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Post by Jim on Dec 6, 2007 18:58:20 GMT -5
Every major seed catalog I've seen is really pushing the mini-bell peppers. I bought some seed last year from seed savers and never planted it. I'm trying it out this year as my only sweet pepper plant other than alma paprika which has some bite I think.
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Post by Alan on Dec 6, 2007 22:46:26 GMT -5
Mini bells are pretty good and quite interesting, though I don't sell many of them at market they do bring people to the table just to check them out and I do have a faithful customer that buys a strawberry box worth every week to eat like cherry tomatoes!
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Post by bluelacedredhead on Dec 6, 2007 23:34:45 GMT -5
I grew a few Red Cheese Peppers from Baker Creek last year in containers. Very sweet, but there were issues with Germination. I saved lots of seed this year. Hopefully, my germination rate will be better than the rate from their supplier.
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Post by Jim on Dec 7, 2007 15:03:24 GMT -5
the minibells look to be a great pepper for grilling or roasting. I like to take peppers, mushrooms and onions hit them with some olive oil and spices and grill 'm up..
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Post by Alan on Dec 11, 2007 16:36:52 GMT -5
Kims younger sister cooked me up some peppers and onions, both sweet and hot last year on the grill with some butter and I believe just a little dash of sugar and I ate them just like that, it was really good.
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Post by Jim on Dec 11, 2007 17:04:23 GMT -5
Sounds good alan.
I'm going to grow a bunch of minibells at my grandma house this year. She makes legions of stuffed cabbage and peppers. THe mini ones she will love.
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Post by canadamike on Dec 26, 2007 2:10:54 GMT -5
I grew TOPEPO ROSSO ( green then chocolate brown for most of the time then finally very red) and DOE HILL ( light green then lemon yellow) this year. In terms of size, they are small but the taste is fantastic. My guests (a lot of people eat at my table) raved about them, especially Topepo Rosso, probably because of its very sexy colour, but I have to say that the Doe Hills were the best yellows I had in my life.
In both cases, great stuff for enlightened gardeners and fine restaurant chefs. The small size might not WOW the ordinary folk, but if youy are all about taste ( and what do they look like anyway once cubed?) . I grew many others this year, of unknown origin since a commercial vendor friend of mine gave me roughly 40 plants of varied sources( mostly Cal W), all classic BELLS, and NONE came close to the taste of these two, altough they were all good.
There is something about fruitiness and richness of taste that can't be beat,, The constitution of both our countries ( Canada and USA ) should ask us to put good stuff in the mouth of people, even against their will, at least one day a year ( I love being a dictator sometimes)
Our generic grocery stores would never be the same anymore,,,
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Post by gardenhappy on Apr 6, 2008 17:22:09 GMT -5
we stuff them with a mix of cream cheese,shredded crab,chopped scallons,garlic chives,parsley,mix it all stuff and eat  then they are great with bulger wheat,or meat and grilled,or as candle holders on a picnic table or as single serving chicken salad or tuna salad!!!! we use them for everything and have for years. |
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then they are great with bulger wheat,or meat and grilled,or as candle holders on a picnic table or as single serving chicken salad or tuna salad!!!! we use them for everything and have for years.