by A.J. Coltrane
2013 Pepper recap here.
The final 2014 harvest:
The 2013 harvest came to 22.2 pounds of peppers from 11 plants — 2 pounds per plant. This year we bumped it up to 18 plants and got 31.0 pounds. That’s 1.7 pounds per plant — a 15% reduction in yield, though that’s close enough to call it the same. About half of the fruit ripened this year, which was a big impovement over last year’s ~20%. (The tomatoes ripened better as well. Not a coincidence I’d bet.)
The table:
| Hot Variety | Count | Weight/per | Total Weight |
| Anaheim College 64 | 1 | 2.4 | 2.4 |
| Hungarian Hot Wax | 1 | 0.9 | 0.9 |
| Jalapeno | 1 | 2.8 | 2.8 |
| Thai Hot | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Sweet Variety | Count | Weight/per | Total Weight |
| Alma Paprika | 1 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Cute Stuff | 1 | 1.6 | 1.6 |
| Gourmet | 2 | 1.1 | 2.2 |
| Gypsy | 2 | 2.8 | 4.7 |
| Karma | 1 | 1.6 | 1.6 |
| King of the North | 5 | 2 | 9.9 |
| Pasilla Bajio | 1 | 1.9 | 1.9 |
| Tequila Sunrise | 1 | 2.2 | 2.2 |
I’m thinking that somebody mis-labeled the Pasillas (the center front sheet tray pictured above). The Tilth description says that they get 8″-10″. We got little 1″-2″ fireballs that looked more like Thai Hot peppers. It could be that the Pasillas were actually Thai Hot peppers. The foliage was super similar, and completely tangled up.
We lost a few more sweet peppers than I would have liked to (I think) earwigs. The diatomaceous earth that was applied late in the year may or may not have slowed down the bugs.
Peppers are one of those plants that we can never grow too many. They’re attractive, low maintenance and always enjoyed at the table. Overall I was happy with the outcome.
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I’m thinking maybe we increase it to two jalapeno plants in 2015.
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