Tag Archives: peppers

The Last Pepper!

Posted on February 22, 2022 by carolee

Farewell to the last of the 2021 pepper crop eaten fresh, the “Sweet Apple Green” bell pepper pictured above. This variety from Seeds N Such has become one of our favorites for its sweet flavor, thick walls, and bright chartreuse … Continue reading →

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Six on Saturday: July 4th 2020

Posted on July 3, 2020 by carolee

Happy July 4th! It’s a glorious day here in Indiana! Hard to limit to six for this Saturday, because the daylilies are opening everywhere, the potager’s plants are becoming loaded with produce, and everywhere I look there is color and … Continue reading →

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It’s Time to Plant the Peppers!

Posted on February 15, 2020 by carolee

Despite the fact that the ground is snow-covered, the wind is blowing and the temperature was -5 degrees F at dawn, it is time to seed the peppers. This is the first crop that will need the bottom heating mat, … Continue reading →

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Mad Hatter Peppers

Posted on January 6, 2018 by carolee

The seed catalogs are arriving daily and dreams and hopes for next season’s “best ever” harvest are spiraling upward. As you are planning next year’s garden, may I suggest a new pepper variety to try? As a Garden Writer of … Continue reading →

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Six on Saturday-Aug. 12

Posted on August 12, 2017 by carolee

Can it be Saturday already? Apparently it is, so here are my six selections for this week. Having been away at the Garden Writers’ conference for a week, the garden was unsupervised, but behaved surprisingly well! I was delighted to … Continue reading →

Posted in gardening, Potager, Six on Saturday, Uncategorized, vegetable gardening | Tagged Eucomis, gardening, growing vegetables, kitchen gardens, peppers, Pineapple Lily, potager, seed starting, Six on Saturday | 3 Comments

July in Review

Posted on July 31, 2017 by carolee

“Fast and furious” best describes the changing gardens this month. We’ve had a few hot, humid days that are typical of July here in central Indiana, but for the most part it has been cooler than normal. Thus, many mornings … Continue reading →

Posted in cutting garden, gardening, harvest, kitchen gardens, monthly review, Potager, succession planting, Uncategorized, vegetable gardening | Tagged gardening, harvest, July harvest totals, monthly review, peppers, potager, succession planting, vegetable gardening | 5 Comments

Potager June Review

Posted on June 30, 2017 by carolee

June was a month of huge progress in the potager, although it is still hard for me to believe that it has been a full month since the May review! First of all, all those luscious rows of peas … Continue reading →

Posted in gardening, harvest, kitchen gardens, Lettuce, monthly review, peppers, Potager, shallots, Uncategorized, vegetable gardening | Tagged beans, cabbage, gardening, garlic, growing vegetables, harvest, kitchen garden, Lettuce, monthly review, okra, peppers, potager, shallots, tomatoes | 14 Comments

If you go away…..

Posted on June 5, 2017 by carolee

things happen! D and I decided to go to the Memorial Golf Tournament in Dublin, Ohio. Normally, I would hate to leave the gardens, but things were pretty well caught up (at least until I can start hauling mulch) and … Continue reading →

Posted in gardening, kitchen gardens, peppers, Potager, Uncategorized | Tagged beans, first blooms, gardening, kitchen gardens, peppers, potager, tomato blooms | 12 Comments