Starting Pepper Transplants (Zone 7)

Countryladiesgardens · Tue Jun 02, 2015 3:31 pm

Last weekend we started our pepper transplanting from red solo cups to 3 gallon buckets. They sure like the space now, and some are producing peppers! Can't wait to try all these new varieties that we are growing this year! We are known in the Fraser Valley of BC for having the best selection of hot peppers, sweet peppers and ornamentals! It is a good buisness for summer, and it was sure fun! The remaining peppers we will eat and save the seeds! Now is the super exciting part indeed! How are your peppers doing in your climate all? We have been getting almost daily 30C days but now we have a week spurt of rain. Good for them to get a little wet. Enjoy the photos!

Countryladiesgardens · Tue Jun 02, 2015 3:33 pm

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GardeningCook · Tue Jun 02, 2015 6:27 pm

Wow - your pepper selection is impressive.

I'm a pepper lover, but steer clear of the super-hot ones except for the occasional Habanero that I buy for the occasional dish that calls for it. The favorites I like to grow include Poblano (for stuffing), Jalapeno & Serrano (for all sorts of things), Cubanelle (for frying), & Thai/Cayenne varieties for Asian dishes.

Countryladiesgardens · Tue Jun 02, 2015 9:37 pm

Thanks! We worked hard on them these last few years. We also have all the varieties you mentioned. They are not all Superhots, we have a variety of Paprikas, sweet and ornamentas. Yes Thai was super popular this year, we had a few but next year will have more! We also love cooking, maybe we can exchange some recipes!

GardeningCook · Tue Jun 02, 2015 9:52 pm

Recipes - definitely!!! I'm a cooking fiend - lol! In fact, I pretty much grow to cook. Not very many strictly ornamentals in my garden.

I try to grow the Thai peppers every year because local markets don't carry them fresh. If I want them fresh for Asian cooking I have to drive over an hour to hit Asian markets & hope they have them. Which is understandable during the winter months, but I'd prefer not to have to during growing seasons.

Countryladiesgardens · Tue Jun 02, 2015 10:35 pm

Awesome! Sounds like we have a bit in common then! We are the same, have hot peppers at the grocery store, but nothing with the heat that we like. So we grow to eat them too, usually we home smoke some and make powders out of them. Nothing beats a hot spicy mayo!! It sure was a hit at our last catering event. We made Green Goddess Chicken burgers with their choice of Chipotle Mayo. We had an Insane sauce that had Ghost peppers in it! Yes it can be hard to find certian ingredients, we have to shop around town too. We grow the peppers now that we use as well as the tomatoes! Wow last year we even grew our own Cesar beans and Dill pickles! Yum!!