Peppers!

Hopefully there will be peppers. Its been a tricky Spring and Early Summer. As we all know its been cold. And then when it has been warm, its been too warm.

I tried a couple of new things this year with peppers. One of my "moments of brilliance" ideas was to use paper grain bags as mulch between the rows. My husband had been rolling them up all winter and leaving them behind the Garden Shed to burn in the spring. They are just nice thick brown paper, so why not try to anchor them between the rows to save on weeding and hold in moisture. So far its good. I will let you know how it works out.

The other thing I am trying is hiding my peppers in this very nice hoop house. And instead of covering the ends I left them open, so its a little warmer inside, but won't cook my plants. The hoop house is wonderful, but tends to blow around in the wind and when I leave the ends open I don't have that problem. Kinda cool.

I am anxious for my peppers. Especially since I have figured out how useful they are when making jam. I am having a lot of fun finding new recipes for spicy jams like "Raspberry Jalepeno", "Blueberry Habenero", and using the Jalepenos in my "Dilly Beans". This year I want to try making "Habenero Gold Jelly". I am loving the combination of Sweet and that nice little pepper burn at the end.