Posted on 03/22/2013 12:30:03 PM PDT by greeneyes
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I was all set to run out and get some until you got to the part about thorns. Other than rosa rugosa, I try to avoid thorns and go for the thornless varieties of berries whenever possible.
Sympathy and good wishes are always welcome. Thanks. LOL
You just made my day with this post. It’s priceless.LOL
How can you even contain that excitement?????? I would really have to do some serious celebrating, if I were you.LOL
I planted a few dill seeds from a packet I got at the local nursery a few years ago. Ever since that, there have been volunteer dill plants come up. I’ll save some seed this year and mail them to you if you want.
You know, I am now wondering about that winter sown stuff. If it works in milk jugs, why couldn’t you just plant in a raised bed and cover them with plastic-poke a few holes in it so the seeds don’t bake???????
Yep soils got to be what’s needed. I might not call it “good” though. There’s another work that a local used telling me that great veggies and grapes require S***ty soil, so they converted the cow paddock into a garden.
Love the picture. Thanks for sharing.
You are obviously the only person who understands. Everyone else suggests that I need to get out more. I haven’t even received any seed catalog stimulant. (Admittedly, have been tempted by those pink blueberry ads in the ladies’ magazines but we want to fiddle around with seed, first.)
Wish I could help, but I’ve got the same problem. The hotter the pepper, the better they grow, and the better they produce.
Variety doesn’t seem to make any difference, heat factors being equal; we’ve tried just about every variety of sweet pepper available; and used both seeds, direct & early sown, as well as purchased plants.
That has been true in southern California, Oregon, and here in South Dakota. I’ve tried every tip & trick I could find; and none made a bit of noticeable difference.
Some years are “better” —less bad— than others, but none have been decent, let alone good. Small, malformed, thin walled, etc. Best sweet pepper luck was with pimientos.
Which can be a little awkward at 5:30 in the morning when I do my morning checks and watering. But what the heck, a plant is a plant, and it deserves a celebration. ;)
/johnny
LOL. Maybe that is because I almost hibernate every winter till the temps are reliably above 60 (closer to 75 is better) every day. LOL
I don’t go to the store, don’t go out to eat, nada. I just go to the doctor’s if I feel like I have one foot in the grave, and avoid everything else I can.
However, I really think I would be just as excited if I only had a green house. A garden room would be even better with some fancy french doors to use when walking out of the house into the indoor garden. Well, I can dream- can’t I???
Use some cayenne peppers too. It’s easy to make. Use a quart jar. Throw in the hot peppers, an onion, a few cloves of garlic. Cover with boiling water and fill to the top.
Cover the jar and let sit overnight or a little longer. Strain the Mixture. Add a drop of dish washing liquid, and a drop or two of veggie oil. Shake and add to sprayer. Treat the plants as needed.
I saw the first one in the summer of 2010. It was quite a shock. I couldn’t believe how they were so well hidden either.
If the ones I bought don’t work this year, I may just have to take you up on that offer. LOL.
I will have to open a photo bucket account.
What I forgot is to ask how to keep my large dog from digging up my plants!! We put up a small garden fence and he went right over the top to dig — he likes to bury his things,toys, bones, any shoes he can steal.
Any solutions?
Thanks in advance!!
where do you get tobacco plants?
Have you by chance grown jicama? And if so, was it easy? Very fussy? I had a friend of mine grow a jicama plant last year-he said it grew well but didn’t produce. We are in Nashville TN zone 6.
/johnny
I got that in an email an had to share it. Even the left leaning snopes says it is true.
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