Growing Peppers – Part 2: Rain, Preserving, Seed Saving, Eating

Growing Peppers – Part 2: Rain, Preserving, Seed Saving, Eating is the 59th episode of Late Bloomer |Urban Organic Garden Show. If you watched Part 1, you won’t want to miss the conclusion of my pepper story. It’s New Year’s Day and 37° and Kaye recounts fall pepper events in the Late Bloomer garden. Raccoons terrorized for months and were humanely, professionally relocated from the front yard garden. Last harvests and best of all, Kaye tries a Long Red Cayenne pepper.

Growing Peppers Part 2 - Serrano pepper
Serrano Peppers, can be eaten green or red

Kaye’s New Year’s Day Veggie Scramble

2 large, organic, farm fresh eggs, whipped lightly

1 small Ping Tung Long eggplant, cut in bite-size pieces

1/2 c. mushrooms, chopped (my favorite is Beech mushrooms, but any will do)

1 small scallion, chopped

1 small Poblano pepper, seeds removed, chopped

1 small Serrano pepper, seeds removed, chopped

Grated or crumbled cultured cheese

Salt and Pepper to taste

Use coconut oil or ghee to coat the skillet. Sauté for 2 minutes, over medium heat.

Pour in eggs, gently lifting to prevent sticking. Cook to desired doneness, fold in cheese. Enjoy!

Growing Peppers Part 2 - Cayenne necklace
Dried Long Red Cayenne Peppers on a string, the necklace from Part 1

I hope this episode inspires you to try growing peppers! They are colorful, and bring cheer to the garden with a minimum of effort (once you get aphids under control on early plants! See Part 1.) Please let me know if you try growing peppers, what variety, and what starter medium you used. Did you give Diatomaceous Earth a try? Thanks so much for watching and stay tuned for Episode #60, the last of Season 3.

Growing Peppers Part 2 - late harvest
Late pepper harvest

Late Bloomer Show is registered on IMDB, the International Movie Data Base, which lists all entertainment professionals, movie, TV, and now web titles. Ratings are important. If you have enjoyed “Late Bloomer,” I encourage you to go to the Late Bloomer listing (click here) and write a review, and rate the series (hopefully 10 stars!). I am continually trying to improve Late Bloomer with the resources I have, technically and content-wise. Hopefully one day soon, you will be able to watch Late Bloomer on TV. If you would like to see Late Bloomer on TV, write to the Content Director at your favorite station and request it.

In the meantime, if you have suggestions how I can make Season 4 even more inspirational, please let me know. My goal is to get more people growing their own food, so we have some control over our food security and know what’s in our food. Plus, it’s a lot of fun! Thanks for your support! Please share with a friend. – Kaye

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