peppers

jalapeno | peppers | seed saving

How to save jalapeno seeds
ByThe Cheap Vegetable Gardener

src=”https://i0.wp.com/www.cheapvegetablegardener.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/IMG_4118.jpg?resize=500%2C371″ alt=”IMG_4118″ width=”500″ height=”371″ /> I am attempting to grow the best pepper plants I can indoors (grow box) so I started with jalapeno peppers. They grow relatively small 2-3 feet and require 2-3 gallon container for growing. While this is fine for an outdoor garden, though indoors I can only sacrifice 1 gallon container. This summer I grew several jalapeno plants which spent half of their life in…

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cucumbers | jalapeno | peppers | summer | tomato

Late summer harvest
ByThe Cheap Vegetable Gardener

width=”550″ height=”412″ /> One of the good things about a cold summer is still getting harvests of summer vegetables now into October. Got another cucumber for summer fall pickles and some tomatoes I have ripening inside which this weekend I used to make some low carb pizzas. One thing I was especially excited about was my jalapenos finally getting ready to be picked which I will dry and make…

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cayenne | indoor growbox | jalapeno | peppers

Growing peppers during a cold Pacific Northwest summer
ByThe Cheap Vegetable Gardener

width=”550″ height=”367″ /> Nearly August and I decided it is finally time to bring the peppers out from the garage, though in some ways they are doing so well in the heated grow box with a killer 120 watt Extreme Flower LED lighting not sure if I should chance it but looking at the upcoming forecast this might be as good as it gets. So far my peppers in…

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cayenne | indoor growbox | peppers

cayenne peppers growing indoors
ByThe Cheap Vegetable Gardener

width=”550″ height=”367″ /> Well this is the soonest I have gotten peppers growing, but the temperature controlled grow box did help out a lot. I brought this pant indoors last year when it still had a half dozen green peppers on it when the temperatures started to decline. The peppers turned red and a picked and dried them out for cayenne powder and sort of forgot about this plant. …

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cayenne | jalapeno | peppers | strawberries | upside down planter

Growing peppers in a Topsy Turvy strawberry planter
ByThe Cheap Vegetable Gardener

I made a little discovery last year and that is that peppers really don’t need a lot of room to grow, require soil a little warmer than it normally gets around here, and do not mind getting a little dry between watering. This seems like great characteristics to grow peppers in vertical containers. With this in mind at the end of last year I picked up a couple of…

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indoor growbox | indoor seed starting | onions | peppers | tomato

Seedlings thriving in the grow box
ByThe Cheap Vegetable Gardener

I have almost everything planted at least germinating in my grow box. As you may be able to see from the labels I am growing a variety of peppers this year as well as a few different onions and tomatoes. I also have garlic and some onions I overwintered already outside and peas already in the ground. I did successfully grow some peppers in the grow box over the…

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garlic bulbs | onions | peppers | seeds | spinach | summer | tomato

When to bring your vegetables outside?
ByThe Cheap Vegetable Gardener

Every time I have a discussion with a beginner gardener, this is the most common question. Typically the answer involves figuring out your last frost date then doing some backwards math when to start your seeds or purchase your plants from your local nursery. The problem with this is there is an assumption of the rate at which temperatures will increase after this no frost date. It doesn’t really…

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corn | herbs | peas | peppers | spinach | storing | tomato | vegetables

How to store your Fruits and vegetables
ByThe Cheap Vegetable Gardener

Whether it is to preserve your harvest from your garden or to help extend the life of the expensive produce you purchased from your local grocery store or farmers market, a little knowledge can help keep your veggies tasty and even stretch out a couple of extra days before becoming compost. The basic idea is pretty simple, think about where your produce is stored in the grocery store and…

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cayenne | dehydrator | peppers

How to make cayenne powder
ByThe Cheap Vegetable Gardener

After letting my cayenne peppers ripen some more in the grow box I decided that this was good enough and decided to make some cayenne pepper for winter BBQs. The different stages of ripeness provides slightly different flavors, from what I have read partially ripe can give an excellent heat with a unique flavor. As you can see the color is also a little different than what you would…

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peppers | tomato

Summer harvest
ByThe Cheap Vegetable Gardener

Well it hasn’t been a great year here in the Northwest for summer vegetables but got enough tomatoes and peppers to make some salsa and get stocked up with enough jalapeno pepper powder (been great on omelets) until next year. With a larger abundance of ripe jalapeno peppers this batch of peppers have a more festive look to them. Here are the peppers ground up, as you can see…

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cheap | jalapeno | peppers | strawberries | upside down planter

Getting some great deals on gardening supplies
ByThe Cheap Vegetable Gardener

With stores making way for Halloween and Christmas decorations, now is the perfect time to find some great closeout deals at your local grocery store or garden center. I had meant to imitate the Topsy Turvy planters above, but at 60-70% off I was not even cheap enough to pass up on these deals for the Topsy Turvy Strawberry Planter (picked up two at $1.99 each) and the Topsy…

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jalapeno | peppers

Peppers: Good, Bad, And Ugly
ByThe Cheap Vegetable Gardener

The jalapenos are doing great, they are loaded with peppers and I already harvested some to make some jalapeno powder. The Cayenne peppers are looking good and though they are a little late, I am just waiting for them to just begin to change color before I dry them and make some cayenne powder. The bell peppers are not doing quite as well the ones above have a pretty…

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