Thursday, August 14, 2008

Hot Color for the Garden

When you're looking for some Hot that's different for the late Summer
garden, these peppers may fill the bill.

Ornamental peppers are closely related to the ones that are planted in
the vegetable gardens. There had been quite a bit of breeding work on
peppers in the past ten years. The colors change on the peppers as
they ripen. Colors can range from green to yellow to red to purple.

The peppers can be small round pea size fruit. Or they can be thin
and long. They will last a bit longer than a mum.

One thing about ornamental peppers is they are super HOT!!! I would
almost classify them as blistering, and would NOT recommend eating
them. (and no it's not a good idea to give them to a friend as a joke
either.

No comments: