Jalapeños
July 16th, 2008 by Brianna
Another summer harvest photo from a couple of weeks ago, courtesy of Nathan:
Lest our harvest photos lead you to believe otherwise, our summer veggies are mostly a bust. All of the yellow squash plants were infested with borers, the cucumbers managed to suffer both from a lack of water and some kind of powdery mildew, and the tomatoes were eaten by rats before they could ripen. The only plants still surviving are the swiss chard, the basil, and the peppers. But while the pepper plants look healthy, they aren’t flowering anymore, so not sure how many more of those hot green things we’ll see.
Posted in edibles
July 16th, 2008 at 7:48 pm CDT
Durn, hate it when that happens.
Oof–me, too. Thanks for visiting.
-Brianna
July 17th, 2008 at 6:00 am CDT
Same here. I’m getting a few peppers here and there. Even without any fruit, I love the glossy leaves of the pepper plant. But I’m not sure growing hot peppers is cost effective. They’re so cheap to buy. Now sweet peppers are another story…but I haven’t had any luck getting a crop from them. Maybe in the fall.
Weird–I have sweet peppers, too, but like you, no crop yet. I haven’t even seen any flowers on the plants. They look otherwise healthy, though.
This is a brutal summer for veggie gardeners here in Austin.
-Brianna