I still have a few Poppers left from my batch...and more on the vine. I grew a ‘Bonnie’ brand too, but it was just the everyday one. No heat problems once the seeds and membranes were removed.
I don’t understand the ‘heat thing’ either! One of Beau’s brothers is a total Heat Freak and always has his own ‘special blend’ of hot spices to add to anything you feed him. I think it’s a mental problem, LOL! Also, he’ll eat ALL the tortilla chips in the house - so I always buy TWO bags if he’s coming over! ;)
I am down to my last jar of Pepper Jelly, so I’ll be making more this season, too. ‘Just a little Heat...and a lot of Heart.’ ;)
Hey! That’d be fun to put on labels for gifting. :)
No rain since 10 days ago. I watered all fruit trees last Friday/Saturday and will again this weekend. It feels like ‘War and rumors of war,’ But, ‘Rain and rumors of rain’ around here. Next ‘chance’ is for tomorrow and Thursday and it might happen as family members are camping this week!
So, today the Kitchen Garden gets a watering, though I fertilized all the peppers and tomatoes, yesterday. If we get no rain, I’ll run the sprinkler on Beau’s sad little Sweet Corn patch so if it dies it’s not ENTIRELY my fault. ;)
I have GOT to convince him that we need another batch of raised beds over there for some decent production! Keeping up with the weeding in an open plot is not how I am going to spend my days when he’s off hunting bears all Summer and Fall. ;)
But not for everyone. When I go to the gardening or hardware stores its the trays of really hot pepper that go unsold.
Some heat is good. I DO like the endorphin rush you get with some hot peppers, Allepo or Jalapeno, something like that. You can feel all the little aches and pains melt away for a while!
Good luck with new beds! (I keep thinking about getting some metal 24" galvanized roofing and using those for raised bed sides. Last longer than wood. I think 36" would be enough to keep the rabbits out? And make it easier to lean over to weed maybe.)