I'm just finishing the batch that I grew two summers ago (habaneros and cayenne). I had them in the freezer all this time and they're fine. Don't expect the crunch of a fresh one, but I've been using them in salsas and sauces and my family is still around exclaiming how hot they still are. They're definitely a good storage commodity. Love em. Be well, Elliot

Thanks, plllog! Throw in the freezer today (Thurs), take out and thaw in fridge tomorrow (Fri) and heat-n-serve on Saturday. Better to be safe than sorry!! Sure wish I could have squeeeeeezed one more day out of this so I wouldn't have to do the freeze/thaw stuff.

From what I understand, the outdoor heaters are propane. They burn clean? Some restaurants here have back outdoor patios that use them. Enclosed by four walls but outside. Seems ridiculous to heat outside and not necessarily legal in plain sight. They do radiate downward. We have a fire pit in the mountains. (wood fired) Similar radiating heat. 40ºF but blazing warm sitting around close. Night sky. Priceless. I read today that NYC may allow them. To extend the outdoor eating season on closed off streets. Bubble tents and mini greenhouses are gaining popularity. We will not be restaurant dining anytime soon. No need or desire even before covid. For those that do, the aerosols will be killed anywhere near that heat source. May be the carbon footprint if propane is traveling a long distance. Fuel choices are chosen based on availability. Natural gas is a direct line here. Sits and waits until we need it. Not traveling far. Our best choice. I don't like that our local farm share is not taking back their expensive insulated bags that were such a good system pre covid. So easy to clean them. Even an extra zippered bag foil inside. So frustrating. But we will reuse them for years if they will not take them back in the future. We are evironmentalist fence sitters. I need both sides of the arguments and the impact studied. We need lives living with commerce. And safe. Wake-up call about excess.

when you interfere with the roots of a plant .. you cut its ability to pump water .. maintain turgidity ... so leaves flop ... so.. before you dig.. divide ... or unpot.. you tape it up .. so the leaves hold themselves up ... during the time of low water pressure ... used it on all kinds of plants that might flop ... i also used to tape division from the mother plant to expose the crown.. when dividing ... especially with sports ... we had quite a lively conversation about this years ago .. when someone asked what the opposite of turgid was.. and it all went down hill from there.. anyone recall ... ken