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Pepper - Chile - Early Jalapeno
The Pepper Chile Early Jalapeno, 'Capsicum annuum', is a must if you love ethnic and hot foods. The Early Jalapeno is very tasty and it is pretty as an informal hedge. The Chile Pepper Early Jalapeno produces lots of hot peppers with a very tasty flavor in a small 3 inch pepper. If left on the vine, the peppers turn from green to red. This pepper is also a very good container plant. Early Jalapeno plants grow to 24 to 36 inches tall. The peppers are 3 inches long and 1 inch wide. They are cone shaped and taper to a blunt, rounded point. Transplant outside in the spring 3 to 4 weeks after last frost date. Note: To get a jump on the season transplant outside, use a walls-of-water or some black plastic to maintain and increase temperatures. Plant in average garden soil with sufficient organic matter. Peppers use quite a bit of water but prefer to be watered deeply and not too often. Harvest when peppers are red to green. Use gloves and do not touch any other part of the body after harvesting. Wash your hands immediately. ... additional info
Arugula - Wild The Arugula Wild Rocket Salad, Roquette, 'Eruca vesicaaria sativa', is one of the most popular new greens. Descriptions such as hot with a hint of nut flavor, tart, and spicy are used to describe Arugula. Nothing adds such an exciting, interesting flavor and texture to salads as this green. The Wild Arugula is also a good container plant. Arugula, when mature, grow to 2 to 3 feet tall, but the leaves are tastiest and less bitter when harvested 2 to 6 inches long. The flowers are also edible. Wild Rocket Salad Arugula prefers light, fertile, moist, and well drained soil. |
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