I love paprika, almost everything gets a dash or handful depending on what’s cooking. I will have to plant some next year.
I have found out a planting truth, I think, you can correct me if I'm wrong. I have to plant a bunch of something in order to have any make it through the growing/producing process. I only planted three Sunflowers to see if they would produce this late in the season. Yesterday, saw a
Sunflower had been eaten. First, what I have:
I have three food items on the deck, bunched together. Large tomato planter with seven or eight baby tomato plants growing. Then, the ten gallon bag with four Sweet Potatoes growing, and the three Sunflowers in fabric pots.
With only three Sunflowers, the other two may be eaten, too, since one has - the stalk is still there of the one eaten. By the time I notice something has been eaten or is dying, I need more planted to begin with to treat them so some survive. I noticed a few small holes in a few leaves of the Sweet Potato plants. I only have four so that is not enough to overcome a problem. Net was covering the plants and row cover was over them at night so squirrels and birds did not do this.
In the evening yesterday, for the potatoes and Sunflowers, I sprayed the plant body, and all the leaves on the top and bottom of leaves with “Garden Safe Fungicide 3”, which kills fungus, insects, and spider mites. There is a long list of stuff it kills but it's safe for veggies.
This morning, in my hang over state, I just took off the row cover and went back inside. I'll look closely when I go out later to spray again.
As for Texas sun that burned up everything that was in the dirt garden, where I have these plants on the deck gives them morning and noon sun, then they are in the shade - they won't burn up and I hope they are getting enough sun.