2024 Peppers Started

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I picked up two Megatron Jalapeños and two Better Belle Bell Peppers today at the feed store. The only other Jalapeño I have planted was three Farmer’s Market Jalapeños. Jalapeños are one type we use a good amount. Megatron is billed as an extra early, extra large, and extra productive hybrid Jalapeño.

Better Belle is said to be a big and blocky bell pepper. I want at least a couple big and symmetrical ones to stuff. My other bell peppers are Jupiter, Sweet Bella, and Red Knight, but I only have one of each of those.

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My totals on plants transplanted are as follows:

Sweet little to no heat, non-bell types
Frank’s — 3
Gatherer’s Gold —2
Calabrian Caviar —1
Melrose —1

Sweet Bell types
Better Bell —-2
Jupiter —1
Red Knight —1
Sweet Bella —1

Wax
Hot Hungarian—2

Hot Mexican/Southwestern
Megatron Jalapeno—2
Farmer’s market Jalapeño—3
San Luis Poblano —2
Serrano T.—2
Big Jim Anaheim—1

Paprika/dehydration
Mini Piperka —1
Leutschauer —1
Aleppo—1
Feher Ozon—1

Reserve/Runts/No space available
Jupiter—1
Feher Ozon —1
Red Knight —1
Calabrian Caviar —1
Gatherer’s Gold —1

28 planted or soon to be planted

5 reserves.

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+1, Red Standard II. So now six bell peppers. 29 total peppers. Got rid of three broccoli plants to make the necessary space for Red Standard II and the remaining Better Belle. I think that’s truly it, done, finito.

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The 29 (I think that’s the number) peppers are all settled in and growing. Blossoms are showing up. Too early to tell which ones will be extra good.

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Peppers are doing their thing. I don’t bother with topping or removing early blossoms.

[CrazyAboutOrchids]

WoW! I can't even get my pepper seed to germinate and you have fruit on your plants!!! Looking good!