How We Grow

Peppers

by Admin on 1/28/2011

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I first got into hot peppers when I worked for Tim Starck at Echerton Hill Farm. He grows something like 200 varietals and I had never seen such amazing things. One day I picked a pepper that was some amazingly beautiful I had to have one. I bit off about ½” of the pepper, it instantly felt like a timber rattler had both fangs in my tongue. My eyes watered and shut, as did my throat. I climbed into the cab of the truck and Tim says, ”I smell chilies!” I fought for words and said, ”me to.” 15 minutes later, when I know I was not dyeing, I felt like I was under the power of a shaman. I felt awakened and aware of everything around me. I was hooked.
We start our pepper plants 8 weeks before our last frost date; even then it can be until the very end of the season till we see some of the odd hot peppers. We also grow peppers on biodegradable black plastic to heat the soil up, which peppers love. But growing them in pots will help heat them up if you do not have the time or space to use plastic. The soil should be in an organic well-drained soil. Since you will be transplanting your peppers you should use a organic fertilizer when you are planting them. We use fish emulsion at transplant and then a heavier dose when the first fruit is set. Water them when it is dry, but do not over water. Some plants will need support and some will not. It depends on the pepper but some of them get picked green and some when they take on color and some of that is up to you.
Grow your own food!
Later

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