Thai chili peppers are not my usual jam. And by jam, I don’t mean pepper jam or jelly. Give me a jalapeño at 2,500-8,000 units on the Scoville heat scale or maybe even a serrano (10,000-23,000) if I’m feeling daring and that’s about it. Thai chilis are 60,000-100,000 Scovilles, and for me that can be ...
Read More | Just VeggiesKitchen Minis is a new line of miniature potted vegetables that folks can grow inside on a sunny countertop or out on a patio table. And considering that most of America has had to put their outdoor vegetable gardens on hold for the cold months, having some choices for what to grow indoors is extremely ...
Read More | Just VeggiesLike I did in my recent Tomatoes and the Victory Garden 2.0 post, I’m riffing off of the National Garden Bureau’s continuing series of articles, their latest being a Q&A with their NGB Experts that is all about peppers. The Victory Garden 2.0 project, as I’ve said before, is aimed at helping new pandemic-prompted gardeners ...
Read More | Just VeggiesIn my last edition of Just Veggies, I referenced the National Gardening Bureau’s series of four blog posts about “Victory Gardening 2.0,” or more accurately, vegetable gardening in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Whether your reason for a victory garden is for supplementing your fresh veggies to lessen the trips to the store, a learning ...
Read More | Just VeggiesRatooning your crops midseason is one way to encourage a second round of growth—and a second round of harvest—from your garden veggies. Yes, I spelled “ratooning” correctly. When I first saw this new-to-me word, I thought it was “racooning,” which I do hope isn’t an actual thing. So, if ratooning is not racooning, what exactly ...
Read More | Just VeggiesThe other day someone asked what my favorite vegetable was. My first thought was beets just because I’ve been eating an enormous amount lately. But in reality, even though we have them for such a short time throughout the year, I would have to say it’s the ‘Carmen’ Italian sweet pepper. So it’s not surprising ...
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