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Brisket | 1 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +1 
 Nice! I've got 6 jalapeno plants in this year.

I'm hoping to have enough to pickle some slices & also do a batch of sriracha.

I've got a feeling that I won't get too many fruit this year. I over winter my chillies, so I get my best harvests in years 2 & 3.
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OrangeMan | 1 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +2 
 Even one plant produces quite a lot of peppers! 6 will do you plenty!

Flavor wise, what kind of pickle concoction do you saturate your peppers in?
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Brisket | 1 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 I'm in the subtropics so in summer our days don't get that much longer. I've a feeling that's why I don't get a lot of fruit that first year. The positive side is that i don't get frosts, so they just go dormant in winter.

I usually just use white vingar, salt & a few cloves if garlic to pickle them. The pickled jalepeno slices I've bought in the last fews years have a strange chemical taste to them. It's probably just some preservative but I really don't like it. Mexican food without jalapeño slices, just doesn't cut it.
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OrangeMan | 1 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +1 
 Right on! keep it simple -- I like it!