Firpo701 407 #1 Posted August 4, 2014 Picked quite a few hot cherry peppers this morning! Put Seriously Sinatra on the satellite, peeling garlic and jarring peppers! I'll have a big pot of tomato sauce and meatballs on the stove before it's all said and done!!! Lol! I'm happy with the way everything has grown this year! 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AMC RULES 37,141 #2 Posted August 4, 2014 Like Christmas in July. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1maidenfan 202 #3 Posted August 4, 2014 WOW now thats a pepper haul !!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
312Hydro 474 #4 Posted August 5, 2014 Those are looking great! :handgestures-thumbupright: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
specialwheelhorse 174 #5 Posted August 9, 2014 Never seen such a good pepper here as well. Only put out 4 banana peppers But put them on the shady side of my okra per companion planting guide And have them running out my blank blank. Put watering can on nearly every day, three foot tall and producing like crazy Don't know what to do with them. Any suggestions !!! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Firpo701 407 #6 Posted August 9, 2014 Never seen such a good pepper here as well. Only put out 4 banana peppers But put them on the shady side of my okra per companion planting guide And have them running out my blank blank. Put watering can on nearly every day, three foot tall and producing like crazy Don't know what to do with them. Any suggestions !!! Yes! Pickle them! First rinse them and dry them with a towel. Cut your banana peppers into rings, about 1/4" thick and stuff them into jars. Stuff three peeled cloves of garlic down in the sides of the jar. For pint jars, add one teaspoon of pickling salt over top of the peppers, two teaspoons for quarts. In a sauce pan, mix in one part apple cider vinegar to two parts water and bring to a boil. Pour over the peppers and fill jars to the top. Put on the lids and process for ten minutes in a boiling water bath. Sit them on the counter afterwards and listen for the lids to pop...that means they've sealed. After about a week, you should have some delicious peppers! Refrigerate after opening. Enjoy! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Digger 66 3,488 #7 Posted August 9, 2014 WoW !!! I posted a pic of one of my Jalapenos a while ago in a different thread , but no comparison to that ! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Firpo701 407 #8 Posted August 9, 2014 WoW !!! I posted a pic of one of my Jalapenos a while ago in a different thread , but no comparison to that ! Saw that thread Digger...those are some good looking jalapenos! I love peppers very much, hot or sweet! Fried a bunch of sweet peppers, day before yesterday, in vegetable oil, salt, black pepper, oregano, and chopped garlic! Yum yum!!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Digger 66 3,488 #9 Posted August 9, 2014 I just had to ..... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
specialwheelhorse 174 #10 Posted August 9, 2014 Thanks a bunch firpo . I think I got the fair lady into this now !! Will let you know how they turn out . Jim in the colony. Texas Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Firpo701 407 #11 Posted August 9, 2014 I just had to ..... Awesome!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Firpo701 407 #12 Posted August 9, 2014 Thanks a bunch firpo . I think I got the fair lady into this now !! Will let you know how they turn out . Jim in the colony. Texas You're most welcome! Great!! Looking forward to hearing how they turn out!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
specialwheelhorse 174 #13 Posted August 12, 2014 Well we are just waiting now. Dee put up 6 pints yesterday !! One pint was a little different Santa fe grande Supposed to be kinda hot and spicy so we will see how that one turns out ! Jim in hot and spicy texas Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Firpo701 407 #14 Posted August 12, 2014 Well we are just waiting now. Dee put up 6 pints yesterday !! One pint was a little different Santa fe grande Supposed to be kinda hot and spicy so we will see how that one turns out ! Jim in hot and spicy texas That's great Jim! I'm sure they'll be tasty! Never heard of the Santa Fe Grande. Will have to look those up, and maybe plant a few next season! Dom... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
specialwheelhorse 174 #15 Posted August 12, 2014 Well e only put out one lonely grande just for a trial run. Don't put on as many as banana but they are a little fatter And more meaty and not real hot, I will put out a couple more next year. Would you have a good recipe for pickled okra? Now the okra is going crazy , we love it but just can't keep up with it Either. Have you raised Swiss chard ? The best greens we've ever had They will produce clear up till frost. I just looked up where you live since my wife and I were both born And raised in Ohio. You live in pretty country. We lived near Lima And spent a lot of time in old man cave country when we could. , Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Firpo701 407 #16 Posted August 12, 2014 Never raised swiss chard. I did do okra last year. I did it the same way as the peppers. I thought it turned out well. Trick is picking the okra before it gets big and tough. I don't see why you couldn't add some dill or even mustard seed with it to give it a little more of a bite. Yeah, I like it here. Live on a little farm not too far from town. Plenty of room for gardening and messing with the wheel horses. My wife is originally from Dayton, but I think I've made a country girl out of her these past 12 years. Haha! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
specialwheelhorse 174 #17 Posted August 14, 2014 Just a waiting game now but it won't be long and we will have plenty Of okra to try. Picked a batch of peppers okra and threw in a sprig or two of Mint. Dee just washed the whole works put in bag in frig. Couple more shots like that and she will Be back in business. Just wandered what a sprig of mint now and then would do ??? Jim Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Firpo701 407 #18 Posted August 14, 2014 Sounds like you guys have been busy! Lol. A bit of mint would probably be good in the okra. Give it a shot...if it doesn't do well, then you know not to do it again. That's how I learned...trial and error! Haha! Just picked another batch of cherry and Hungarian wax peppers, so I'll be busy tomorrow myself! :-) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
specialwheelhorse 174 #19 Posted August 22, 2014 Hey buddy. Wife is really getting into canning again. She just done 12 pints of okra. She found a recipe that had lemon slices and A whole raft of other pices and such No telling what these will be like but will let you know. About another big batch of peppers ready to pick. Had scrambled eggs with okra in this morning. Time to try the peppers now, been bout a week and A half now so they should be ready. Jim in texas 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Firpo701 407 #20 Posted August 23, 2014 Wow! Sounds like you guys have been busy! The okra sounds good! I'd say the peppers are ready! Happy gardening! :-) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Digger 66 3,488 #21 Posted August 25, 2014 I don't want to take this thread over but figured there are probably some experts here . Can anyone identify the little guy in the first picture ? I planted so many different kinds & some of them almost died on me . But as the heavens had it , they started bearing fruit !! I think I remember "Scotch-Bonnet" on the package for the juveniles in the second pic . Any help would be welcomed . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Firpo701 407 #22 Posted August 29, 2014 Hey Digger...the first pic looks to be either a green or red chili pepper. The second pic does resemble the scotch bonnet, also known as a "scotty bon", which is a cousin to the habanero, so they will be hot! They are a Caribbean pepper...hope this helps! :-P 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Firpo701 407 #23 Posted August 29, 2014 And here we go again! Haha! The cherry peppers are doing unbelievable this year! Looks like I may one if not two good picks left! I love it!! :-) 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
specialwheelhorse 174 #24 Posted August 29, 2014 Wow that's great !! Our PP are really good, just tried them We got another batch coming on And wife is really into this now. She's got her eye on a sweet pickled Okra thing now with carrot strips in . We had about a gallon of okra to pick Today. Every 2 days or they re to big They going to ware us out I just got to go with some cherry peppers Next year. Whoop Hhoooo. Jim in texas 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Digger 66 3,488 #25 Posted August 29, 2014 Hey Digger...the first pic looks to be either a green or red chili pepper. The second pic does resemble the scotch bonnet, also known as a "scotty bon", which is a cousin to the habanero, so they will be hot! They are a Caribbean pepper...hope this helps! Thanks for the info , I'll be careful ! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
