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Winter Soil tips,#1 PepperPick & the Elusive 'Tezpur' Chile'.

© Joe Arditi

A warm greeting to all 'Chile News & Views' Subscribers!! I hope everyone is making it through the winter and doing well. We've already had snow in several parts of the country and it's still early in the season. Winter is actually a good time for the garden to rejuvenate itself. The constant freezing and thawing of the soil is very good for the soil texture and helps to make it pliable. The deeper freezes help to kill off some overwintering garden pests..especially when you practice good garden sanitation and turn or till the soil over in the Fall season and eliminate all annual plants, weeds, etc., minimizing areas for pests to overwinter. The snow brings valuable nutrients to the soil and keeps a good moisture level along with the winter rains that comes in handy in the spring. So in most of the country the 4 seasons are good to allow Mother Nature to renew the garden.

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Dear PJ, I live in the Pacific Northwest in a short weather season. Which Peppers would you recommend for this type of climate? Are they good for container gardening? Patty S.

Hi Patty, For your are I'd recommend the following for both short season and great for container gardening: Thai Sun (easiest to grow), Mushroom, Turkish Cayenne, Hot Lemon, Charleston, Pueblo and the Fluorescent. The ONLY Habanero or 'Chinense' family of very Hot Peppers that worked well in your type of climate is the Orange Habanero. The other Habs grow very large and need a much longer season. But I recommend the Orange Habanero for both container and short season gardening. Last year I picked over 75 Orange Habs from one container. Great Gardening, Pepper Joe

> Just wanted to thank you for a wonderful newsletter. > > Northeast Ohio dweller and we had a terribly cold summer here. > > Next year will be my first year to plant hot peppers and I plan on ordering > them from your catalog. > > So far, my last four years of gardening have been tomatoes and herbs. >

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