Best hot peppers for 4b?
Michael Spaulding
6 years ago
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Brennan (New Mexico 7a)
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Comments (11)Yes, I finally hopped in the chariot and took a roll through the countryside to scope out this "find" today. . . BE FOREWARNED!! This is NOT some kind of upscale nursery designed to woo the retail crowd - it is a no-nonsense operation consisting of ten (10) hoop houses (only two of which are open to the public), one port-A-potty (that's the end of the public amenities!) and it caters primarily to mail-order. The public does show up on weekends, but many of those folks are tomato/pepper afficianados who have PRE-ORDERED on-line, for pick-up within one week - this extra service (pre-ordering) costs you an additional .75 per plant, but may be the only way to guarantee you'll be able to get a hard-to-find tomato and/or pepper. Straight retail off-the-street price: $1.75 per plant, which is definitely competitive - but here's the REAL reason you might want to go and/or order: the selection of tomatoes is remarkable, the peppers astounding, and there's even a few eggplants for sale. The only other items for sale that I noticed were some fish and seaweed fertilizers, which can be hard to come by other than expensive mailorder. They have been open to the public only two weekends now, but already many varieties are gone - the lady who runs the operation (a one-woman show, been at it for 20 years!) suggests that you go on-line BEFORE you go (like the Sat. or Sun. morning before pulling out the drive) to see what's sold-out. With your up-to-date list clutched in hand (and second and third choices noted!) hit the greenhouses, where peppers and tomatoes are neatly lined up in alphabetical order. . .if you're not dead set on a rare or hard-to-find variety, you WILL find plants in the next couple of weeks. . .as of my visit today, they had about 30 varieties of tomatoes available, and maybe 50 different peppers, both hot and sweet. If you can, go during the week - no crowds (I was the only customer). . . Follow their directions (download from the website) very carefully - pay particular close attention for the Kingwood-Locktown Road off of Rte. 519, as its a common weathered street sign, easy to miss. Most of all, enjoy the drive - it's a perfectly beautiful part of New Jersey that many of us in the densely populated central and eastern parts of the state rarely get to see. . . Carl Here is a link that might be useful: Cross Country Nurseries...See MoreBest site for Hot Pepper seed online?
Comments (6)Reimer's has a well-established history of unbelievably, insultingly poor customer service, AND they sell seeds that are way, way beyond fresh, to the point of zero percent germinization. Don't take my word for it. There are many others who would say the same. I suggest you check out Dave's Garden website for more instances of customers' reaction to Reimer's. Gardeners and/or market gardeners should avoid Reimers, they're nothing but crooks. Reimer's sleaze harms all of the honorable suppliers who market via the web. Suggest you try: FedcoSeeds.com; Johnnyseeds,com, Harrisseeds.com, Stokeseeds.com, Shumway, Cooks, Pinetree, Dixondale Farms (for onion plants) and many others. I have 45 years vegetable gardening experience, and have been a commercial market gardener since 1991. There are lots of good online seed sources. Reimer's is definitely not one of them!...See MoreBest potting mix for potted hot peppers
Comments (7)Check the attached link for all you ever wanted to know about container soil...and then some. Al (tapla)'s post basically encourages the use of a pine bark (rather than peat) based mix. The pine bark is coarse and holds its structure very well--leading to excellent drainage and aeration. I've found this formula to work quite well for vegetables, annuals and perrenials. Pro-Mix is great stuff too. I still use it for seed starting, but have found the pine bark mix to be more economical for large containers as well as longer lasting. Jason Here is a link that might be useful: Container soils and water in containers...See Morebest way to stuff and preserve hot cherry pepper
Comments (1)go to the harvest forum for this question. oil does NOT preserve and is very dangerous. Best to use NO OIL. If It was ME. I would preserve the peppers plain in 100% vinegar and then stuff them when I go to eat them. But I like the taste of vinegar. at the time you remove the peppers you could soak them in water to remove some vinegar flavor then stuff and eat. vinegar will keep them crisp better and longer and safer than water and vinegar. I always use 100% vinegar and never add any water....See MoreMichael Spaulding
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