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These simple covered hoops serve a multitude of uses in the garden.

Because we have such a short growing season at Beekman 1802, we have to give our seedlings every chance possible. Watch the slide show below to see how we construct our protective hoop coverings that save our plants from cold and pests.

Materials:

recycled 3/4 in pvc pipe

3/4 inch fabric clamps

Floating Row Cover

Rebar lengths

Click on first picture to begin slideshow:

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Habanero Peppers

Habanero Peppers

EVERYONE NEEDS A LITTLE EXTRA SPICE IN THEIR LIFE every once in a while.  We’ve been known to add habanero to just about everything—even our ice cream and caramel sauces.

Both sweet and hot peppers are high in Vitamin C.  Red peppers are high in Vitamin A and additionally contain the phytochemical capsaicin which can be used as a topical pain reliever.

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Bullnose Pepper

WE HAD A BUMPER CROP OF PEPPERS LAST YEAR. Of all kinds. They ran the gamut from sweet to hot. Our favorite is still the habanero pepper…one of the hottest peppers known to man. We use it when we make our goat milk cajeta (caramel.) What? hot peppers and caramel? Yep. It’s fantastic. Sweet, but with a bite.

Here are the types of peppers we’re growing this year. Let us know what you’re thinking of growing in the comment section below the photos…

BULLNOSE or BELL PEPPER–  Also known as Large Sweet Spanish or Sweet Mountain, this pepper was introduced into the US in 1759. It originated in India. Originally used just for stuffing and pickling, the fruits are now a popular salad item.

CAYENNE LONG RED SLIM PEPPER – One of the oldest hot peppers, introduced to the U.S. before 1827. Ripens to a crimson red, and fiery hot.

TABASCO PEPPER –  This old pepper came originally from Mexico and does well in the South and the Eastern United States. The plant looks like a sweet pepper plant, but the flowers are greenish white and the fruits point upward. Used in hot sauces.

HABANERO PEPPER –   Hottest pepper in the world. May have originated in Cuba because Habanero means from Havana. Slow to germinate. 1 2 in. fruits ripen from green to orange red to crimson.

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