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To: Hoodat

Ha! I’m glad you posted that because I had totally forgotten the ping. Thanks!


4 posted on 07/13/2012 8:42:16 AM PDT by JustaDumbBlonde (Don't wish doom on your enemies ... plan it.)
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To: JustaDumbBlonde

I cannot thank you enough for the recommendation of cattle panels as a trellis for tomatoes...two hundred tomato plants heading for the sky instead all willy-nilly like most years...the velcro is a BIG improvement over twine, as well. ‘Let there be TOMATOES!’


6 posted on 07/13/2012 8:48:28 AM PDT by who knows what evil? (G-d saved more animals than people on the ark...www.siameserescue.org.)
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To: JustaDumbBlonde
This heat wave we just experienced actually was a boon for my pepper plants, which have just exploded with fruits. We don't have a lot of room so we grow everything in pots. Here is a picture to show how crowded it is on our deck:

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We also have a back yard with more peppers down there. To get an idea of how big those Tabasco plants are, the fence they are up against is 6 feet tall. The smaller plant, which really isn't small at all, is another Ghost Pepper plant. To the left of the 2 Tabascos, not in the picture, is a huge Habanero plant. The grass is all dead so not everything is thriving in the heat.

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Think you don't have room for a garden? This Ghost Pepper plant is in a pot that is 7.25 inches tall and 12 inches across. There are already over 150 peppers on it, enough to keep your food spicy for years if you dry them out and store them in jars.

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Look at all of the peppers on this one section of plant to get an idea of how prolific these plants are once you get them established

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Hopefully my next set of pictures will be of Datil Peppers, my latest project. I have 4 plants established but no flowers yet. Even if they did get flowers this early in their growth I'd pinch them off so the stems and roots get a chance to grow strong and bear even more fruit in the long run.

If any of you care to give growing Ghost Peppers a try drop me a PM and I'll send you some seeds. If you start them within the next couple of weeks you may have some fruit by September. Even if you didn't you can bring them indoors, let them grow during the winter and look forward to a monster crop next season.

38 posted on 07/13/2012 3:39:42 PM PDT by Oshkalaboomboom
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