2011 wasn't a very good year for tomatoes or squash, but it sure was a good year for peppers! While the tomatoes baked in the sun, the pepper plants got bigger and stronger. As soon as the weather cooled off just a little bit then all the pepper plants were covered with white blooms and then with peppers right away. It's funny how weather that makes one crop miserable will help another one grow.
We planted some green bell peppers, and some jalapenos, but the real star this year were the Pimientos de Padron that we grew from seeds that my dad brought us from Spain. These peppers are like nothing else I've ever seen! They look so innocent, but they do have a secret...some of them are the hottest peppers you will ever eat! It is really weird and random. You're supposed to pick them while they are green and small. Some will be mild, some will be a bit spicy, and some will be worse than a habanero. Not kidding you, there is no rhyme or reason.
If you let them grow and turn red, then they are just too hot for words. Even our friends Jo and Christine, who can tolerate any kind of crazy hot food you can dish out, were floored by the peppers. It was kind of fun to surprise them!
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