Saturday, September 22, 2018: Ants, okra, peppers

Matt (pest guy) showed up this morning. I showed him where the ants were coming and going around the windows in the bay. Matt laid some bait along the trails the ants were taking and they really seemed to like the bait. Supposedly, the ants will take the bait back to their home and "share" it with their comrades which should eliminate the colony.

I did a final harvest of okra, Santaka peppers and peppadews. I offered all or any of the okra to Morgan/Joyce and they took some. I blanched and froze the remainder.

Blanched and ready for the freezer

I seeded a couple of Santaka and Peppadews for next year's plantings. The others went to the freezer after stemming. This is our first exposure to the Peppadews. We planted some in 2016, and they did grow. Unfortunately they were "buried" in amid the tomatoes so we did not get to harvest any. I have four plants this year with literally hundreds of peppers on them. When ripe, they are supposed to be bright red with paper-thin skins. The ones I picked are red, but whether they are ripe or not, I don't know. Joyce (east neighbor) said she would pick some for me while I'm gone and freeze them.