Posted: 3/22/2011 3:20:14 PM EDT
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I just paid $1.24 each for one Green Pepper.
When I wt it that came to about $3.00lb. This was at WM. Very nice pepper. But not $1.24 nice. Yes we will be planting our own this spring. Plan on drying some as well as freezing some. That all! Had to tell someone. PITA45 
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Very nice. I've had great success with hot peppers and banana peppers, and have done decent with bell peppers, but sometimes the flesh is a little thin and leathery, not thick and crunchy. Any pointers? They like it warm and sunny, don't do well in cooler, damper enviroments. I started them a little early this year, and the cooler overcast days did not see alot of growth. The ones I have grown need a lot of water, but, in well drained soil, and consistently. I water mine almost every day, but don't flood, and use about 30% sand in the mix to promote drainage. Not too much nitrogen fertilizer either. I haven't tried hot peppers yet. What kind do you grow? |
| I've got several heirloom sweet peppers planted this year. So far so good although will be at least another month before I really see how they do. As for hot peppers, I grew jalapinos last year and we had more than we knew what to do with. They also did great as container grown. |
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Very nice. I've had great success with hot peppers and banana peppers, and have done decent with bell peppers, but sometimes the flesh is a little thin and leathery, not thick and crunchy. Any pointers? They like it warm and sunny, don't do well in cooler, damper enviroments. I started them a little early this year, and the cooler overcast days did not see alot of growth. The ones I have grown need a lot of water, but, in well drained soil, and consistently. I water mine almost every day, but don't flood, and use about 30% sand in the mix to promote drainage. Not too much nitrogen fertilizer either. I haven't tried hot peppers yet. What kind do you grow? Hmmm, My problem could be related to too much nitrogen, I put chicken litter on the garden in the fall and early spring. My soil is sandy, the summers here are hot enough, and we turn the sprinkler on late afternoon for an hour. I have grown cayenne, jalapeno, chili, anaheim, thai, serrano, tabasco, and maybe some others, they all grow and produce well. I failed miserably at starting peppers from seed three years in a row (I think they really need 80+ degree temps when the seedlings emerge) and usually pick up three of the four plant trays of different hot pepper varieties each year, plus a couple trays of banana or wax peppers, plus a couple more of bell peppers. Any leathery peppers get trimmed a bit, sliced thin, and go in to that week's batch of refrigerator pickles. |
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I still have a full bag (foodsaver) in the deep freezer from last years garden. I had four bags at the end of the growing season year. This is way to go...they truly taste just a good as fresh when cooked. I cringe when I go to the supermarket recently. Cooked green peppers are ok - if they are cooked for a short time like in an omelet or on pizza. Stewed green peppers are an absolute no go for me, but stewed red peppers taste ok for some reason. Does freezing result in mushy peppers only good for stews, or can they be used in omelets and on pizza? Do you halve them, slice them thin, or chop them for freezing? We dehydrate all of our extra hot peppers, put them in a plastic bag, and leave them on the shelf. |
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Does freezing result in mushy peppers only good for stews, or can they be used in omelets and on pizza? Do you halve them, slice them thin, or chop them for freezing?
When it comes to fresh roasted green chili's they can be zip loc'd and frozen. When your ready to use some bring out the zip loc and place in microwave for a minute. take them out finish peeling them then cook with them. Flavor aroma is all good. |