Re: [CH] "Garden Salsa" Hybrid?
Lori L. Frey (lori@imagitekgraphics.com)
Tue, 11 Jul 2000 13:49:16 -0400
> Hi Lori,
>
> Where did you buy the plant? I love Lowes and Home Depot labels like
> "Perennial Hybrid" on all there flowers! Anyway haven't run across that
> one.
> Where in SC are you, I'm in Columbia.
> Karen
Hey Karen...we are in Spartanburg...
The "garden salsa" came from a local farm & garden supply this year and
last. As for Lowes...well... I have learned the hard way not to trust the
labels on those ambiguous "perennial hybrids" and peppers no matter where I
buy them.
I bought some that were listed as "Pepperoncini" (sp?) and underneath it
said "SWEET". When ripe, I sliced up 3 or 4 for stir fry in big big chunks
and sat down to supper with a big big smile so happy to be cooking some
of my famous (soon to be infamous!) peppers. Being the Mom, the cook & the
gardener, I volunteered to be the first to try the dish to show the kids
that peppers do not always have to be too hot to eat. I was not afraid at
all so I took a big bite and WOWWIE!!! I think the kids had PBJ's that night
for supper while I sputtered, drank milk and pouted... I still don't know if
the tag in the pot was wrong or if it was in the wrong pot when I bought
it... I learned a lesson though to take a tentative nibble at first no
matter what the darn label says!
Lori