
The more corking (tiny brown lines) on the jalapeño, the hotter it is!
Planting, Growing, and Harvesting Jalapeño Peppers
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- Be cautious when handling jalapeño peppers; wear gloves and don’t touch your eyes!
- The oil that gives hot peppers their kick is called capsaicin. It is most concentrated in the white membranes and seeds inside the fruit.
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This is a very good article. Thank you!! Lots of great tips. Blessings to you!!
Peppers are Green during their "Technical ripeness" appropriate for industrial / Kitchen use; and Red at "Biological ripeness"!!
Ben, you advocate misting for mites. How about liquid Sevin?
I wouldn't use Sevin on food plants, but your garden, your rules.
I almost never use a pesticide, just encourage a rich ecosystem so the spiders, lizards, and insects will handle the pests. Some years pests destroy one type of plant but the next year that pest recedes. That's how my vegetable garden has worked well for me for over 10 years. I consider that acceptable, but maybe you wouldn't. When I've had mites, it didn't kill anything outright, it just stressed the plants. After I sprayed with a strong jet of water a couple of times, the mites receded to unproblematic levels.
I wouldn't use Liquid Seven unless you have a very nasty infestation. Try diatomacious earth (DE). You will have to reapply it after every rain but by the time of year you get mites, there's very little rain. You can research more online or youtube.
Blessings!
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