My two little jalapeños have continued to flourish, and there is now a third little guy developing too! This new growth is despite the continuing white fly assault and now something more insidious: aphids! I didn’t know what these tiny black critters were until I called my Mom the Green Thumb and described them to her. She said they are definitely aphids and suggested I buy some lady bugs to combat the things. In the meantime, she suggested mixing some oil, water, and dishwashing soap in a spray bottle and spraying my plants with it. I have sprayed it. We will see what happens now. (If anyone has any ideas for getting rid of white flies and/or aphids, please say so in the comments!) The battle these poor plants must fight for the privilege of living in the city!
I picked the largest jalapeño and sliced it really thin to go into my quesadilla on Sunday. It was (disappointingly) not very hot and had an unusual earthy flavor. Next time I will try growing some salsa peppers. I had never heard of them before my Mom told me she had a glut of them (she mentioned this after I boasted that I had 3 peppers. slink.)–more than she new what to do with. She made a bunch of delicious sounding hot pepper jam with it. I hoping to get some as a Christmas stocking stuffer (if not before, nudge, nudge).
Here is my little pepper on the chopping block! If this isn’t the platonic ideal of a jalapeño, i don’t know what is. Quite a beaut, yes?
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October 15th, 2008 at 2:33 pm
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