Cliff Williams / The Herald Erin and Andy Powell made this pickled jalapeños that were available at Main Street Wetumpka’s Community Market. The Powells hope to have move later this year.
Cliff Williams / The Herald Erin and Andy Powell made this pickled jalapeños that were available at Main Street Wetumpka’s Community Market. The Powells hope to have move later this year.
Andy Powell should know. He is growing them along with many other peppers at his Wetumpka home. Powell has lost count of how many different hot peppers he has tried over the years. But he is growing 80 hot pepper plants in eight different varieties this year from jalapeno all the way to the world’s hottest — the Carolina Reaper.
...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 8 AM CDT THURSDAY...
* WHAT...Temperatures as low as 35 will result in frost formation.
* WHERE...Barbour, Bullock, Calhoun, Chambers, Cherokee, Clay,
Cleburne, Coosa, Elmore, Etowah, Lee, Macon, Montgomery, Pike,
Randolph, Russell, St. Clair, Talladega, and Tallapoosa Counties.
* WHEN...From 1 AM to 8 AM CDT Thursday.
* IMPACTS...Frost could harm sensitive outdoor vegetation. Sensitive
outdoor plants may be killed if left uncovered.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.
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