pics My pepper pics

Carito · Sep 10, 2007

Well here are a few pics of my peppers. Nothing extraordinarily hot like what you guys are into but not bad for a first timer.

http://picasaweb.google.com/CaritoBito/Peppers?authkey=eSmMI9WEPAM

Notice the orange bugs in a couple of the photos? I've been told they are baby stink bugs. How the heck do I get rid of these. Was trying to not have to use insecticide. Would a soap/water mixture get em?

cheezydemon · Sep 10, 2007

What are those wrinkly ones???

Nice garden. Are you on a rooftop?

Carito · Sep 10, 2007

those wrinkly looking ones are Peter Peppers. I'm not on a rooftop. I guess it kinda looks that way though. Some of the others are aji amarillos, thai hot suns, 5 color marbles, hungarian hot wax's, cayenne's, and sweet crimsons.

cheezydemon · Sep 10, 2007

Right on, are the peters hot?

imaguitargod · Sep 10, 2007

Hahaha, Peter Peppers. I love those, nature is mocking us.

I hear they taste horrible though.

VtPepper · Sep 10, 2007

imaguitargod said:
Hahaha, Peter Peppers. I love those, nature is mocking us.

I hear they taste horrible though.

pickled peters are really good. i had a friend send a bunch of them and i ate them all in one day. they were so good but he wont give up his recipe.
nick

Carito · Sep 10, 2007

To be honest I havent even tried one yet. The plants were really slow to take off. Now they are starting to turn red to pick.

Does any one know what harm the baby stink bugs are doing that are on the peppers in some of the pics and what I can do to get rid of them aside from using insecticide??

Pam · Sep 10, 2007

Stink bugs suck the juice from the fruit, and you'll get small, black, necrotic spots where they do that.

Any edible garden bug spray will kill the stink bugs, or you can hand pick them and drop them in a jar of soapy water. I like Neem, but there are lots of good, safe bug sprays on the market. I don't think a simple soap spray will work on stink bugs, but I'm not positive. You might want to look it up.