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Post by desertwoman on May 9, 2015 12:09:39 GMT -5
My chile and pepper starts are usually stocky, but a few this year are slightly spindly.
Can we plant peppers deeper, up the stem like we do tomatoes?
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Post by tbird on May 9, 2015 12:57:11 GMT -5
word on the street is - you can a few inches, but they don't root out like the tom toms do.
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Post by datgirl on May 9, 2015 14:06:45 GMT -5
That's what I thought too.
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Post by wheelgarden1 on May 9, 2015 15:18:13 GMT -5
I plant mine a bit deep for cooler soil and moisture in the summer months.
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Post by Mumsey on May 9, 2015 18:22:27 GMT -5
I also plant mine a bit deeper. Doesn't seem to affect them any, they grow the same. Usually the reason is so they will fit inside the milk jug green houses.
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Post by pepperhead212 on May 9, 2015 22:49:01 GMT -5
Some pepper varieties often get more spindly than others, so I remove the cotyledons, and sometimes the lower leaves, to plant them deeper, so wind wasn't as likely to do damage. I never had any evidence of damage from this, and I've only seen a small amount of rooting along this section, unlike what forms on tomatoes.
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Post by brownrexx on May 11, 2015 9:24:37 GMT -5
My chile and pepper starts
DW do you call all hot peppers "chilis" and sweet peppers "peppers"? We don't call them chilis here but I have seen canned chili peppers or tomatoes with green chilis and I didn't know that was what I always call hot peppers. Is there any difference really?
Mexican restaurants talk about green or red chili sauce but I just never thought about it.
I always plant them at the same depth that they were in their pots. I have never tried deeper because I am afraid of rot on the buried stem. |
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Post by ahntjudy on May 11, 2015 9:55:52 GMT -5
I've always planted slightly deeper than the pot depth without problems...with eggplant too.
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Post by desertwoman on May 11, 2015 10:25:00 GMT -5
Yes, here in NM hot peppers are chiles (with an 'e') and pronounced CHEE- lays
The word's origin is Aztec. The spanish added the e at the end.
We also call what is ladled over our enchiladas, burritos, etc 'chile' which is predominately the chopped green chiles or red chile made from ground red pods.
Chili is what is referred to the spicy meat and beans soup-like dish i.e chili con carne.
I think that, technically, chile can be sweet peppers too based on the history of the Aztec name 'chil' which means 'pepper'.
But we all tend to call our hot native NM peppers 'chile' and our sweet peppers 'pepper'
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Post by desertwoman on May 11, 2015 10:27:37 GMT -5
Thanks for all the replies. I will remove the cotyledons and plant those few slightly leggy ones a bit deeper.
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Post by brownrexx on May 11, 2015 11:28:41 GMT -5
Interesting. I never knew that. I think that I need the recipe for that chile sauce that you mentioned. I am planting the last of my NM chilies today. Most went in on Thursday and are looking fine but I ran out of time and was away for 3 days so now I am planting the rest of them. It is 85 degrees today and humid so I will probably cover the newbies with baskets for a day or two even though that are hardened off already. |
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Post by lilolpeapicker on May 11, 2015 17:45:09 GMT -5
I have had a problem with wind bending the pepper plants in the past....Maybe I will plant them a little deeper too. Thx for the idea.
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Post by Veggie Gal on May 11, 2015 18:21:03 GMT -5
DW, love to have the recipe for the Chile sauce as well. If you or Brown have a NM chile seeds, I'd love to trade or pay for some.
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Post by desertwoman on May 11, 2015 18:42:00 GMT -5
VG I have a few seeds I'd be happy to send you. It's already a trade!
What I have left are
23 Sandia very hot ***** 7" long pods, med thick walls, used as green chile, does well in high temps
28 Espanola medium ** 7" pods, thin walls, fast growing, good for green, but better dried and ground into red powder
7 Chimayo hot **** 7" pods great for ground red chile powder over 300 year old heirloom, described as 'first sweet, then hot, with chocolate tinged based notes.'
Let me know how many you'd like. You can have however many you want.
Will post chile recipes soon.
PS
I could also check to see if there are any seeds still available when I go my mom and pop nursery tomorrow.
BR and I also are planting
Big Jim medium ** 9"pods, thick flesh used for green chile and is the most famous of NM chiles.jj
I like to make a mix of the chiles to get a fuller flavor and change the heat index. i.e Sandia with Big Jim are great together
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Post by brownrexx on May 11, 2015 19:22:29 GMT -5
VG, I planted all of the ones that DW sent me but get some from her.
I am growing all 3 that she listed and I am excited to see what they are like. It will be fun if you grow them too. |
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