Heating up the garden: Dave Ruffin grows peppers
Dave Ruffin stands in his garden behind his house in Moses Lake with last year’s pepper plants still standing behind him Wednesday.
Casey McCarthy/Columbia Basin Herald
Jalapeños, serranos and habanero peppers are just a few of the varieties of peppers that Dave Ruffin grows in his garden in Moses Lake each year.
Unhooked for now, Dave Ruffin's drip irrigation system runs down his garden behind his home in Moses Lake.
A close-up look at Dave Ruffin's drip irrigation system running through his garden behind his home in Moses Lake.
Dave Ruffin holds up a few of the pepper pods leftover in his garden in Moses Lake on Wednesday afternoon. Ruffin said he leaves the old peppers to help build up the nutrients in the soil for the following year.
Jalapeños, serranos and habanero peppers are just a few of the varieties of peppers that Dave Ruffin grows in his garden in Moses Lake each year.
Leftover peppers from last season's crops still sit in Dave Ruffin's garden behind his house in Moses Lake on Wednesday afternoon.
As the weather warms and spring approaches, perhaps it’s time to think about adding a little warmth and spice to your garden at home. Add a little spice to your crop haul this year with peppers. They grow well in the Columbia Basin, according to one local gardener.
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