Picked a Peck of Peppers

| September 25th, 2010 | 1 Comment »
paprika

A peck (1/4 bushel = 2 gallons) might be a conservative estimate, it’s been a great year for peppers. Click the image for larger view Above is a paprika pepper. It’s been a decent producer and much larger peppers than I expected – bigger than a golf ball and smaller than a billiard ball. I had anticipated more spice to them, but there isn’t really any kick to these. They aren’t exactly sweet though either. I’m not sure how to describe the flavor. Smokey? We grew a large variety of peppers this year. Let’s review. Canary Bell – A green to yellow/orange bell. Nice size and flavor. Best when allowed to ripen rather than eating green. Most susceptible to blight this year. Healthy Red – A sweet yellow to red medium sized tapered pepper. Very solid. Very aromatic. Very good. Heavy producer. Needed staking. YumYum Gold – A sweet green

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