Jalapeno's by Shane

[Spirit Deer]

Amazing, Shane!  I'm going to try pollinating mine with fingers and see how it goes.

We don't deep-fry our jalapeno poppers.  We cut a slit in the side, take out the seeds, and stuff them with cream cheese sometimes adding in garlic or cracked black pepper or some AG herbs.  Then just wrap them in bacon, fasten the ends with toothpicks, and grill them till the bacon's done.  They're great on the grill over charcoal, but fantastic when we're camping and cooking over hardwood.  There's nothing like that wood smoke flavor.  Anaheims are good made that way too, if you want something with less heat.  Poppers are good stuffed with other kinds of cheese, too, like jack cheese or muenster or other mild, creamy cheese that helps tame the heat of the pepper, or with cooked spicy sausage mixed with cream cheese.  Endless possibilities.

[shane arthur]

The statue between the two gardens is a white Buddha with Tibetan mala's hanging around his neck. think of rosary sorta, its how they count their chants, each bead represents the 108 deadly sins.  I am a practicing Buddhist and just love that color red.

The statues are not something to be worshiped, but serve as a reminder to stay on the middle path to enlightenment. Plus they look cool  Here is a quick pic of the statue in question.

[Corinne]

I usually don't follow the posts on herbs, lettuce or pepperbut just HAD to pop in and see thse after reading your comment on another thread.  Wonderful crop, shane!

[shane arthur]

Well the little plant is still blowing my mind. It's loaded with peppers. I cut the left one way back and its put out new leaves since then. Here are a couple pics..

[Corinne]

LOL LOL LOL  I am gonna send you a can of Pledge! 
Now we know why the Gray /silver and White machines are so popular with repeat buyers!!!

[shane arthur]

LOL yeah i need to clean that garden. I never noticed how dirty it was until i took a picture of it.

[Corinne]

And the Blue Garden is so pristine!

[shane arthur]

It's closest to the bedroom door and its most of the attention. I obviously don't pay that close of attention to the pepper garden ROFL

[RachelB]

I am totally drooling over here. We make our poppers the other way, too, slicing, stuff with cream cheese, wrapped with bacon and baked... rather loabor intensive but so yummy... I thinks the whole reaon I am gardening this year Thanks for the pics, Shane!!

[Jen in Ft Worth]

Oh, I can't wait to try those.  Like Joey Tribiani on Friends, "Poppers, good.  Bacon, good.  Cream cheese, good.  What's not to like?!"   

[Melissa in Michigan]

Shane, I'm so sorry to have strayed off topic here, but I wanted to thank you for answering my question, and for sharing the picture of your beautiful statue with your gardens.  It is so peaceful...   

Please, forgive me for being so naive... but, may I ask, as a Buddhist, are you vegetarian?  Please, forgive me, if this is not a true part of Buddhism...  but, as you may know from some of my writings, I am a vegetarian and have been for most of my life!     It's sort of a difficult subject to talk about, as people have become so militant and political about these things.  I love "vegetarianism"!  It is the "right" way for me to live my life, although, I very much understand that it is not the "lifestyle" for most people.

May I ask, on your beautiful Buddha statue, what is that in his hands? 

[shane arthur]

Although many Buddhist are vegetarian, I am not. In fact i do not eat most of what i grow. I feed them to my Wife and mother mainly. The Buddha is holding a lotus candle holder made in Dharmsala India, the home of the Dalia Lama and the Tibetan government as are most of the malas I've collected.

[shane arthur]

[peznin]

These are the craziest pepper plants ever!    Have you had the opportunity to eat any lately?

[shane arthur]

We had some grilled jalapeno poppers on the bbq pit and they were really good. Which is a tripout considering i do not eat veggies.

[Corinne]

I am not a pepper eater or grower..I am a Mrs Dash person.
But this eye candy deserves some Oooo's and Aaaahhh's as well as
a celebration!  Go sha-ane! Go sha-ane!   Great growing!

[bab43]

Are you planning to save seeds?  You're getting great yields on these.

[shane arthur]

Yes, I have saved the seeds from the largest pepper i grew, and I'm drying out the others as i pick them.
I have plenty of seeds now hehe

[TamiLynne]

Were these just plain old jalepeno seeds or a mini variety? I'd LOVE to try & duplicate your plants! I <3 jalepenos but no room for an outdoor garden.. Oh & I have the AG6E. Would I need a tall garden?

-Tami*

[shane arthur]

these were originally taken from seeds grown in an aerogarden but typically they do need a tall garden. it's a mystery as to why these remained so small and still produce peppers. I saved a ton of seeds from the largest pepper i grew so i should have plenty for trading.