The end of the peppers

My wife and I cleaned up the garden today because the frost is not far away. We did not pick all the peppers. We left 5 jalapeno and 2 Red Fresno plants because they, are still producing but the frost will get them eventually. This is a photo of part of the harvest 38.6 lbs of Jalapenos,Red Fresnos, Serranos, Cayenne's & Anahiems. Debbie ( my lovely wife) says she needs to watch me next year so I don't plant so many peppers and tomatos. Ha ha Good luck honey. That's not a sink, it is a bath tub LOL

 

Whoa..

 

There is nothing at all wrong with being a garden enthusiast.
I don't think you need watching, you need an assistant!

What a fantastic crop!
If you can't eat all those by yourselves, I'm sure there are friends & neighbors who would love some.
I over plant every year just for that reason. To share.

Fantastic!

 

I've died and gone to heaven! Those pics have me drooling. Enjoy your harvest. Nice toes by the way

 

That's fantastic. How many plants?

I had an abnormal Bhut Jolokia plant this year. The one guy is 4 feet tall and 4 feet wide. I have gotten about 4 gallons of dried peppers from it and it is still loaded. It produced more than my 3 habanero plants put together. I love growing New Mexico peppers as well. Green chili cheese burgers with a tomato and cucumber salad is one the absolute best reasons to plant a garden each year.

 

That has to last you the entire year I hope you have enough.

 

That's impressive. What do you actually do with all those peppers?

 

Well Sara- . My wife and I love hot peppers. I canned 67 qts of salsa, 28 qts of pickled peppers and carrots & onions. We froze the rest. We have a lot of friends this time of year LOL and my three sons all love hot peppers so they will actually get used. We send salsa to our friends from different states at christmas

 

So you have some work ahead of you. Do you enjoy the canning?

 

Yes, we both do. We both grew up on farms so it is something we have done all our lives

 

You have lucky friends. Nothing beats homemade salsa!

 

Have you ever used any of them to make a pepper-flavored oil?

 

Hot pepper pre-shave oil!

 

+1

 

Yes, we do that and also make hard boiled eggs in a Gallon jar filled with onions carrots and Jalapenos. Pico De Guyo and all sorts of things

 

I wish I had a garden. But I don't even think I can grow peppers in Sweden. How warm weather do they need?

 

They like hot weather. We had a bumper crop of peppers ( and everything else) this year. It gets to be over 100 in July and stays hot through sept. You could grow them inside in pots, I have done so. I have a green house and grow them all year. They like to be soaked when they wilt and then no water until the wilt again. Try it, it is fun

 

Just remember to also plant some onions, garlic and cilantro. Then make some totally killer salsa!

 

That's a truly awe-inspiring garden bounty!
How many pecks of peppers did you pick, Peter Piper?

 

In Sweden its nor very hot in the summers