It’s Harvest Time!!!
The greatest time of the year for chile-heads. I’ve picked several hundred peppers in the past week or so, and I have many more to pick before the frost comes. I’ve been saucing, drying, powdering, pickling and of course saving seeds like a boss.
Below are some pics of what I’ve been up to lately at PEPPERMEISTER Headquarters.
But First…. Ever Heard of Peppermeister Roulette? 
If you want to see some serious pepper prowess, head on over to Rachel’s Table and check out Peppermeister Roulette. This hilarious video was made by the lovely Rachel and her equally-lovely-but-in-a-different-way husband. Rachel courageously bites into peppers without knowing how hot any of them are. Pretty riveting film making coming from the First State.
My wife and I merely shared a bounty of peppers with Rachel and her husband and we never expected the video gold that would ensue. Thanks Rachel!
On to More Harvest Photos!
I picked 225 Thai Hot chiles today. Big whoop, wanna fight about it?
I also pickled some Hinkle Hatz or “chicken heart” peppers.
Variety! Most of these got seeded and dried last night.
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My father-in-law LOVES to hand people mystery peppers and insist they try it, or give them a drink of vodka that he’s soaked a pepper in. It’s not really roulette, though, because it’s 100% guaranteed to be agonizingly hot. At least you know what you’re in for, I suppose.
I’ve read stories of people brushing the inside of a pepper all over the mouth piece of a cigar or pipe to get one over on their friends. Another video on youtube features a girl unknowingly biting into a slice of pizza that has ghost pepper all over it. I’m pretty sure if you didn’t know what it was you’d just think you were dying.
I’ve just gotten a bumper crop of Marconi peppers, not spicy, but still a ton of em’! Also, that game sounds… dangerous
Marconi peppers are great. Nothing like a bumper crop to let you know you’re doing a great job in the garden. I stagger my plantings. I plant seeds in late march and I buy transplants in late April. The result is a constant flow of fresh peppers from mid July till late October. Then sadness.
A reblog and a shout-out? Thank you; I’m glowing! (And it’s not just from all the sweating and tears due to another round of Peppermeister Roulette.)
Did you notice the screen capture makes it look like you have a pepper ‘stache? I can’t even take credit for that.
Your vlog is hot is so many ways, Rache.
I DID notice that, Jules! Peppermeister is SO clever.
And thank you.
I love puns.
It’s not everyday that someone films themselves eating my peppers and debuting America’s favorite new game. I may have to send you some pepper mail in the near future to coax you into a follow up.
Is that a dare?
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I followed your advice and planted several Serrano chile plants. Great year for growing them here in Wisconsin. 5 plants and several hundred peppers. We are at the end of the season and I don’t see them ripening on the vine. Any suggestions to speed that process along? Should I pick them and try to ripen off the vine? Your feed back would be much appreciated. The pepper newbie!
Hey Ulsterman: Great to hear you’re getting good production this year. I know a few growers in WI and they all seem to be having great harvests. My only advice for now would be to spray the plants with an epsom salt solution to speed up ripening a bit. I sprayed my plants w/ epsom salt over the weekend with an additional dose of bat guano in the soil and I have been getting a lot more ripening this week. If your plants are in pots, you can bring them indoors when the frost comes for a few days and they will continue to ripen there. Or just bring them in at night and back out in the day for a few weeks.I find that peppers do not undergo much color change at all once they are picked.