[Diana in Wisconsin]

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Ellendra: Are you trying rice this season, or have you in the past?

[Diana in Wisconsin]

Peppers I am starting from seed, tomorrow, inside, in my grow light rack:

'Gourmet.' Green to orange, sweet bell:

'Pretty N Sweet' decorative type, but produces nice peppers. Sweet.

'Mellow Star Shishito.' My first try with t his type, but so many here rave about it, I had to give it a go. Not too hot, though can have a rouge hot one in the mix at times.

Big Red. Got this last year as a 'freebie' from Jung's and it was a HUGE producer with really big, thick-walled peppers and as sweet as your Grandma. ;)

'Baron.' This will be my third year growing this pepper and production was amazing. Sweet bell.

The reds can all be harvested at the green stage too, so I'll have both to use in my Salsa and V-8 Juice, etc. I will also be buying ONE Jalapeno-type. Not worth it for me to buy seed for just one plant. We don't like things hot, but I do like to make Poppers, and I do sneak one into each batch of Bloody Mary Mix ;)

[Ellendra]

I have seeds for a few varieties of upland rice, but haven’t tried growing them yet. I don’t eat much rice, so my focus has been on other starches.

If you plan to grow a lot of grain, it might be worth looking at getting an actual rice polisher. It removes the bran from just about any grain, not just rice. It also separates the bran, so you can decide if you want to use it later. No winnowing needed.