Posted on 12/01/2025 5:54:31 AM PST by Diana in Wisconsin
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Someone from my Navy days had a porthole window from one of my old ships on Facebook but I didn’t see that in time or I was going to incorporate it into my deerstand!
Weapons Free, Buck down!
That would look totally cool! :)
Good boy Howard. That didn’t take long!
Shishito pepper update. It turns out there are several varieties of shishito peppers, and one of them is Mammoth peppers. I have a feeling that’s what variety they have in the stores here in Oregon. They are so large, about the size of a jalapeño, and I’d love to try stuffing them. I am hoping to collect some seeds, and see if I can manage to get some to grow back in the Midwest next summer.
https://livetoplant.com/what-are-the-different-types-of-shishito-pepper-plant/
It’s amazing what a little bit of kindness and love will do for a stray dog. A steady supply of groceries doesn’t hurt either.
I heard a funny the other day. Social media discussion about teaching recall... one guy said something about “command”... other guy says “Command? You don’t COMMAND a hound. You MAKE A REQUEST and they will either comply or they won’t.”
Wow great find. I did not know. Would love to try them next year. If you find a seed source please let me know.
Absolutely!
I realize these seeds may be sterile, but for my best shot at having them produce next summer, what do you recommend? In my garage in an envelope over winter, then maybe start them in early March in moist soil with grow lights? Maybe gently heated underneath?
Well I have had a lot of experience, a decade or more. I store all my seeds in discarded junk mail envelopes, cut in half and taped shut. I have about 12 or so white containers from Frenches fried onions. They snap closed and I write on the outside , lettuces, peppers, tomatoes, etc. They stay in the garage al winter on a shelf. west Michigan, just east of Grand Rapids. It’s an attached garage. I used to try and start indoors, under lights you name I have tried it. Best results by far is to sew in a large pot of good composted soil outside on the patio, up against the house, water well and cover with a sheet of plexiglas and leave alone unless water is needed. I do that with lettuces too, usually start this around Easter. Plants are taller and bigger than ones started indoors and go through no shock.
When you harvest the seeds discard the small dark colored ones. They won’t start. Seeds should be bigger, plumper, whiter and usually have a little tail.
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