Today, I noticed that our pepper plants were ready for another harvest. Our pepper plants cost very little to start. In fact, you could save a bunch of seeds from your peppers this year and keep them in a cool place and in a sealed bag to grow them next spring. We planted ours in 5 gallon planters and also in a flowerbed. We did move one of the jalapeno plants to our herb garden when its roots became too much for the 5 gallon bucket.
We tend to eat some of the jalapenos fresh in eggs or make shredded beef burritos and simmer them with the beef. Fresh jalapenos are also great sliced or diced on nachos. Pickling these peppers is also a nice option. The larger peppers are anaheims and we like to stuff these with cheese and then roast them on the grill or in the oven. We have had a great time growing our peppers this year and we haven’t had to buy a pepper at the grocery store all summer. We have plans to chop some jalapenos and freeze them in bags for winter use. The red peppers in the photo are jalapenos that turned red due to being ripe. They’re still hot. My green bell pepper plant has not done so well and that has been a learning experience for me. One of the great things about having a garden is the free food, but the other great thing is learning.
Bell Pepper almost mature
Tags: Fresh Jalapenos, Stuffed Chiles