[PaulF]

For years it was a struggle to harvest ripened or even ripening peppers. Southeast Nebraska is also considered somewhere between zones 5 and 6 but without the altitude. Nonetheless, it took years to figure out which peppers do well here and ripen before frost.

Pepper seeds get started at least a month before tomatoes and then they don't get put into the garden for a week or so after tomatoes. That helped with production, but the most important discovery was to search for early varieties that matched the colors and shapes I was looking for.

Hot peppers always did well but all I want are sweet peppers in red, orange and yellow. Again with research and Tatiana's website I was able to have an outstanding pepper season. Success will occur if this can be repeated next year and the year after...