Re: Fire Season

I grow this one. Red = ripe.
Cathy, west central IL, z5b

On Aug 28, 2009, at 6:13 PM, Kitty wrote:


Cyndi,
How can you tell when peppers are ready to pick. I have on e Black Pearl pepper plant. some of the pearls have turned an interesting shade of red - almost like you can see through the skin. It is generally grownas an ornamental but I understand they are edible, but very hot. When should these be harvested? 

Kitty
neIN, Zone 5
----- Original Message ----- From: "Johnson, Cyndi D Civ USAF AFMC 95 CS/SCOSI" <cyndi.johnson@edwards.af.mil> 
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Friday, August 28, 2009 9:59 AM
Subject: [CHAT] Fire Season
We know it must be getting on to autumn when the fires start. There are two burning close enough to us that the water bombers and the helos go 
over the house on their way to get water and fuel, but they're not so
close that we are in any danger at all. The smoke was pretty bad a
couple days ago but now is being pushed more to the west. I hope no one 
gets hurt or loses their home this year.
Temps are supposed to be in the triple digits again this weekend. I need 
to mow the lawns but I'll have to get started early. Probably need to
water the dry garden too. My peppers now have lots of chiles on them big 
enough to pick. And we have enough tomatoes to make fresh salsa, I
bought avocados, so now I need to make chiles rellenos.
I have all next week off work, woohoo! Mid-week we are loading up the
trailer and heading out for the central CA coast, there is a camp where we can ride the horses on the beach. Should be interesting. I had images 
of us blissfully galloping through the surf, but the reality will
probably more like us persuading two terrified horses that the scary
loud wet stuff is not actually going to kill them. :-)

Cyndi

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