Billy Rose wrote:

Cow horns??? I got me "Corno di Toro" (Bull's Horns) but they are
supposed to be sweet, as are the Giant Aconcagua, Yellow Wax,
Friggitello, Szgedi , and of course the Cal Wonder. Then I have nine
ja-lap-pin-nos and a habanero. Just trying to figure out what I like and
where it grows best. Doing the same with the tomatoes: Striped German,
Mortgage Lifter, Brandywine, Rose, San Marzano Redorta (late season),
Carmello, Green Zebra (mid-season), Peche de Jaune, Marmande, and
Stupice (early season). One each planted in two different locations
(early Sun vs. afternoon Sun) on the hillside. Then there are a few
volunteers, Juliets, I think.

My sugar baby watermelon miraculously turned into a crook neck squash,
so now I'm watching the crook neck squash to see what it does. Cucumbers
have finally flowered. The "dent" corn is still a month away but it is
spectacular to look at. The golden Bantam, and the Sunshine must be
close. Ja-lap-pin-nos are are a little small but ready. The string beans
have been crankin', 2 -3 meals a week and I'm gettin' into sync with
them, knowing when to pick. Lettuce is 4 - 5 meals/week. Bitter melon
are developing. The zuch probably not getting enough Sun, no flowers et
but getting bigger. Couple of handfuls of blue berries (I'm working on
dropping the pH of the soil.) and I'm hoping the newly planted
strawberries will star producing soon. The basil is doing well, will be
more than ready when the tomatoes are ripe. In a lull with the cilantro.
It usually seeds itself but I may need to germinate it. Last years
echinacea plant must have 16 blossoms on it, not all colored in yet
though. Medicinals are coming along slowly but they are perennials so
if I have to wait for next year, that's OK. The freakin "bird house"
gourd is out of its'. It would take the entire trellis if I let it. I'm
having to whack it back some to leave room for a zucchette (Tromba
d'Albenga), which is recovering from being pulled up and the jiaogulan
(sort of a viney ginseng) which is being timid but just got a side
dressing of steer manure.

But mild ja-lap-pin-nos. It's just not right. Mine seem to be just
right. Any hotter and I'd have to cut them with somethin' and I really
like the flavor when they are roasted. The cayenne and your cow-horns
have thick or thin skin? If I just wanted heat, I'd only grow habaneros.

Now I'm going to go risk my neck hanging a pot from one of the oaks. You
know, the extension ladder and uneven ground thing. Oy.

well, not sure if that's the technical name, but the local nursery told
my sister they were cow-horn pepper plants when she bought them. They
are similar to cayenne, but a bit thicker and longer. When fully
matured, they look just like a cowhorn. The pepper curves and is on
average about 12 inches long (or better) before color change. During
color change, the pepper has purple streaks to it.

Sounds like you should have your hands full with your garden. I know i
have mine full and all i have in the garden are some tomatoes: heirloom,
beefsteak, celebrity; cabbage collards (about 75 plants), a sweet butter
lettuce variety mix, 2 rows of crook-neck squash, potatoes, candy & snow
bell corn, pickling cukes, string beans galore, and purple hull & dixie
lee peas out the waazoo, and of course bell & hot peppers. Bells not
doing to great this year. Had some sweet peas, but they played out already.

Didn't do much on variety this year, cause i wasn't sure how much time i
would get to work in the garden with the two little ones. Just stuck
with the ones I knew do well here.

The cayenne & cow-horn are thin skin - i guess you would call it that
anyway. Its thin compared to jalapeno anyway. Oh, almost forgot, got
butter beans and a volunteer watermelon plant thats growing in the
string bean patch.

hope you didn't break your *pot!* lol. nah, you know to be careful with
that stuff by now, right?

stuffing myself with pizza in celebration of bre's 6 month milestone,
rae