Category Archives: Chiles

Starting My Garden Early

Posted on February 7, 2016 by NearlyHomeGrown.com

While Punxsutawney Phil and the meteorologists work out their differing predictions for the end of winter, growers are already hard at work preparing for spring, summer and fall. January plant starts included cabbage, chili peppers, bell peppers and rosemary. Now … Continue reading →

Posted in Backyard Gardening, Bell Peppers, Cabbage, Chiles, Chili Peppers, Cilantro, Collards, Herbs, Indoor growing, Oregano, Red Peppers, Rosemary, Serrano Peppers, Starting Seeds, Sustainable, Technology, Thrift, Tomatoes | Leave a comment

Quest For Fire

Posted on November 22, 2015 by NearlyHomeGrown.com

My tomatoes were troopers this year holding onto green romas, blue beauties and red delicious globes into early November, but I gave up and pulled the remainders two weeks ago just so I could begin cleaning the beds and preparing … Continue reading →

Posted in Backyard Gardening, Chiles, Chili Peppers, Food Preservation, Organic, Raised Bed Gardening, Serrano Peppers, Square Foot Gardening, Urban Farming | Leave a comment

Variations On A Theme – Potato Leek Soup

Posted on November 2, 2015 by NearlyHomeGrown.com

My favorite recipes are the ones that resemble a good canvas – a delicious backdrop that can be accentuated and modified by what is in season and/or on hand.  Having just finished a post about an overabundance of serrano peppers, … Continue reading →

Posted in Backyard Gardening, Chiles, Chili Peppers, Food Preparation, Herbs, Leek, Potato, Potato Leek Soup, Raised Bed Gardening, Recipe, Red Peppers, Serrano Peppers, Soups, Spice, Square Foot Gardening, Thrift, Urban Farming | 1 Comment

Cooking with Wilbur Scoville

Posted on November 1, 2015 by NearlyHomeGrown.com

My 3 serrano plants have produced so abundantly this year that even after freezing enough raw and roasted peppers to last until next year’s harvest, giving away dozens more to friends and co-workers and drying many more to save seed, … Continue reading →

Posted in Backyard Gardening, Chiles, Drying, Raised Bed Gardening, Scoville Scale, Serrano Peppers, Sustainable | 2 Comments