Ghost Pepper – new addition to the 2012 Plant List at the Farm

Ghost Pepper

This hot pepper is needs a long growing season but last summer I did get a good drop from my plants on the deck. Ghost pepper is thin-walled with wrinkled pointed fruits 2-3” in length, ripening mostly to red. It is also known as the Bhut Jolokia and Cobra Pepper. It was confirmed by Guiness as the world’s hottest pepper with 1,001,304 Scoville Units, some say that this pepper is equivalent to 100 Jalapeno peppers. Use caution when growing and handling these peppers and wear gloves when handling.  Be sure to be very conservative when using this pepper in your recipes because of its heat.

Summer’s Projects – September 30

It’s been a busy summer of canning and preserving veggies. I love to make new things and this year the new item was Pickled Eggplant which has a nice spicy kick to it and is great served on bruschetta. It was the year of the suyo long cucumber and it went into relishes and bread and butter pickles. As you know it was not a good season for tomatoes as they were small and not as plentiful thanks to our cool weather and then the high heat and humidity. At the farm we had an early frost two weeks ago abruptly ending our veggie season. Already we are planning for next year.

Fairy Bowl

When you visit the Gift Shop browse through our new line of fairies and accessories including bridges, houses, tools, fences, tables and lanterns.

Kitchen Accessories

There is also a new line of kitchen items including garlic keepers and roasters, mortar and pestles, onion storage and fresh herb containers for the refrigerator. We look forward to seeing you soon.

Gardening Gloves

You will find gloves for digging in the dirt, repotting plants, raking leaves, pruning roses and even handling wet plants.

We are located 6 miles west of Chaska.

If interested email Theresa: herbs@shadyacres.com

Monday – Saturday  9:30 am – 5 pm

Sunday  11 am – 4 pm

Visit the 2012 Plant List and see new additions of herbs, fruit, flowers and vegetables. Check out the Ghost pepper for those of you who love the heat and Chiltepin pepper. All new plants additions are marked as New so you can see them highlighted. If you have any questions feel free to email us at herbs@shadyacres.com.  We looks forward to seeing you in April.

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Basil in the greenhouse

Shady Acres Rosemary

Theresa from Shady Acres Herb Farm introduced this rosemary in 1999. It is an exceptional rosemary with dark green leaves and strong upright growth. Deep blue flowers appear in winter with leaves up to 1″ long. The aroma is heavy and it is a very flavorful variety to use in cooking.

Growing rosemary indoors can be a challenge. One tip is water the plant thoroughly and then let it dry out before watering again. Place the plant in a south or west exposure for best growth.

A quote from Rex Talbert concerning the analysis of Shady Acres Rosemary, distilled by Dr. Arthur Tucker, February, 2001:

“The data that Arthur (Dr. Arthur Tucker) sent you indicates that indeed our noses were correct and your rosemary would make an excellent cooking rosemary. The low amounts of camphor and camphene not only are less toxic but except to rare tastes, some oriental recipes, are generally found to be objectionable flavors. The alpha pinene (pine scent), geraniol (rose scent), bornyl acetate, isoborneol and borneol (rosemary scents) make for a pleasant and recognizable rosemary fragrance. The relatively high verbenone is valued by herbal medicinal practitioners and is comparatively rare.”

Small plants $4.00, large plants $8.50