Vacuum sealing hot peppers. One can also do the human vacuum method. Put goods in freezer bag seal almost all the way. Insert thin sturdy straw in and complete sealing bag using fingers to keep seal against straw and bag sides at edge (like you are trying to close bag, but the straw is in the way).
The next thing we asked ourselves was: can you freeze peppers without vacuum sealing?
The answer is that I’ve been freezing both hot & sweet fresh peppers for several years without vacuum sealing. I use a sturdy well-sealing plastic container and load it loosely so they don’t crush or gether. I core & seed the larger ones, the smaller ones can be frozen whole.
How do you store green peppers in the freezer?
Fill a vacuum sealing bag with green peppers. Load the bag into the vacuum food sealer and turn the sealer on. Write the current date on the package of green peppers after it has been sealed and put the package into the freezer. The frozen peppers should last approximately one year.
The answer is that slice them into strips or small pieces and remove the seeds. Fill a vacuum sealing bag with green peppers. Load the bag into the vacuum food sealer and turn the sealer on.
Do I need a vacuum sealer?
A vacuum sealer can help you accomplish the same goal, and there are lots of other advantages too! Don’t own one?
Can You mulch peppers and tomatoes?
You can use good compost like B. O. S. S. Black Tea Compost, fine wood mulch, leaves, or grass clippings or weed-free hay to mulch peppers and tomatoes. Mulch helps to smother weeds which would otherwise reduce air circulation around your pepper and tomato plants and increase the likelyhood of fungal diseases.
According to research cited by the American Society for Horticultural Science, black or clear plastic mulch predictably increased how many peppers were produced in commercial fields and helped the peppers begin bearing more early.
One of the next things we wanted the answer to was; how do you plant pepper plants in plastic mulch?
Well, set plastic mulch over your selected garden beds before planting the pepper seedlings. If you use a soaker hose or irrigation system, set it in place under the plastic mulch. Follow manufacturers’ instructions for using garden staples or stakes to secure the mulch.
What kind of compost do you use to mulch pepper plants?
Shown below is a pepper plant (grown from Piquillo pepper seeds) that is mulched with B. This is B. O. S. S. Compost’s top of the line Class 1 Compost which rich in water absorbing organic matter, while being low in salts.