Now this is how peppers should be

Last year I vowed to return to container gardening when it came to my peppers and I'm so glad I stuck with that decision.

I've got two plants per pot and each one is covered in beautiful, heavy fruit. I'm so pleased with this year's crop. It kicks the tar out of last year's grand total of four. The biggest of these peppers is just starting to turn that yellow before red. I was starting to wonder if they were going to be red before it got cold but according to last year's notes, peppers aren't ripe here until sometime in September. Heck, my post with the pepper picture is dated October 3, so I guess I still have some time.

Online record keeping is so convenient.

They're on the bricks by the pool and they throw up quite a bit of heat. It's also the sunniest part of the yard, so the extra light helps. Ace peppers are great for growing in pots and I wish I had stuck to my guns and planted the jalapeños, islanders, and lipsticks in pots too. Then I'd have a whole pepper bounty right now. As it stands, I'm glad that I get some produce from my own hands this year. Theres a whole giddy sensation that comes with eating stuff you worked so hard for.

Now for the real challenge. Can I be patient enough to let them turn red before the desire for eating them right now takes over? It's hard to be good, but I like them much better when they are fully ripe.

I shall drool and dream of all the ways I'm going to eat them.