What are these?

[Kain99]

Dems my Green Bell Peppers loook the same exact way this week! I water weekly I think it has something to do with this intense heat.

 

[dems4me]

Dems my Green Bell Peppers loook the same exact way this week! I water weekly I think it has something to do with this intense heat.

Thats good to know. Thanks!

 

[jazz lady]

Take a bite of one of them. If your mouth explodes in pain from the heat, they're habaneros. If not, they're just deformed bell peppers. :shrug:

 

[dems4me]

Take a bite of one of them. If your mouth explodes in pain from the heat, they're habaneros. If not, they're just deformed bell peppers. :shrug:

This is probably a dumb question, do you need to cook it first or blanch or anything when its straight from the garden? I've been blanching and cutting up all my other peppers and putting them in the freezer. Is it okay to eat raw? It doesn't smell like my other peppers (bannana peppers) - it doesn't have much smell at all to it.

 

[pixiegirl]

One of my most favorite memories....

Most of you know why I loathe my ex husband.... He's a very bad person and I'll leave it at that....

A few years ago Sharon was kind enough to give me some goodies from her garden; tomatoes, jalepenos, and habaneros. I was making chili for dinner that night and the ex came to pick up my son. I was cutting up some tomatoes and jalepenos to add to it when he walked in the door. He picked up a piece of jalepeno and asked if I dared him to eat it. I told him if he was really brave he'd eat the habanero. He agreed. I was nice and before he put it in his mouth I warned him and told him not to do it. I guess he had to prove he had some fur on his peaches and stuck the entire pepper in his mouth and started chewing. A few seconds later he opened his mouth and just let it fall out. He went running for the freezer in the garage for the popsicles. Ripping them open and sticking them down his throat, tears running down his face, knees buckling. It was a sight to be seen....

 

[dems4me]

Most of you know why I loathe my ex husband.... He's a very bad person and I'll leave it at that....

A few years ago Sharon was kind enough to give me some goodies from her garden; tomatoes, jalepenos, and habaneros. I was making chili for dinner that night and the ex came to pick up my son. I was cutting up some tomatoes and jalepenos to add to it when he walked in the door. He picked up a piece of jalepeno and asked if I dared him to eat it. I told him if he was really brave he'd eat the habanero. He agreed. I was nice and before he put it in his mouth I warned him and told him not to do it. I guess he had to prove he had some fur on his peaches and stuck the entire pepper in his mouth and started chewing. A few seconds later he opened his mouth and just let it fall out. He went running for the freezer in the garage for the popsicles. Ripping them open and sticking them down his throat, tears running down his face, knees buckling. It was a sight to be seen....

 

[Dougstermd]

believe it or not, but that's where you'll find the directions on how to use your camera.

 

[itsbob]

I got some pepper plants at a plant swap months back and now they have bore its fruit... this is what they look like... what kind of pepper is this??? Is it edible? If so, and I can get the name I can pick more and look up recipies. Also what kind of bug is this on my pepper plant... are they related? I fought him off the plant and he kept making a clicking sound. Is he good for the plant? Should I put him back? Anyone have a name of this so I can look it up?

You are using the wrong setting on your camera.. there should be a setting for close up/ MAcro shots. I THINK most cameras they use a flower for this setting.. There's usually a single figure for portraits, a picture of two or more people for further distance group shots.. a mountain for far shots, and a flower for macro shots..


Anyone know for sure, i don't have a camera handy to look at..

 

[Larry Gude]

Lol...

Are you a professional photographer, or is this just a hobby?

...sorry Dems, that was pretty funny!

 

[aps45819]

Anyone know for sure, i don't have a camera handy to look at..

the manual will explain it

 

[dems4me]

You are using the wrong setting on your camera.. there should be a setting for close up/ MAcro shots. I THINK most cameras they use a flower for this setting.. There's usually a single figure for portraits, a picture of two or more people for further distance group shots.. a mountain for far shots, and a flower for macro shots..


Anyone know for sure, i don't have a camera handy to look at..

There's a button to push to zoom in and out... I do it at the setting its defaulted to which is in the middle (and recommended in manual) and I keep the wheel clicked at automatic where it adjusts itself (no macro or micro's - just a simple picture). Its been getting worse over this past year, I think I got water in the camera awhile back - it hasn't been the same since.

