No, this isn't supper, although parts of it could be. It's pot filler of the non-kitchen variety. They're what followed me home after I was browsing the garden center for something to fill pot gaps (a polite way of saying those pots had been in hiding with only their trailing vines remaining after overwintering). I couldn't resist the ornamental peppers, so cute and shiny they almost look fake. To complete the food theme, I added redbor kale and variegated sage, with a purple aster thrown in for fall color.
Since I'll be able to harvest the kale and sage when it's time to bring the pots in for the winter, I don't feel quite so guilty about buying annuals this late in the season. (More kale chips, yum!) The ornamental peppers are just that -- ornamental. But with the fiery peppers as deterrents, maybe the squirrels will finally leave the pots alone for a change, unless I have rogue squirrels with a taste for salsa.
Anyone grown any edible ornamental peppers? I think I might be scared to try these even if they weren't labeled as not edible.
