broccoli,

i grew some of those small round " parisian " carrots this year and was highly pleased with them.

got plans to grow at least 3 times as many next season. ( will prolly want more )

wildlifeman

hello peanutsmommy,

bhut jolokia are very slow to grow and produce. i will say though i did get a heavy harvest once they got in gear. after frost i just carried them in and out everyday until harvest.

you should get a great harvest, just be patient !

wildlifeman

pushin', to answer your question...well....nothing ! :( but towards the end of next month i'll start peppers,tomatillos,ground cherries and eggplant. in march, maters. april, pumpkins,squash,cukes and only goodness knows what else. if i can figure out how to grow herbs, i'd start them . not having m...

was recently gifted some swedish rhubarb, that is currently not available in this country. was thrilled as it is a perennial of which i'm searching for to grow on the plantation. supposedly it grows very well here in the region and best of all,the animals leave it alone. i have done a bit of researc...

shelly,

thanks for the info. !

i'm sure gonna wait. here recently i noticed a bit of grass growing on the pile. the plastic sounds like a winner for next spring. great info. on the composting angle as i was considering tossing a bit on the pile now and then.

wildman

when i dug up my garden this spring i piled up the sod to hopefully decompose and return it to the garden. is this a good idea and should i do this now before it freezes for the winter ?

thanks,
wildlifeman

when is the best time to harvest pumpkins ? i have 1 plant (variety unknown ) that grew 3 nice pumpkins and stopped growing and turned orange probably a month (or more) ago. now the plant is growing new lush leaves and turning out new blooms. i hand pollinated 2 more and they are growing quickly ( a...

jump, i'm no expert and what i've read there is no sure fire way,but.......... when the tendrils nearest the fruit is dead it is ripe and when u have a white/yellow spot on the underside it is ripe. wingin' it myself and have been pleased so far on 4 melons. 3 were saaa..weet,1 just a bit overripe b...

heeheeheee !!

i jumped the gun and already picked it. ate it all on 3 sammiches and it sure was good. yum !

now i know.

thanks !

wild

jim, you are so right about it being worth it ! i fully intend to learn as much about heirlooms as possible. taste over hybrids and certainly the store bought variety just doesn't compare. i'm trying to shorten the learning curve. something as " simple " as identifying and picking a ripe t...

we have a topic on producing giant fruits. i think a deserving topic needs to be started regarding healthy,productive and normal for cultivar sized fruits. to include best taste i should add. some of my plants are producing ok but the fruits seem to be on the small side for the variety. in particula...

growing my 1st black beauty eggplant. how do i know when the fruits are ripe ? :? i suspect they can be utilized at any point. i have 1 the size of a large softball , a bit deformed i believe because of a fused blossom. hence my ? . on the same plant i have a couple other perfect shaped babies. i'm ...

heirlooms, unless something changes i may not be able to provide much of a response in regards to a taste test of ground cherries. was waiting for the husk to dry and fall off the plant. never happened. finally decide to pick one that was dry and hanging for a couple weeks. dry...dry...drrrryy ! :( ...

bit of a dilemma as to should i try staking my maters higher or let them sprawl on the ground ? i currently have my maters staked in my various containers up to 2 and 3 foot. they are getting way bigger and want to lay down. it seems that if i keep bringing them higher they will get to a point that ...

just verified the brand name of the cheap 3 buck a sack mix. it is GREENSMIX - NURSERY MIX. i can't say anything bad about it as my peps and toms look just as nice as the ones in pro-mix bx . it is nice and light but gets a bit of a crust on it and makes it a bit harder to water than the promix. at ...

could be worse. past 2 morns my toms,peps and beans have been ravaged by the cloven hoofed ones. almost all my beans are nothing but stems and just as they were starting to blossom. :( gonna sleep outside tonight in the lounge to try and see how their getting in. :x almost forgot , they had their wa...

pushin, i'm sure the hd miracle grow mixture isn't the same. not quite sure of the components that make up promix but it is light and fluffy, forest products and perlite i presume. in my containers i add weight to keep them from blowing over. i threw the bag away or i would check the content. they d...

baby,

promix - bx is the only store bought mix i can reccommend at this time.

wild

or, will be happy to provide an update at harvest. most of the super hots i have in small containers, just looking for small harvests of each. these peppers aren't the have 1 or 2 with each meal variety. :D i can easily bring these inside to mature. i do have some in the ground ,but they are growing...

pb&j,

i would think amending to be the ticket.

i'm reusing promix from last year and did no amending other than i stored it in trash cans and fluffed it up a bit.

wild