Sher
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Post by Sher on Oct 12, 2021 22:04:21 GMT -5
lynnee , I am saving the juice from commercial pickled peppers and giardienera (sp?) to slice some of mine into for refrigerator pickles that will be eaten within a week, thanks to your idea.
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Sher
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Post by Sher on Oct 17, 2021 8:40:09 GMT -5
Leaving the windows open for several days had severe consequences. Bugs got through the screens and laid eggs under almost every leaf.
I soaked the plant in Sevin, and I hope this picture is of dead eggs.
The photo of the plant doesn't show the terrible yellow mottling of the plant very well, but it looks pathetic.
I wanted to see some of the peppers turn red. But they will get picked today, scrubbed in soapy water and rinsed well to remove any Sevin on them, then the plant will be put in an airtight bag and thrown into the trash.
So far I have seen no eggs on any of my other plants, so peppers must be their favorite.
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Post by Shawn on Oct 17, 2021 8:45:11 GMT -5
That is not good. I am sorry the bugs got in.
When I open the windows I keep my bug juice on the table near the Farms and on the kitchen counter to it catches any fruit flies or gnats. I do not know if any other insects get in. I also have this bug spray (without deet) that I spray on the screens so that also helps the bugs not get in.
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Sher
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Post by Sher on Oct 17, 2021 8:51:20 GMT -5
Spraying the screens is a VERY smart idea.
I will copy you the next time I open the windows.
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campingcorgis
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Post by campingcorgis on Oct 17, 2021 10:32:34 GMT -5
Mikey uses a big sprayer on the hose to spray the perimeter of the house and the screens too. It lasts for a while. Particularly useful during stink bug season! I'm so sorry Sher! I can imagine the disappointment.  |
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Post by lynnee on Oct 17, 2021 11:33:59 GMT -5
Sher , that looks like it could be edema--not bugs. My banana pepper has edema, and it produces well, anyway. When I first saw the edema, I thought that it might be bugs, because of the raised stuff under the leaf and the mottling on top. Of course, if you can see eggs, it is bugs. Clearing out unneeded leaves to improve air circulation helps with the edema on my peppers.  
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Post by enkamania on Oct 17, 2021 11:47:14 GMT -5
My banana peppers took forever to sprout (day 32)
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Post by Shawn on Oct 17, 2021 13:33:13 GMT -5
My banana peppers took forever to sprout (day 32)
Welcome~
That is a long time but you let them do their thing and they grew (or are they still growing)?
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Post by enkamania on Oct 17, 2021 13:48:59 GMT -5
My banana peppers took forever to sprout (day 32)
Welcome~
That is a long time but you let them do their thing and they grew (or are they still growing)?
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Sher
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Post by Sher on Oct 18, 2021 6:19:59 GMT -5
They are picked and will go into the pickling brine today.
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Post by Shawn on Oct 18, 2021 8:21:32 GMT -5
YUM
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Post by lynnee on Oct 18, 2021 11:50:15 GMT -5
They are picked and will go into the pickling brine today. Aren't the banana peppers amazing? Yours are lovely. They add great flavor and crunch to any sandwich that can use lettuce or sprouts. With my next batch, I'm going to let them ripen on the countertop. I lik the orange ones, but I read somewhere that leaving peppers to ripen on the plant will reduce yields. |
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Sher
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Post by Sher on Oct 18, 2021 15:30:26 GMT -5
I wanted to let some of them turn red, but the plant's health was declining too quickly.
But it's true -- the more you pick, the more they produce.
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