueling Around]

I was picking the japs and bells in the green stage to keep the plants producing.
In the crunch of wheat harvest and today was my short day of 13 hours. Doesn't leave any baby sitting of the garden time. Green beans are ready. I didn't get my garden gate finished so wife can enter without getting zapped by the electric fence.

 

[Smoke-Chem BBQ]

We're growing on a small scale, in containers on the deck. The one habanero plant is doing great...12 peppers in various stages of ripeness. The two jalapeños grew faster and taller than I've seen previously. Absolutely shot up. But not one flower, not one bud, not one pepper. I've never had that happen before.