Picking peppers from the garden - The Firearms Forum

Deacon_Man · 10-07-2012, 04:25 PM

Went out to pick peppers this morning, the plants are really loaded. This cooler weather has brought on a new crop. That's all that's left in the garden, one forty foot row of different kinds of peppers.

NRA_guy · 10-07-2012, 05:17 PM

I don't see any habaneros.

woolleyworm · 10-07-2012, 05:19 PM

can anyone say Pepper steak !! Nice load of peppers there DM

boatme99 · 10-07-2012, 06:12 PM

Nice! The same here in Tennessee. Got lots of peppers right now. I think they did the best through the summer drought.

Deacon_Man · 10-07-2012, 06:23 PM

My habaneros are in the fountain garden in the back yard, they are also loaded, just not ready to pick right now.

howlnmad · 10-07-2012, 08:55 PM

Very nice. We got hammered with jalepenos and bells. The bells didn't seem to get to any great sizr but they will still make sweet stuffed peppers and pepper steak. Pickled and canned a bunch of jalepenos and made and canned some jalepeno jelly.

76Highboy · 10-07-2012, 09:09 PM

Nice crop DM.

dad2thebone · 10-07-2012, 09:40 PM

looks like a real healthy crop you have there. It was way too hot here this year fr much of anything.

hogger129 · 10-07-2012, 10:38 PM

Ooh those look good. My parents grow peppers here too but I think they're all done cause it's getting too cold n starting to freeze overnight. I'll go take some pics if there's any left on the plants.

time2shoot · 10-07-2012, 11:09 PM

they look good. me and the wife just caned up a lot of salsa she made today. oh ya fresh from the garden.

Appliancedude · 10-08-2012, 12:52 AM

I've really only in the last couple years got into eating peppers. Grew my own jalapenos this year. Tasted great, but never really got big. Next year I"m gonna plant more, and I'm gonna try and can them. Yesterday we went to a Apple Festival and they had a bunch of craft booths set up. One lady had a bunch of hot jellys and stuff. One of the jars was Cowboy Candy. Candied jalapenos. Oh Hell Yea!. I'm gonna try and make those next year too. Maybe this year if there is enough peppers left off my two little plants.

NRA_guy · 10-08-2012, 06:02 AM

The deer ate all of my habaneros this year---peppers, leaves, and stems. I've grown them and other varieties in past years.

I take some pleasure in imagining how they felt in a few hours.

(They also ate my okra down to the stalk.)

wv hillbilly · 10-08-2012, 07:52 AM

i covered all mine last night for fear of frost
calling for rain today and possible frost tonight, so i am going to pick a peck of unpickled peppers prior to precipitation

ozo · 10-08-2012, 08:12 AM

"so i am going to pick a peck of unpickled peppers prior to precipitation"---wv hillbilly

And place them in a pleasurable place preferably......

wv hillbilly · 10-08-2012, 08:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ozo

"so i am going to pick a peck of unpickled peppers prior to precipitation"---wv hillbilly

And place them in a pleasurable place preferably......

in brown bags in the bin by the basement

wv hillbilly · 10-08-2012, 07:02 PM

here is what i harvested

my sunnie loves hot peppers. here she is eating a poblano pepper.

Ledslnger · 10-09-2012, 07:35 AM

Wow, you got quite a haul too. Your dog likes hot peppers? That is pretty crazy.

If I eat the really hot stuff they burn on both ends. I wouldn't think a dog would like that. I don't, only 1 end.

hogger129 · 10-14-2012, 11:01 AM

millwright · 10-14-2012, 05:15 PM

Now's the time to make pickled peppers !

Apple cider or white vinegar, canning/pickling salt, a handful of crushed garlic cloves, some onion. I generally use a 2-1 ration of vinegar to water, a handful of salt, slice the onions thick l Wash and stuff the onion garlic and whatever mixture of peppers you want into a 1-gallon pickle jar. Fill with brine, cap and put in a fridge or very cool place. In a couple of weeks, enjoy !

You can also add other veggies like cauliflower to the jar if desired. Hard boiled eggs go well, too ! Want the sweet/sour thing ? Add a handful of brown sugar to the brine - but I suggest heating it to dissolve the sugar - then cooling it to room temp before adding to your "pickles" ! You can also add whatever spices/herbs you like ( say dill, or mint, etc) to the brine if the spirit moves you to ! Its all good ! >MW

10-07-2012, 04:25 PM	#1
Deacon_Man V.I.P. Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Weatherford Texas Posts: 452	Picking peppers from the garden Went out to pick peppers this morning, the plants are really loaded. This cooler weather has brought on a new crop. That's all that's left in the garden, one forty foot row of different kinds of peppers. Attached Images -->

10-07-2012, 05:17 PM	#2
NRA_guy V.I.P. Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Mississippi Posts: 287	Re: Picking peppers from the garden I don't see any habaneros.

10-07-2012, 05:19 PM	#3
woolleyworm TFF Moderator/Host Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: SW Fort Worth Contributor Posts: 4,885	Re: Picking peppers from the garden can anyone say Pepper steak !! Nice load of peppers there DM __________________ . What are you gonna do, talk the alien to death? -- (on Sigourney Weaver's worry about Guns in Aliens) "Safety is something that happens between your ears, not something you hold in your hands." "I carry a small gun to compensate for my huge Blue press." .

10-07-2012, 06:12 PM	#4
boatme99 V.I.P. Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Midddle Tennessee Posts: 139	Re: Picking peppers from the garden Nice! The same here in Tennessee. Got lots of peppers right now. I think they did the best through the summer drought.

