Garden 2021

[Hopeless Sinner]

The red, yellow, and orange peppers from Holland are exquisite. All hothouse grown.

[riser4]

We have some peppers right now which start green then go purple then orange then brown and finally red (buena mullata pepper). They're a roller coaster of mouth burning flavor with each color having a different heat level. Overall they're pretty tame but I didn't expect the orange ones being worse than the purple ones and I paid for it this morning after chopping up 3 into my eggs...

Peppers burn twice...

[gravitylover]

Yeah, I don't do really hot peppers anymore. These cayenne were originally planted to keep pests away from berries and beans, not as much to eat but they will get eaten.

[buttahflake]

This just popped last night

[AK47bp]

This just popped last night

What is that?

I got some dahlias i planted months ago that haven’t blossomed yet.


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[buttahflake]

Mrs Flake tells me it’s a Hibiscus, it’s really cool.

[Skidog]

Based on store bought jar stuff I've found "restaurant style" salsa tends to mean it's more liquidy.. is that your goal/experience?

Yes. Less "chunky"

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[riser4]

Yes. Less "chunky"

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Different strokes. I prefer chunky because I don't like ketchup on my tortilla chips and tacos.

[Skidog]

Different strokes. I prefer chunky because I don't like ketchup on my tortilla chips and tacos.

It's not really ketchup. Still has clearly distinguishable pieces of peppers, onions, cilantro. Only thing that gets really mashed is the tomato. I will eat most any salsa, but prefer less chunk style. As said, to each their own.



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[buttahflake]

Another one popped, it as big as a dinner plate!

[gravitylover]

^ That's awesome. I'm having a great flower year too.

I thought beans were over last week. Nope.

Melons are starting to be ready but the plants got attacked by powdery mildew while I was away and I may not get many more which really sux because there's over 50 set on the 8 vines Peppers are pretty happy now. Finally.

[buttahflake]

Looking good, man. Those beans look tasty!

[brutah]

Garden hot sauce. Batch #1.

Habaneros, jalapenos, Santa Fe grandes, white vinegar, apple cider vinegar, salt, garlic, bring to boil, simmer for ten minutes, blend.

I always find the simple hot sauce recipes are the best and let you most enjoy the pepper flavors.

I didn't grow a great variety this year because spring skiing always gets in the way of my gardening efforts but it's always worth it for the hot sauce and tomatoes.

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[Norseman]

nice, garden salsa is the shit.

[abraham]

Winners this year are the basil, the shiso plants and these Mexican sour gherkins. The Japanese eggplant has had a decent output.

Got beets, kale, turnips and carrots coming in for a fall garden. Put some fava beans in with the hope of a spring harvest. Next year I'll actually have cleared space to start planting in the spring.

[Norseman]

Grapes are in




These little Siberian "Grampa's Home" peppers have become a staple in our cooking. Prolific little thing. Second summer for this plant.




Corbaci pepps... coming on. Just starting to turn. Hope to get a pile of red and orange ones.




Cozumel peppers. So fruity.




Second summer for the chocolate bell as well. Nice color and bright taste.







Aji Rico are over-head for a 5 year ole! These are starting to turn as well. Gonna have a shitload.




And on the end are Lola peppers. So heavy with fruit that the plant is laying over. Picked few green to alleviate the poor thing.

[Skidog]

Garden hot sauce. Batch #1.

Habaneros, jalapenos, Santa Fe grandes, white vinegar, apple cider vinegar, salt, garlic, bring to boil, simmer for ten minutes, blend.

I always find the simple hot sauce recipes are the best and let you most enjoy the pepper flavors.

I didn't grow a great variety this year because spring skiing always gets in the way of my gardening efforts but it's always worth it for the hot sauce and tomatoes.

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See that's restaurant style for sure. Looks delicious

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[Skidog]

Grapes are in




These little Siberian "Grampa's Home" peppers have become a staple in our cooking. Prolific little thing. Second summer for this plant.




Corbaci pepps... coming on. Just starting to turn. Hope to get a pile of red and orange ones.




Cozumel peppers. So fruity.




Second summer for the chocolate bell as well. Nice color and bright taste.







Aji Rico are over-head for a 5 year ole! These are starting to turn as well. Gonna have a shitload.




And on the end are Lola peppers. So heavy with fruit that the plant is laying over. Picked few green to alleviate the poor thing.

I got 2 laying over but the deluge has prevented me from rescuing them. I melt in rain.

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[gravitylover]

I'm not sure how bad the damage is yet but it looks like the peppers mostly survived and the tomatoes are messy but mostly salvageable. The melons may have been ruined, peas and beans are gone and the hanging strawberries are done for. All in all it could have been worse, it just brought the end of the season that much closer.

[Mr. Mike]

I’m going to try fave this fall for the first time. Don’t know if they will work here. Looking forward to the experiment.

[JayPowHound]

Our raspberry bushes have been producing 2 crops a year (not sure if that's typical?)

The first round a month or so ago was pretty sparce, but 2nd round is looking solid after all the rain we've had.

First pint or so was ready today and looking like many more to come in the next few weeks.

[Norseman]

[BCMtnHound]

Our raspberry bushes have been producing 2 crops a year (not sure if that's typical?)

The first round a month or so ago was pretty sparce, but 2nd round is looking solid after all the rain we've had.

First pint or so was ready today and looking like many more to come in the next few weeks.

Everbearing variety. We've got a similar patch. They will be replacing the everbearing strawberry crop, until the frosts keep away the pollinators.

[isisis]

https://www.splendidtable.org/story/...e-sour-pickles

[gravitylover]

Our raspberry bushes have been producing 2 crops a year (not sure if that's typical?)

The first round a month or so ago was pretty sparce, but 2nd round is looking solid after all the rain we've had.

First pint or so was ready today and looking like many more to come in the next few weeks.

Me too. The second round is looking for better than the first. Yay

I'm so jealous. I had dozens of melons set and things were looking so good then we went away for a few days and it rained a whole bunch and got into the 90s and everything got absolutely covered in powdery mildew. By the time I got home and tried to deal with it it was too late. I'll be surprised if I get more than the one I cut off before we left. I have it on the counter hoping it will ripen some more but I have low expectations for success