Last week. Thought about shutting it down on Sunday but TQ's finally got weekends free and he'd proposed a walk at Fort Tilden on the Rockaway Peninsula. I checked the forecast - no hard freezes so decided on the Fort Tilden trip instead (unfortunately no camera but it was a lovely day out there).
Scotch bonnet peppers went totally crazy here at the end of the season, and they were nice and spicy too!
This week, we've got a hard freeze forecasted for Tuesday night, supposed to get down in the 20's, so it was time to shut it down. TQ came to help and we finished it quickly. I brought home chard, beets, peppers, green tomatoes and some herbs, 3 bags full. TQ and I will have some of those for dinner tonight & hopefully this week is quiet enough at work that I can come home and do some freezing. Nice to have a few home-grown veggies for the winter. Might have to try pickling some beets, too, there were a lot of those!
Wasn't my best garden year ever but still not too bad.
Wasn't my best garden year ever but still not too bad.
Scotch Bonnets can be known to be a bit hot.
ReplyDeleteThese were mild as Scotch Bonnets go - so much depends on the growing season! One of the gardeners grows a couple of kinds of hot peppers every year and he says some years they're incendiary devices and some years you can eat 'em like bell peppers.
ReplyDeleteI was happy with the heat level on these, and they have a very nice flavor.
Maybe if I post a link on Facebook Carol Anne will talk about chiles!
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