peppers I used saved seeds of "Fish Pepper", if you don't grow it, it's a variegated plant, peppers, leaves and all. Hot, maybe 2 ft tall and...
I don't up-pot. Not at all. They might get a little root-bound, but I soak the whole pot on planting day and tease the roots apart with my...
My hot and mild peppers are up this morning after being seeded on Feb 2. Not bad. I am doing the Happy pepper dance and trying NOT to plant...
Those look good. Congrats on the quick response. Those birds could have stripped all the good fruit in no time if you'd not taken some action.
peanuts If your soil is not already sandy and loose, it helps to apply a sand layer after planting. That will allow the pegs to penetrate better....
Hi, Ronda from Tennessee. Tell us more about your gardening plans. It's mostly talk right now while we wait for the real gardening to start.
call Yeah it's just a matter of time then until some of my plants get a little neurotic and start calling SAYING they're thirsty, but really they...
mouse You're right, they do have a short life(the batteries). I just use rechargeables and keep on switching them out. :-D
spring I got a camera at walmart and for the first year I had to use a cord to load the pics, what a pain. Then I got the SD card that gives you...
It's the yellow Lady Slipper that we have here and there are couple more tiny terrestrial orchids native to Tennessee but their names got away...
orchid seeds So did you make any progress on the orchid seed germination? Inquiring minds wanna know. I always loved the wild ones we have here,...
Garden log I don't keep a log but should. I agree starting too early is not always good. In a normal winter with lots of cold, dreary days, those...
soil test Sounds like you have some fairly poor soil. Just remember you have to add to it every year, it's not a one-time thing and forget about...
I made the bean brownies last night. They have a good taste, no bean flavor at all. Moist but without oil, they are lowER in fat than if I had...
Pansies Looks good! Usually we have the kind of winter that eventually kills off pansies tho they do last quite a while. Mine still look good in...
gas leak It was lucky! Glad it turned out OK for you. With something gas-related the gas co here will check it for you, they know what they're...
At least when you're done it's still butter, with ice...well it all goes away :(
If this was April 1st instead of Feb, no way would I go for it, lol.
To paraphrase an old movie line..."that's crazy enough that it just might work!" I think I'll try it.
groundhogs I used to feed groundhogs, a lot. Finally had to shoot a couple, trap one and fill in some holes. They have the despicable habit of...
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