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1. Dream it! Make it! Bake it! Shake it!:  Herb of the Year 2016  |
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ceejay48
Farmgirl Legend/Schoolmarm/Sharpshooter
13663 Posts
CeeJay (CJ)
Dolores
Colorado
USA
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levisgrammy
True Blue Farmgirl
9436 Posts
Denise
Beavercreek
Ohio
USA
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ceejay48
Farmgirl Legend/Schoolmarm/Sharpshooter
13663 Posts
CeeJay (CJ)
Dolores
Colorado
USA
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Kangaroo Kate
True Blue Farmgirl
253 Posts
Teresa
Red Oak
Texas
USA
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 Posted - Feb 11 2016 : 7:11:12 PM
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I have never planted peppers before will give them a try.
hope to have a garden this year. been long time since had one.
are red peppers good as pest deterants does anyone know
we have fire ants here pretty bad.
wondered if hot peppers planted around the garden if might help keep
fire ants out
Teresa
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Sydney2015
Farmgirl in Training
23 Posts
Sydney
Minnesota
USA
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Posted - Feb 11 2016 : 8:19:29 PM
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| My family has a greenhouse business and plants just about everything possible(even watermelon, in Minnesota). We plant a lot of peppers every year, my favorite kind is Chocolate Bell. It is so sweet. |
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sonshine4u
Chapter Guru
1205 Posts
April
New Prague
MN
USA
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Posted - Feb 15 2016 : 05:12:53 AM
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Chocolate Bell are so yummy! I might plant some of those this year. :)
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River Valley Farmgirls
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fortinkg
Farmgirl at Heart
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Wendie
Woonsocket
RI
USA
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Posted - Mar 21 2016 : 10:14:59 AM
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I look forward to doing a garden this year. I never got around to it last year. I have seen the Chocolate Bell pepper plants at the local hardware store. I will pick some up this year and give them a try. Thanks for the idea Sydney and sonshine!
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YellowRose
True Blue Farmgirl
7108 Posts
Sara
Paris
TX
USA
7108 Posts |
Posted - Mar 29 2016 : 10:03:37 AM
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Got my pepper plant this morning ~ a pack of six Tabasco peppers. Will share them with my sister & brother-in-law.
Sara~~~ FarmGirl Sister #6034 8/25/14
FarmGirl of the Month Sept 2015.
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YellowRose
True Blue Farmgirl
7108 Posts
Sara
Paris
TX
USA
7108 Posts |
Posted - May 28 2016 : 08:15:57 AM
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Our weather has not been good for growing peppers - not enough sunny warm/hot days. One plant is a little over a foot tall and just now setting blooms. The other is only 4"X4", no blooms, but heathy. I'm in hopes that as our Texas heat sets in both will grow and produce peppers.
Sara~~~ FarmGirl Sister #6034 8/25/14
FarmGirl of the Month Sept 2015.
Lord put your arm around my shoulders and your hand over my mouth. |
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ceejay48
Farmgirl Legend/Schoolmarm/Sharpshooter
13663 Posts
CeeJay (CJ)
Dolores
Colorado
USA
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YellowRose
True Blue Farmgirl
7108 Posts
Sara
Paris
TX
USA
7108 Posts |
Posted - May 28 2016 : 10:55:25 AM
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Thanks CeeJay, all they need is plenty of sun and a little heat. Today is overcast and cool but June is just around the corner.
Sara~~~ FarmGirl Sister #6034 8/25/14
FarmGirl of the Month Sept 2015.
Lord put your arm around my shoulders and your hand over my mouth. |
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Red Tractor Girl
True Blue Farmgirl
6663 Posts
Winnie
Gainesville
Fl
USA
6663 Posts |
Posted - May 28 2016 : 2:16:52 PM
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Too bad we can't share some of our sunshine with all of you! We are getting lots of sunny but dry days here and it getting hot. Thankfully, the mornings have still been in the 60s with low humidity but that will not be lasting too much longer.
Winnie #3109
Red Tractor Girl
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marjean
True Blue Farmgirl
3857 Posts
Marsha
Deltona
FL
USA
3857 Posts |
Posted - May 30 2016 : 10:26:00 AM
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So many great tips about peppers and handling them.
I will have to check out our tractor supply store to see if they have organic seeds.
I wonder if the pepper plants themselves will deter the Ferrell cats from coming in our yard? That would be wonderful.
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YellowRose
True Blue Farmgirl
7108 Posts
Sara
Paris
TX
USA
7108 Posts |
Posted - Jun 14 2016 : 4:27:07 PM
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Marsha, I'm late answering your post. I have used chopped up hot peppers or red pepper flakes on the places where stray cats were doing their business. They would go to another place in my yard and I would 'doctor' it and after a couple of times they moved on and out of my yard.
Checked my peppers today and one plant is covered with teeny peppers. The other plant has one. My hope is to have enough peppers to make several bottles of hot pepper vinegar with fresh herbs.
Sara~~~ FarmGirl Sister #6034 8/25/14
FarmGirl of the Month Sept 2015.
Lord put your arm around my shoulders and your hand over my mouth. |
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jillyd
True Blue Farmgirl
728 Posts
Jill
Saanichton
British Columbia
Canada
728 Posts |
Posted - Nov 14 2016 : 07:23:46 AM
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I just finished harvesting my peppers. I froze some, dried some and made jelly from some, as well as saving some to eat fresh. It felt good to get the greenhouse all cleaned out. If you're interested, I wrote a blog post about preserving my peppers at http://thymeforhealth.ca/recipes/preserving-peppers/
Jill
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YellowRose
True Blue Farmgirl
7108 Posts
Sara
Paris
TX
USA
7108 Posts |
Posted - Nov 14 2016 : 07:53:12 AM
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Beautiful peppers?
Sara~~~ FarmGirl Sister #6034 8/25/14
FarmGirl of the Month Sept 2015.
Lord put your arm around my shoulders and your hand over my mouth. |
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Ninibini
True Blue Farmgirl
7577 Posts
Nini
Pennsylvania
USA
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Posted - Nov 15 2016 : 1:44:49 PM
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Sara, I have to tell you: For us, this definitely WAS the year of the peppers! We still have some growing out in the garden, even though we had uprooted the plants to allow them to compost in place! We grew all sorts of different kinds of peppers, and every single one BURGEONED! I canned them, I made hot pepper spread, I froze them, I dehydrated them, I stuffed them... I did almost everything pepper I could think of shy of fermented hot pepper sauce (next year, I hope!). Our neighbors all got some, and our next door neighbor even took them over to his elderly sister - even the uber hot ones! So, I don't know why peppers were elected Herb of the Year for 2016, exactly, but I have to say, it definitely was it's finest year in our garden! Thank you for sharing and inspiring us this year - it was awesome! Hugs and love - Nini
Farmgirl Sister #1974
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YellowRose
True Blue Farmgirl
7108 Posts
Sara
Paris
TX
USA
7108 Posts |
Posted - Nov 15 2016 : 1:51:50 PM
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Nina, so happy your peppers did so well. I had two Tabasco pepper plants and made pepper sauce.
Sara~~~ FarmGirl Sister #6034 8/25/14
FarmGirl of the Month Sept 2015.
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1. Dream it! Make it! Bake it! Shake it!: Herb of the Year 2016 |
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Herb of the Year 2016
