urban homestead – Moon Snail Microstead

Growing Chipotle Peppers!

You actually can’t grow a chipotle pepper, because it isn’t a type of pepper in itself. A chipotle pepper is a Jalapeño pepper that has been allowed to ripen and go red, and is then smoked and dried. This past summer I smoked the green and the reds that I harvested along side some HungarianContinueContinue reading “Growing Chipotle Peppers!”

September Garden Update

July was perfect weather for the sun loving veggies, August saw a few things bolt, but it was nowhere near as hot as Kelowna on the last weekend in July, when Alex and I went to the Okanagan Tattoo Convention! On our way out of the city, we stopped at a farm stand to getContinueContinue reading “September Garden Update”

Small Onions…why? And what to do about it

I planted some onions this year from onion sets that I purchased locally. They are Yellow Sweet Spanish Onions which I understood from the lady who sold them to me, to be large and good for storing. However, mine are falling over and one has even produced a flower, telling me they are near readyContinueContinue reading “Small Onions…why? And what to do about it”