Habanero Pepper

After several months and many, many blooms, we finally have a pepper growing on our Habanero plant. I hope it doesn't prove to be the only one!

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Pepper Buds

We have lots of buds appearing on our Tabasco and Habanero plants. Hopefully the weather has cooled off enough that the blooms won't drop this time. It would certainly be nice to get a few more peppers. So far our total for the year stands at an awe-inspiring two.

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Tabasco

Habanero

Tabasco Pepper and Capt. Wayne's Salsa

We finally have a ripe Tabasco pepper! It seemed like the thing would never turn orange. I am really curious about how its going to taste and its heat level. I expect, and hope, that it tastes something like the Tabasco sauce that carries it name.

it even looks hot

On the topic of peppers, Marianne made some of her famously delicious "Captain Wayne's Salsa" the other night with Jalapenos and tomatoes from our container garden. It gets its name from a 747 captain who taught her how to make it. This stuff is addictively good and has a massive kick. If we could bottle and sell it I think we'd be rich in no time. I'd share the recipe, but if I did I might end up in the desert... (Old Vegas reference)

Captain Wayne's Salsa