@Pete from Shawnee Mission
I need to grab a bag of concrete tomorrow so I can set the post for my bucket style rain gauge. Ag Research center near me says 5.61” today and 0.82” yesterday. Things did clear up a bit yesterday so I was able to get a tank of water for the tunnel garden. Good thing I did because the creeks are raging and had 3” deep overflow on the concrete bridges which was fine for me to cross on my way in. I’ll probably take the long way out in the morning when it’s dark though.
Crossing an overflowing bridge in the dark is pucker and shrivel freaky. It does wake you up fast however.
@FamiliarFace
My Shishito peppers got big fast. They were 1” long a week ago and full grown 3” or so yesterday. They never get as big or as dark of a green as a lot of the pics on the web. I ended up letting some start turning red the first time I grew them because I was waiting for them to get darker. They’re still good though and they do get bigger as the season goes and the plants get bigger. Mine will get up to 4” or so and they’re coming fast by then too.
I bought one plant this year and then then a few days ago, when I was going through my seed packets to toss the old stuff, I ran across a fairly new packet of shishito I forgot I bought. Might start a few seeds in early August. My shed will be air conditioned by then. If that makes it too dry, I’ll add a couple of vents with a fan in one to circulate some outdoor air through it at night.