Hot peppers finally turning red.

For awhile, it looked like these were never going to change. I only harvested a few. But, whether it's the coldfront that moved in or the shorter days, they finally started to ripen. Phew! They are the only edibles in my garden that thrived.

My hot peppers did great in containers.

A reader commented that her peppers and eggplants did well in containers and perhaps it was the heat. I think she is right. The only veggies that did well for me in baskets were my hot peppers. They were more productive in my lousy baskets than peppers I planted at my very fertile rental plot last year.