I'll have to plant the three Ouachita blackberry plants tomorrow in the containers I have for them. I'll go to that website again and get their instructions as they are not in the box. These blackberry “sticks” are about two feet long, each with a root bundle. I got these from Greenwood Nursery on line. I got Ouachita because those grow best in Texas according to my research.
I'll start pepper seeds under the grow lamp in a week. I've got a number of varieties (sort of got carried away by those “bred” for containers) and only one of the regular peppers is hot. I've also got those Fooled You Jalapenos but they don't have heat.
So, I have things to do. rightly, aren't you going to start seeds soon or am I the only one?
Isn't it amazing what a little sunshine does for the attitude? All I want to do today is huddle up and drink tea by the heater and let my fingers do the exercising. LOL
I’m getting ready to start the cole crops myself. Probably in the next couple of weeks to set out mid Feb & cover with tarp if it gets below the mid 20’s after that.
I’ll probably start peppers/tomatoes sometime in late January/early Feb.
My saffron crocuses all have little poofies of green at the tops of their stemmy bits right now.
My target date for in ground planting is March 1. I want my seedling to be about 6weeks old at the point, which means to them in mid Jan. I could gamble on the weather, but covering young seedlings is a pain in the boohind, so I go with Mar.1 each year. If I start my seeds any earlier, they will be rootbound in these little Jiffy trays by March.
I just stick with what has worked for me in the past.
Have never tried Quachita. I have Rosborough blackberries in my yard. Have mine on trellis's to keep them from sprawling. It is a non-bush type. They have done quite well and quality is great. This past year we had a late freeze and drought, production was low. The plants are however doing well.