
Adding a bit of color and spice (quite literally) to this bevy of treats are the two togarashi (hot pepper) plants. (You'll remember them as home to a praying mantis that munched on my aphids.) I came home from our trip to Hokkaido to find these lovelies waiting for me, and as we prepare to head out for a biking trip (our first!) a handful of others are ripening nicely.
I set them to dry for a week or so, and then pop them in a jar I keep in our kitchen. On a whim I'll throw them in our houtou udon, oden, or other dishes for a bit of spice and fun. If the tomato plants are still standing at the farm when I return, I'll try them in a bit of salsa, too! (Recipe recommendations welcome, by the way.)
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My peppers didn't got any crop this summer. I think i overdid it with banana fertilizer
banana fertilizer is a home made fertilizer that i made with banana peals, some extra soil and water from washing rice. I had made it originally for my roses because they didn't bloom but i had some left over and i used on the peppers.I think it was an overcharge or potash because they started to bloom like crazy, but they where to many flowers and no fruit.