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  • From: grizzdover AT gmail.com
  • To: Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] peppers
  • Date: Sat, 11 Sep 2010 16:18:31 -0500

Hello All,
 
For us here in central Iowa, this was just a crappy pepper year.  Our old stand-by red bell 'Ace' still produced well, but we are removing two or three culls for every keeper.  Usually our CSA members are telling us "no more" 'Tiburon' Ancho pepper, but we have had only two or three matured ones off of 15 plants.  Normally our 'Yummy' pepper (small, orange, super sweet) produces very good as well but this year we are getting one or two ripe ones per plant at every harvest (twice a week).  The varieties above we have grown for multiple seasons and I have concluded that this was just a very "off" year and so any new varieties should be tried again if our "old stand-bys" produced poorly
 
This season 'Islander' ( a purple bell) has produced very well for us.  It has always been a very strong producer and has been keeping it's reputation during this challenging season.  A new this season variety, 'Apple' (smaller, tapered end, thick walled red), has been doing very well.  Also new this season,  'Mandarin Orange' (larger orange bell) has produced very well, all things considered.
 
Ben
Turtle Farm
www.turtle-farm.com
Certified Organic Fruits and Veggies
Granger, Iowa



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