Wednesday, August 27, 2008

Peter Piper Picked a Peck of Peppers...

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I'm growing Cubanelle peppers this year for the first time and I'm really proud to say I have had great success. They are really producing. There's 40 peppers in this basket and all of these were just picked from two plants in my raised-bin, vegetable garden. These peppers are like an elongated bell pepper, but smaller. Each pepper is about 4 inches long and about 1.5 inches wide. I've had much better success growing Cubanelles than bell peppers. Most often Cubanelles are picked when they are light green, but I like them when they are red and orange. They look so pretty cut up into a salad.

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The white spotting you may see on the peppers is from our irrigation water which leaves a slight mineral deposit when it dries. Once I wash the peppers the white spotting will disappear. I am growing all my vegetables without the use of any pesticides. The Cubanelle has a mild flavor and is good to eat just plain.
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Peppers have Vitamins C, B6, B1, E, K, folate, fiber, potassium, manganese, molybdenum, copper, tryptophane, and about 20 calories per pepper. Peppers also have beta-carotene, lycopene, and phytonutrients lutein and zeaxanthin. What does all that mean? Peppers are one of the best foods you can eat.

Have you had your pepper today?

2 comments:

  1. Holy cats I love peppers, and what a harvest!

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  2. Hi Gary, we're eating them like candy. Um good. I'll grow Cubanelles again.

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