We have begun the harvest in Las Cruces of Trinidad Scoprions, Morugas, 7-Pots, and Barrackapores. Monday, we harvested 40 pounds, so the crop looks great. They are available for sale, but we are not catering to hobbyists. The minimum order is five (5) pounds in the lower 48 states only, and no international orders.
Playing with Fire: My Microfarm Experiment
If you’re a home gardener, you’ve probably experienced the dreaded Zucchini Syndrome. Over-producing squash plants make the zukes faster than your family can eat them. You try to give them away, but no one wants them because they’re now larger than your cat. Well, the same thing can happen to chile plants, which is why I wrote Too Many Chiles with Nancy and Jeff Gerlach. But at least you can dry the chile pods to preserve them—something you can’t do easily with zucchinis and large tomatoes.
Sex, Lies, and Chile Gardening
The weather is warming, and chile pepper gardeners all over are plotting their plantings for the season. Learn how to separate the myths of chile gardening from the reality as Cap Farmer tells all!
Peppers in the Monticello Garden
Jefferson was ahead of his time in loving chiles and tomatoes.
Reader Question: Growing Chiles as a Business
We received this message from a reader who wants to get into the business end of chile growing, and asked The Pope of Peppers for some advice. Here’s Brandon’s question and Dave’s answer.
Homegrown Heat: A Primer for the Home Chile Grower
Growing season may be on us right now, but it’s not too late to get started. Dominica Esperanza’s Grow Your Own Jalapeños and Super Hot Peppers in Containers ebook is a new resource for beginning chile growers looking to do-it-themselves at home.
Your Very Own Ripening Box
Every wonder how it’s possible to have at least semi-ripe tomatoes in the middle of winter? It’s because they are picked green for shipping and then gassed with ethylene to cause them to ripen. You can use the same trick at home with a ripening box.