Thanks though Bob! Its a Kodak Shareware simple camera and its a few years old. I'm thinking I might just need a new camera at this point. I've never had problems with it before (no blurry pictures) and I havn't changed anything and I'm not doing anything different than I was when it was working good. Earlier this year a few pictures were coming out really blurry and now just about all the pictures are coming out blurry.

 

[Tinkerbell]

I got some pepper plants at a plant swap months back and now they have bore its fruit... this is what they look like... what kind of pepper is this??? Is it edible? If so, and I can get the name I can pick more and look up recipies. Also what kind of bug is this on my pepper plant... are they related? I fought him off the plant and he kept making a clicking sound. Is he good for the plant? Should I put him back? Anyone have a name of this so I can look it up?

Looks like your red and green bell peppers cross polinated. I've had it happen. You can eat them.

That's a tobacco worm. YUCK! They will eat all your plant. Kill it now.

 

[Tinkerbell]

You are using the wrong setting on your camera.. there should be a setting for close up/ MAcro shots. I THINK most cameras they use a flower for this setting.. There's usually a single figure for portraits, a picture of two or more people for further distance group shots.. a mountain for far shots, and a flower for macro shots..


Anyone know for sure, i don't have a camera handy to look at..

my not have helped Dems.... but this explained a WHOLE LOT for me!

 

[baileydog]

I went to look for it out where I put him and he's gone.


Trust me, he is not gone. I had one or two on my tomato plant last year,everyday I would knock them off and everyday they were back. Look real close. They blend very well.

 

[dems4me]

I went to look for it out where I put him and he's gone.


Trust me, he is not gone. I had one or two on my tomato plant last year,everyday I would knock them off and everyday they were back. Look real close. They blend very well.

Thanks, had planned on looking for these when I get home. I looked again last night and didnt see it.

 

[itsbob]

I went to look for it out where I put him and he's gone.


Trust me, he is not gone. I had one or two on my tomato plant last year,everyday I would knock them off and everyday they were back. Look real close. They blend very well.

Those and the Tomator Horn Worms can and will decimate a garden in NO time at all.. they find food, and then tell all of their friends. get some spray and spray your plants, then go back and count the bodies.

I thought deer got to my tomato plants last year, they were THAT ate up, then looked closely and they were COVERED with hundreds of the Tomato Horn Worms..

 

[dems4me]

Those and the Tomator Horn Worms can and will decimate a garden in NO time at all.. they find food, and then tell all of their friends. get some spray and spray your plants, then go back and count the bodies.

I thought deer got to my tomato plants last year, they were THAT ate up, then looked closely and they were COVERED with hundreds of the Tomato Horn Worms..

What can I spray on these suckers and still be able to eat the food? What eats these? What is its main preditor?

 

[itsbob]

What can I spray on these suckers and still be able to eat the food? What eats these? What is its main preditor?

Whatever the predator MAY be.. (any bird) has to see them to be able to eat them..

lowes sells a powder and a spray that will kill them, and after a few days the food is safe to eat..

 

[dems4me]

Whatever the predator MAY be.. (any bird) has to see them to be able to eat them..

lowes sells a powder and a spray that will kill them, and after a few days the food is safe to eat..

Thanks, I'll check it out! Sounds easier than killing them by stepping on them... seems like it'd make a mess Still leary about picking them off the plants to, I know someone posted they are harmless but with them having a big horn it scares me Also if I use tongs, I'd squish them (again - wouldn't it make a big mess?) this sucker was huge yesterday. I inspected all plants and they all seemed okay. Nothings eating holes in the leaves or anything. I'm hoping I stopped him just in time.

 

[jazz lady]

What can I spray on these suckers and still be able to eat the food? What eats these? What is its main preditor?

I use products made with Bt (Bacillus thuringiensis), a naturally occurring bacteria, to kill them. It's absolutely harmless to humans, pets, birds, beneficial insects, etc., and produce can be picked and eaten anytime after spraying. The only downfall is the pest has to eat the treated leaves for it to take effect but it does work quickly. You can also handpick them and drown them in a bucket of soapy water.

Birds are the only thing that I know that eat them. There's also a parasitic wasp (Trichogramma wasps) that will attach to the bug and feed on them, but I wouldn't count on that.