Container Gardening with Hot Peppers – REWIND
What is the ideal plant for a small yard?
The ideal plant for someone wanting something ornamental – yet edible too?
And, just to complicate things, it has to be...
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In my new book, Grow Olives Where You Think You Can't, I tell you everything you need to know to successfully grow an olive tree in a pot!
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What is the ideal plant for a small yard?
The ideal plant for someone wanting something ornamental – yet edible too?
And, just to complicate things, it has to be good for a garden where there are lots of squirrels.
Claus Nader found that hot peppers were that ideal plant.
Nader was gardening in a small yard that was frequented by marauding squirrels. While the squirrels sampled many of the things he grew, they didn’t eat his hot peppers.
So Nader made hot peppers the focus of his garden, growing them in pots on his balcony, deck, and dotted around his small yard.
Along with a passion for growing peppers in containers, Nader is also interested in unusual varieties and culinary uses and traditions. (His “Tummy Torch” sauce is magic on a piece of barbecued chicken.)
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