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Post by desertwoman on Oct 11, 2022 9:25:11 GMT -5
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Post by Mumsey on Oct 11, 2022 17:43:55 GMT -5
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Post by raphanus on Oct 14, 2022 15:40:11 GMT -5
I enjoyed that video, thanks for sharing. Do you save your own seed from year to year? Any particular seed suppliers and varieties you like best? I tried “Joe E Parker NuMex” this year, which was unbelievably flavorful when red and ripe. I would love to grow more southwestern varieties next year, I’m kinda tired of growing bell peppers.
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Post by pondgardener on Oct 14, 2022 20:36:34 GMT -5
I am partial to the mirasol type chile, which my area is noted for. An excellent source of seed raphanus, is linked below. Sandia Seed
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Post by desertwoman on Oct 14, 2022 22:07:05 GMT -5
raphanus , I don't often collect seeds from my chiles because I grow them for green chile which I roast and do freeze , despite the thoughts of some who were interviewed for the video. When I buy, I buy them from the company pondgardener linked above... www.sandiaseed.com/collections/green-chile-seeds . They are the best and the ones we New Mexicans buy (if we don't collect our own). They are sold in all our local nurseries. I have been growing Sandias and Big Jims the past few years and combining them in my quart freezer bags, for pots of green chile. The Big jims are very meaty and mild to medium heat. The Sandia Select NuMex are hotter (and pretty meaty though not quite as meaty as BJs) and give the prepared chile a boost. I use to be quite macho with my love of hot chiles but as I get older I prefer my chiles to have enough heat, but not as much as I use to like. In the past I've also grown Espanola NuMex and Chimayo for red chiles to dry and make into powder. My Chimayo will never taste as good as what is grown in the Chimayo Valley just 20-25 miles from our village- it's the Chimayo soil. But it's darn good, none-the-less.
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Post by Wheelgarden on Oct 19, 2022 17:24:33 GMT -5
For the kitchen --- stuffing and poppering, slicing and dicing whole for dishes, grinding for powder blends and seasoning, and the rest is for a dandy critter repellent. Also, for when I want to take flight with the habaneros and reapers around the solar system...yowsers! Our chiles consistently outperform everything else every year, and that's all right. If I could only get the tomatoes to match, I'd be in heaven.
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