Tag: Cowhorn Pepper

The Greenhouse is Covered

After my thumb had a day of rest, (if you missed it, my thumb had an unfortunate encounter with a mandolin slicer), we finally got the plastic over the hoop house. The clips I bought to secure the plastic to the hoop house didn’t… Continue Reading “The Greenhouse is Covered”

Hello Autumn, Goodbye Summer

The projects have been slowing down as Fall starts. We aren’t struggling to fit so much into our evenings and weekends. The cooler weather has been glorious. The reduction in the bug population has been wonderful. The ragweed? Not so welcome. Greenhouse: the hoops… Continue Reading “Hello Autumn, Goodbye Summer”

Garden Surprises

After the snake sighting (a story for another time), I refused to go in the yard and garden or to the chicken coop until Oscar mowed. I made Oscar water the garden and take care of the chickens for a week. The long grass… Continue Reading “Garden Surprises”

First Pepper

Everything’s exciting when you have a garden growing. Today, while watering, I noticed my Cowhorn Pepper plant has an actual Cowhorn Pepper on it! This was an accidental purchase – I thought I was picking up a Coolapeno. I was intrigued by a pepper… Continue Reading “First Pepper”