My post on peppers doesn’t contain too much material, but I’ll introduce the subject in the hopes that other local growers will chime in. We grew many varieties of pappers in Southwestern Ontario back in the “old days”, including jalapenos! Naturally, I was eager to try peppers here in my first year, 2007. I grew some green bell pepper and other pepper seedlings early, and planted them out at the end of May under plastic. They were happy enough, and I removed the plastic once the plants were over a foot high. But the summer never seemed to get hot enough to “blast them off”, and by September I had only a handful of smallish green peppers.

So, with my limited garden space, I have moved on to veggies that I find more successful (although I admit to wandering into eggplant territory this year – I’ll let you know how that goes).

I do know that peppers are grown in this area by many gardeners with a special interest in them. I assume that most use hoop houses or greenhouses, or perhaps in pots in sunny locations. If you are one of these gardeners, let’s hear from you!