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[–] robotElder2@hexbear.net 17 points 3 days ago (1 children)

When did the term switch from color palette to colorway?

[–] LaGG_3@hexbear.net 15 points 3 days ago

It's a term sneaker collectors use

[–] john_brown@hexbear.net 14 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (3 children)

one time a family member was visiting and he kept reacting with surprise at red jalapenos from my plants, like he didn't even countenance their existence and could only conceive of green jalapenos

he was a retired career landscaper, thrown off by red peppers

edit: y'know I've never really thought about it but there was definitely a class aspect to this reaction, he was a quite well paid landscaper-to-the-wealthy in California for his career and I think he saw growing food as lesser or blue collar instead of growing bushes and flowers for rich dickheads

[–] NephewAlphaBravo@hexbear.net 12 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (2 children)

you should blow his mind with some of those peppers that straight up look like multicolored christmas lights

[–] john_brown@hexbear.net 6 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I've planted peppers like that a few times and never got the seeds to grow, too fancy for my ass

[–] NephewAlphaBravo@hexbear.net 5 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

I've never grown this specific kind but I have grown a purple variety before, the ripening process wasn't this dramatic though they just kinda turned brown and then red

[–] john_brown@hexbear.net 5 points 3 days ago (2 children)

I always say peppers are gardening on easy mode but the fancy ones have always eluded me

I'm a bad gardener though, I bought a bag of 13-13-13 from the feed store and I drop that fertilizer napalm on everything. That and some bone meal are the only tools in my arsenal.

[–] Robert_Kennedy_Jr@hexbear.net 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I do ok with the smaller/hot peppers but anything that's supposed to get large never reaches it's full potential, like the poblanos I tried never got bigger than a jalapeno.

[–] john_brown@hexbear.net 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

No kidding? That's interesting, are you planting in the ground or in pots?

[–] Robert_Kennedy_Jr@hexbear.net 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

In ground, I generally just wing it the first time I try to grow certain plants and only really get into reading/watching stuff about them if I'm struggling with it. I maybe over watered as I'd just soak them while going over other plants that need a lot more like tomatoes/cucumbers.

[–] john_brown@hexbear.net 2 points 3 days ago

Ah yeah it might be over watering, peppers really benefit from getting dry feet regularly

[–] NephewAlphaBravo@hexbear.net 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

once they're an actual plant yeah they're super easy, but getting the fucking seeds to grow is always tricky

[–] john_brown@hexbear.net 2 points 3 days ago

I probably don't say enough nice stuff to my baggies full of wet seeds, that's on me

[–] Ultrathor@hexbear.net 3 points 3 days ago

Holy fuck, them are some nice peppy bois.

[–] quarrk@hexbear.net 4 points 3 days ago

That’s bananas. Speaking of which, bananas also can be red or blue.

[–] freagle@lemmygrad.ml 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

But red jalapenos aren't a varietal. Jalapenos turn red when they ripen. Green jalapenos are just under ripe. This is much like the colors of bell peppers.

[–] john_brown@hexbear.net 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

That's the point of the anecdote

[–] freagle@lemmygrad.ml 3 points 3 days ago

Ok cool. I was confused

[–] Cysioland@lemmygrad.ml 10 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Red onions taste nothing like white onions though, they're a wholly different animal, at least for me

[–] Alisu@hexbear.net 7 points 3 days ago (1 children)
[–] Cysioland@lemmygrad.ml 5 points 3 days ago

I expected someone to comment this sooner

[–] Edamamebean@hexbear.net 6 points 3 days ago

Had some purple potatoes a few days ago and they were sick as hell

[–] Flyberius@hexbear.net 4 points 3 days ago

Heritage carrots taste so good

[–] woodenghost@hexbear.net 5 points 3 days ago (1 children)

There is a myth, that the originally violet carrots are now orange, because the Dutch made them this way to honor the founder of their monarchy William of Orange. The truth is probably more complicated, though orange carrots did spread and become popular from this place and at that time.

[–] sisatici@hexbear.net 2 points 2 days ago

My mom said orange carrot was actually rare and black carrot was the mainstream one

[–] SorosFootSoldier@hexbear.net 4 points 3 days ago

The purple cauliflower tastes like cotton candy.