Free Republic
Browse · Search
General/Chat
Topics · Post Article

To: Diana in Wisconsin

Only gardening news I have is pepper related. I did end up starting some new shisito plants and they were about 1 1/2 foot tall, nice and green as opposed to the yellowish ones I had. I grew these in a mix of potting soil and 3-4 year old chicken coup dirt. They just got some teenie peppers going. Had them sitting up nice and high away from the free range goats but they got dry so I pulled them down to water them and didn’t put them right back up high so a goat ate them to stubs.

Little while ago, I happened to remember that I still have a many month old Pumpkin Spice Jalapeno plant so I went out and looked and it finally had a yellow pepper on it. Tried a little slice and while I’m not big on the taste of the standard green jalapenos, these yellows are pretty good. Nice amount of heat and less of that jalapeno taste.

I’ll get the fence tightened up this Winter so goats can’t walk through it. Fence charger no longer works at all so I’ll need a new one of those. More line posts, battens, put wires closer together and add a new one to get the height back up from that.


39 posted on 09/24/2022 2:04:50 PM PDT by Pollard (Worm Free PureBlood)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 38 | View Replies ]


To: Pollard

Oh no about the shishitos. I had a deer nibble the top of one of my bushes. I am actually thinking about digging the one with the most buds and tiny ones up and bringing it in by a south facing slider for a month.


40 posted on 09/24/2022 3:38:48 PM PDT by MomwithHope (Forever grateful to all our patriots, past, present and future.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 39 | View Replies ]

Free Republic
Browse · Search
General/Chat
Topics · Post Article


FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson