Brown Thumb
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Cherry Hot pepper, they have a little zing to them.
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Mad Oshea
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I can little smokies in hobanero and tapin peppers to make snacks with, That kind of pepper would go great in them.
Hazelnut Harvest
An earlier post discussed my two, young American Hazelnut trees, which were producing fruit for the first time. Now, in the final week of August, it's time to harvest them, before the critters eat them all.
The box bottom is 6" x 9", so it's a modest first crop. Time to harvest is when the outer husk has mostly browned. When the frilled margin turns from green to fully yellow, the husk spontaneously splits open like a clamshell, and spills the nut(s).
As you can see, the American Hazel is a smaller nut than the grocery store, European Hazels (Filberts).
I'll leave them in the open box, on a sunlit shelf of my back porch, until they are dry. I'm expecting maybe a quarter to a half-cup of nut meat.
If you've scouted out some wild hazelnut shrubs nearby, now's the time to get some nuts.
Bob
An earlier post discussed my two, young American Hazelnut trees, which were producing fruit for the first time. Now, in the final week of August, it's time to harvest them, before the critters eat them all.
The box bottom is 6" x 9", so it's a modest first crop. Time to harvest is when the outer husk has mostly browned. When the frilled margin turns from green to fully yellow, the husk spontaneously splits open like a clamshell, and spills the nut(s).
As you can see, the American Hazel is a smaller nut than the grocery store, European Hazels (Filberts).
I'll leave them in the open box, on a sunlit shelf of my back porch, until they are dry. I'm expecting maybe a quarter to a half-cup of nut meat.
If you've scouted out some wild hazelnut shrubs nearby, now's the time to get some nuts.
Bob
Mad Oshea
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I have never seen one at harvest, only in the store. We get picans here. Would love some Morels.(none of them either) here. They are a nice treat. Thanks for showing them to Us. Mad-
Brown Thumb
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Nice Nuts Bob, I am the only nut around my place.
Went pumpkin picking tonight, I was hoping they would last in the garden. Not happening, 4 rotted so I grabbed the rest of the ripe ones and have two green ones left in the garden. I hope they make it to Halloween.
Went pumpkin picking tonight, I was hoping they would last in the garden. Not happening, 4 rotted so I grabbed the rest of the ripe ones and have two green ones left in the garden. I hope they make it to Halloween.
Hazelnut Changes
I harvested my first crop of hazelnuts 5 days ago. Since then, they have been sitting on a sun-exposed shelf in by enclosed back porch, in an open pasteboard box. I took a peek today.
Hazelnuts at harvest, and after 5 days of drying.
You can appreciate the short window of opportunity between ideal harvesting time and the point when most of the nuts would spill onto the ground.
Bob
I harvested my first crop of hazelnuts 5 days ago. Since then, they have been sitting on a sun-exposed shelf in by enclosed back porch, in an open pasteboard box. I took a peek today.
Hazelnuts at harvest, and after 5 days of drying.
You can appreciate the short window of opportunity between ideal harvesting time and the point when most of the nuts would spill onto the ground.
Bob
It's really delicious before totally dried (when the husk is still green), I wish you tried some before drying them totally.
Althought the image (not mine) above belongs to a filbert, it gives an idea how "fresh hazelnut" seems. The nut is brown but the husk is still green.
Actually it may not be too late to try some of your hazelnuts they may still taste "fresh".
Edit: Why don't you think about planting some filberts ?
Althought the image (not mine) above belongs to a filbert, it gives an idea how "fresh hazelnut" seems. The nut is brown but the husk is still green.
Actually it may not be too late to try some of your hazelnuts they may still taste "fresh".
Edit: Why don't you think about planting some filberts ?
How do you consume fresh hazelnuts? Just eat them?
Bob
Bob
Yes, it goes well with a cup of tea (or alone).
BarG
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I love onion rings and blooming onions and battered stuffed jalapenos. I never get them right though, whats the secret?
BarG
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I know that having bugs eat your cucumbers is annoying, and a serious matter. I thought I would be helpful, by searching for what specific caterpillar that might be. I searched Google images for "cucumber caterpillar":
https://www.google.com/search?q=cuc...ASIqoHIDg&sqi=2&ved=0CCYQ7Ak&biw=1366&bih=625
Well, this is what turned up. Sorry, but I just couldn't stop laughing.
Bob
I can't wait to pull one of these on my gran kids.
Boboro
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Ripe Peppers.
Mad Oshea
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4 box's of baccy, a table of peppers and a cold beer. Looks like the chili contest is on?
squeezyjohn
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Man I really envy you guys with a climate that can grow sweet peppers nicely. I adore the taste of peppers - and freshly picked is so much nicer. I just cannot get them to work for me here in the UK ... if I use my greenhouse I can get one, maybe 2 little peppers per plant and they come too late in the season to ripen nicely. Outdoors ... I might as well forget about it!
I can get chillies to grow fine ... but not any sweet peppers ... need to keep trying new varieties I guess.
Tobacco ... no problem ... peppers ... no chance!
I can get chillies to grow fine ... but not any sweet peppers ... need to keep trying new varieties I guess.
Tobacco ... no problem ... peppers ... no chance!
DGBAMA
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Have you tried buying starts for peppers? If I had to grow tomatoes or peppers from seed, I would never have any of either. Just doesn't work.
One possible solution to the pepper problem is to grow "Fooled Me" jalapeños. They look just like jalapeño peppers, but have no heat, and no jalapeño flavor. I have a terrible time getting decent bell peppers, but the "Fooled Me" peppers are prolific, and go well in a salad. They're not much for stuffed peppers, though.
Bob
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DGBAMA
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A nice bowl of late season tomatoes and sweet peppers.
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I live in northeren California on the coast,it may not be as cool as Britian,but we have the same kinds of problems...it just doesn't get warm enough to grow alot of things well.i grew a sweet pepper called king of the north...not to impressed......We have a seed company up in Oregon called "Territorial Seeds" it specializes in varieties that do well in the cool coa,stal climate of Oregon you might wanna check it out.
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Tomatoes from seed are a snap....peppers are a bear...they can take like 20 days to germinate and that's with a heating pad..alot of times i've screwed it up due to lack of patience.
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