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![]() ![]() The ‘Plant Information’ section describes how that item will ship. Some perennials are shipped as potted plants, some as perennial roots packed in peat. You will receive a second email the day your order ships telling you how it has been sent. ![]() Some Bonnie Plants varieties may not be available at your local stores, as we select and sell varieties best suited to the growing conditions in each region.As soon as your order is placed you will receive a confirmation email. These skinny peppers are also called chili or finger peppers. Easy to grow and tolerant of hot, humid weather, Cayenne will produce peppers all summer. They can be substituted for most dishes calling for Serrano, Jalapeno, or Habanero peppers. Wait until they get at least 5 or 6 Inches long to pick hot ones. However, they will not be hot when small. Thin-walled, skinny, wrinkled fruits are 5 to 6 Inches long and very hot. This is also the favored spice of Creole and Cajun cuisine used to give gumbo and crayfish dishes their punch. This very hot pepper is the prime ingredient in Cayenne pepper, which is made when the dried peppers are ground into powder. Upright-growing rosemary is a good companion. Because it is low-growing and has thin stems and a wiry habit, don't crowd it because vigorous neighboring plants might choke it out. Give it excellent drainage in a pot and good air circulation. Thyme is well suited for containers because of its size and the fact that it demands perfect drainage. In the warm, humid climates of zones 9 and 10 it may suffer in the summer in zone 10 it is best to lower your expectations and just consider it a cool season annual. The leaves are evergreen to semi-evergreen, depending on the how far North it is growing. You may also hear it called winter thyme, because it is one of the most cold hardy of all the different thymes. This tiny-leaved thyme is among the most aromatic, more so than larger-leafed varieties. Use it to elevate the flavor of good ole' beef stew, too. Highly aromatic, it enhances meat dishes, eggs, cheeses, soups, and sauces, and it is a primary component of both Bouquet Garni and Herbes de Provence. Thyme is an easy and practical herb to grow. He also bred Celebrity and Husky Gold tomatoes, which are both also AAS Winners. Vines grow long, so give the plant the support of a tall cage or stake.Resistant to verticillium wilt (V), fusarium wilt (F) races 1 and 2, nematodes (N), and alternaria stem canker (ASC), gray leaf spot (St), and tobacco mosaic virus (TMV).For gardeners who enjoy plant history and interesting facts, Colen Wyatt, the breeder of this variety, was one of the most successful home garden vegetable plant breeders in the last half of the 20th century. It grows well throughout the country, earning it an All America Selections designation in 1994 it has since grown to be a national favorite. We harvest dozens of tomatoes from each plant in our Alabama test garden, where the harvest season lasts two full months and the growing conditions are very good. Compared to other beefsteak types, Big Beef is early and will set fruit reliably even in cool, wet weather. The fruit is borne on vigorous, indeterminate vines from summer until frost. The large fruit has old-time tomato flavor and the vines are resistant to many of the problems that can discourage gardeners. Finally in 1994 those wishes came true with Big Beef. Jalapeño became the first pepper in space when a bag full of pods accompanied astronauts on the shuttle Columbia in November 1982! Organic varieties are only available at retailers.įor years gardeners wanted a large, beefsteak-type tomato that was delicious, early to bear, and highly disease resistant. Use jalapeño on nachos or in salsa, or smoke the mature red ones over mesquite chips to make your own chipotle sauce. The compact plants grow well in containers. Widely adapted, jalapeño plants yield a bountiful harvest in dry or humid, hot or cool climates. If peppers grow fast, get plenty of water, and are harvested soon, they may be milder than peppers that stay on the plant a long time, or that develop slowly and under stressful conditions. Often, the heat of the peppers will vary, even those from the same plant. The skin may show a netting pattern as fruit ages, but it does not affect flavor. Jalapeño produces 3-inch, thick-walled, moderately hot pods with deep green color that matures to a bright red. Named for the town of Jalapa, Mexico, this is the most popular chile pepper in the United States. ![]()
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