Organic Yellow Cayenne Pepper Seed Give Away

I saved seed from my garden this year and A Diva's Garden will be giving away a variety of seeds to fellow gardeners for the next 6 months.  Each give away will have 5 - 10 seeds depending on the variety.  To date, I have yellow chilies, large green chilies, a pepper mix, a tomato mix, Brandywine, White Belle, Tiffen Mennonite, mix of Hungarian and Banana peppers and more.  

The first give away is 10 organic yellow cayenne pepper seeds certified by Clemson University.  I purchased a mix of peppers from Park Seed and they contained these beautiful yellow chili peppers.  I called them my mystery seeds, because I didn't know what I would end up with.  It actually turned out to be fun, so I will be having several mystery giveaways for you too.    

I started this variety inside this year and they performed well in the garden.  It was nice to have a variety other than your typical red cayennes.  Please note, I'm in Zone 6B so I can not guarantee how they will perform in yours.   

The give away is open to U.S. and Canada residents only, and will end October 31, 2013.  The winner will be randomly selected and announced November 1.  Please ensure your email address is correct.  If not, a new winner will be selected.  I will mail the seeds within 5 days of receiving your mailing address. 

Here's how you can win:

• Follow A Diva's Garden and leave a comment on how you will use these peppers next season. (Mandatory) 1 Entry
• Comment on another post on this blog, give yourself 3 additional entire.  (Optional) 
• Post this give away on your blog and refer your followers to the giveaway.  Give yourself 5 additional entries.    (Optional)  

Check your emails November 1, I will be announcing the winner!  Good luck. 
    

                                                                           

Garden Harvest

My cukes have given me a pretty good crop so far this season.  Last year was a bust. I made 4 quarts of spicy dill refrigerator pickles over the week-end, and they are delicious.  I marinade them for several hours and than refrigerate them for 10 days.  Not sure if all 4 jars will make it that long.  I see one being opened and devoured over the week-end.   

I was able to harvest a few tomatoes.  These are Black Krim and chocolate cherry.  The cherry went into a salad and the others sliced with mayo.  One of my Straight Eight cukes got away from me and started to turn yellow.  I was able to savage the other end to add to my salad.  The squash was fried for dinner. 

I planted a mix of chili peppers this year.  These chilies are huge.  Not sure what type they are.  Does anyone know what they could possibly be?  I chopped them for the freezer.  I'll use them in my chili over the winter.     

My green beans are producing like crazy.  I've put 4 gallons in the freezer so far.  I should get  another picking or two before I pull them.  This is a mix of Blue Lake and Jade. 

I found this little fellow on one of my bushes last week.  First time that I've ever seen a snake on my property in the 20 years that I've lived here.  Needless to say, I didn't hang around long after I spotted him.  I think I set a new record for the 50 yard dash!  Thankfully my significant other was there and removed him for me.   What's happening in your garden? 
                                                                       

Growing Bigger Onions

I planted yellow and white onions this year from sets and they're doing well.  So sorry that I didn't plant red.  This is my first year, so I'm anxious to put a few to the taste test.  They've gotten larger than I expected.  It seems the secret is to keep the weeds away, looks like I have some work to do, but allow the bulbs to set above ground and continue to grow.  I've learned that some gardeners cut the tops back to 3 - 4 inches to steady them from strong winds and to keep them from blocking the bulbs of other onions.  Do you cut your onion tops back?

 

 

My mini white belle peppers have emerged and look great.  Can't white to taste these babies with a few sausages this week-end along with a few of my onions.  What type of onions do you grow?  Let us know how you store them?