Posted on 06/13/2014 12:33:35 PM PDT by greeneyes
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I also planted FOUR of the hottest peppers I could find - two habaneros, one ghost and one scorpion. I’m babying them right now, habaneros grow fine around here, I’ll have to wait and see on the ghost and scorpion.
If I'm not mistaken I think the indeterminate varieties are better for 'suckering' but the determinates ( e.g. heirlooms) should not be suckered.
Some people are jealous, since they have had several years of drought.
Isn’t one of the Scorpion peppers from India like the hottest in Scovil heat units? Do you actually eat those too?
I like it hot but anything over habanero heat level is out of my league.
The tomatoes are a mystery, unless as you said they were just deficient to begin with.
I have a friend that gets the B12 shots, and she says they help a lot. IIRC it may take several before you feel the full effect.
I have several beds left to plant. Have been holding off to see if we get enough water stored before planting them. Also, need warm, dryer weather for things like sunflowers etc.
What will you plant in those beds? Your MO. has had some rains ay?
Thanks for the pictures. Those are beautiful flowers.
THanks for the thread bump!
Lots of recent rains. Some things are growing, and some are struggling. I truly will be interested to see how it all turns out!
I hope everyone’s efforts are paying off better than mine! LOL!
Blessings to all this day!
Yes on the scorpion, ditto for the ghost — I grow them for fun.
Don’t know if I’ll have any luck, my son tells me that they needs a more tropical environment with lots of humidity (our air is very dry), but you never know. I’ve grown all kinds of things here that the experts said “don’t grow here.”
Yes we have had some rains. Once the garlic is pulled, I’ll plant some peanuts and beans. Still have a couple of corn seeds to try out.
Will be planting some more spinach, lettuce, and tomatoes. Amaranth and Sunflowers.
Made some into pesto and plan on grilling the rest on Sunday. Picked a big bowl of strawberries today and lettuce is everywhere. Spinach is about done. Still have some radishes and tons of arugula. Tried Dragon's Tongue arugula this year. Dark green frilly leaf with a purple center. Really cool looking. Can't wait till it's big enough to pick. And peas are starting. Munched a few snow peas right off the vine yesterday.
Life is good.
Well, we all win some and lose some. C’est la vie.
I have been going through “good” culture shock. People here, about 20 miles north of Dallas, speak of how hot it is. The temp. was in “their” idea of “hot” low 90s yesterday and it is not hot - these people don’t know what hot is - add my Conroe usual humidity to the low 90s here and it would be HOT. This 90 temp. is a walk in the park here.
There is an empty space on this lot that is hidden from public view where a container garden could be. There is a water table three feet down from the surface where the container garden could be and there is a lake within walking distance for water. Always have my prepper hat on when I go anywhere.
Maybe will go home to check my house/garden next Wednesday.
Oh, I should add that in our small orchard area we harvested our first peaches off one of our tiny trees.”
oH, MY favorite fruit. You must be in the South. We have a peach crop in MO about every other year and have to fight the deer, coons, and other vermin. Georgia peaches are the best. I bought a dozen last year and had them shipped from GA. Get this—$35 a dozen, but they were delicious. You can’t find GA peaches in stores here—very sad.
Very interesting. I love yellow flowers of all types.
Nice pictures-good looking garlic. Sounds like a good return so far on the gardening efforts.
Your country is probably overun with squirrels and missing the President of your home country.
I’d say every other year is great for Mo. The cold spring snaps often kill the buds on the peach trees here.
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