10-07-2012, 06:23 PM	#5
Deacon_Man V.I.P. Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Weatherford Texas Posts: 452	Re: Picking peppers from the garden My habaneros are in the fountain garden in the back yard, they are also loaded, just not ready to pick right now.

10-07-2012, 08:55 PM	#6
howlnmad Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Harriman, Tn Contributor Posts: 2,573	Re: Picking peppers from the garden Very nice. We got hammered with jalepenos and bells. The bells didn't seem to get to any great sizr but they will still make sweet stuffed peppers and pepper steak. Pickled and canned a bunch of jalepenos and made and canned some jalepeno jelly. __________________

10-07-2012, 09:09 PM	#7
76Highboy Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Meridian, Idaho Contributor Posts: 6,969	Re: Picking peppers from the garden Nice crop DM.

10-07-2012, 09:40 PM	#8
dad2thebone Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 1,357	Re: Picking peppers from the garden looks like a real healthy crop you have there. It was way too hot here this year fr much of anything. __________________ 9-11-01 we will never forget.And then we have dec 7 now it's Nov 6th all sad days for our country. And dont whizz on my leg then tell me it's raining.

10-07-2012, 10:38 PM	#9
hogger129 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 4,068	Re: Picking peppers from the garden Ooh those look good. My parents grow peppers here too but I think they're all done cause it's getting too cold n starting to freeze overnight. I'll go take some pics if there's any left on the plants. __________________ Samuel Adams once said, "among the natural rights of the colonists are these: first, a right to life, secondly to liberty, thirdly to property; together with the right to defend them in the best manner they can."

10-07-2012, 11:09 PM	#10
time2shoot Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Brandon SD Contributor Posts: 2,601	Re: Picking peppers from the garden they look good. me and the wife just caned up a lot of salsa she made today. oh ya fresh from the garden. __________________ I AM A VETERAN MY OATH OF ENLISTMENT HAS NO EXPIRATION DATE!

10-08-2012, 12:52 AM	#11
Appliancedude Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: The true northern Cal Posts: 1,562	Re: Picking peppers from the garden I've really only in the last couple years got into eating peppers. Grew my own jalapenos this year. Tasted great, but never really got big. Next year I"m gonna plant more, and I'm gonna try and can them. Yesterday we went to a Apple Festival and they had a bunch of craft booths set up. One lady had a bunch of hot jellys and stuff. One of the jars was Cowboy Candy. Candied jalapenos. Oh Hell Yea!. I'm gonna try and make those next year too. Maybe this year if there is enough peppers left off my two little plants. __________________ It ain't broke it just lacks duct tape. The nice thing about opinions is everybody has one.

10-08-2012, 06:02 AM	#12
NRA_guy V.I.P. Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Mississippi Posts: 287	Re: Picking peppers from the garden The deer ate all of my habaneros this year---peppers, leaves, and stems. I've grown them and other varieties in past years. I take some pleasure in imagining how they felt in a few hours. (They also ate my okra down to the stalk.)

10-08-2012, 07:52 AM	#13
wv hillbilly Advanced Senior Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: mountains of wv. Posts: 2,017	Re: Picking peppers from the garden i covered all mine last night for fear of frost calling for rain today and possible frost tonight, so i am going to pick a peck of unpickled peppers prior to precipitation

10-08-2012, 08:12 AM	#14
ozo Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Nashville TN Posts: 2,770	Re: Picking peppers from the garden "so i am going to pick a peck of unpickled peppers prior to precipitation"---wv hillbilly And place them in a pleasurable place preferably...... __________________ http://www.nranews.com/#/nranews, "ozo. you're off your rocker sir." -johnlives4christ http://www.prisonplanet.com/ -America,Bless GOD-

10-08-2012, 07:02 PM	#16
wv hillbilly Advanced Senior Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: mountains of wv. Posts: 2,017	Re: Picking peppers from the garden here is what i harvested my sunnie loves hot peppers. here she is eating a poblano pepper.

10-09-2012, 07:35 AM	#17
Ledslnger V.I.P. Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: N Central, IA Posts: 415	Re: Picking peppers from the garden Wow, you got quite a haul too. Your dog likes hot peppers? That is pretty crazy. If I eat the really hot stuff they burn on both ends. I wouldn't think a dog would like that. I don't, only 1 end.

10-14-2012, 11:01 AM	#18
hogger129 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 4,068	Re: Picking peppers from the garden __________________ Samuel Adams once said, "among the natural rights of the colonists are these: first, a right to life, secondly to liberty, thirdly to property; together with the right to defend them in the best manner they can."

10-14-2012, 05:15 PM	#19
millwright Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 1,440	Re: Picking peppers from the garden Now's the time to make pickled peppers ! Apple cider or white vinegar, canning/pickling salt, a handful of crushed garlic cloves, some onion. I generally use a 2-1 ration of vinegar to water, a handful of salt, slice the onions thick l Wash and stuff the onion garlic and whatever mixture of peppers you want into a 1-gallon pickle jar. Fill with brine, cap and put in a fridge or very cool place. In a couple of weeks, enjoy ! You can also add other veggies like cauliflower to the jar if desired. Hard boiled eggs go well, too ! Want the sweet/sour thing ? Add a handful of brown sugar to the brine - but I suggest heating it to dissolve the sugar - then cooling it to room temp before adding to your "pickles" ! You can also add whatever spices/herbs you like ( say dill, or mint, etc) to the brine if the spirit moves you to ! Its all good ! >MW Last edited by millwright; 10-14-2012 at 05:17 PM..