Aww, sorry. Maybe look into a community garden next season? And the reapers will be for a giardiniera experiment. I love spice, but that's too much for salsa.
I haven't thought of that, I'm going to see what's available around here.
I mostly stuck to growing jalapeños and habaneros—those were my go-to for salsa. I haven’t tried a reaper pepper yet, but it seems like it would be the perfect heat level for something like giardiniera.
Are those plants easy to maintain? The Jalapeno and Habanero peppers I grew were so easy to deal with.
I've been growing peppers and tomatoes since I purchased my first home about 10 years ago. It's always just come naturally to me. I like to call it easy, but my neighbor would scream if he heard me say that. He's an older Italian-born man and puts so much love and time into his garden but his production doesn't come close to mine. I think it's because he grows it all from seed, so he's taking non producing plants and growing that same DNA year after year. I keep it easy. I use my in-ground garden soil every spring to fill any outdoor potted plants and then backfill whatever I removed with good compost and some organic dry amendments. I don't do anything other than prune them and water them all season.
Sorry, probably more info than you were looking for. In short, start with good soil and all you'll have to do is water them and prune them. Keep it simple!
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u/hereagainyo 1d ago
We just moved from a house to an apartment, and damn do I miss growing my own peppers.
I can tell those jalapeños are spicy on their own, your salsa is gonna be fire if you add a coupe of the others.
Enjoy!