too larry
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Ha. I did the same thing. I stopped watering it, so it died.
How Does Your Garden Grow??????
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too larry
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It's still a month till Easter. I expect some sort of cold.. . . . . . . . .looking at the 15 day forecast, i believe we are done with our last freeze !!!
Sour Wreck
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yes here too, even down to the upper 30's a couple nights, but not freezing.
my onions are TAKING OFF !!! potatoes must be happy too. will get some pics this weekend.
too larry
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My low for the 10 day forecast is 38F. That is next Thursday. My corn, peas and melons are not sprouting yet, but I will need to get the pepper sprouts under glass. The 6th is a good transplanting day, so I had hoped to cup them up then. I will go ahead and put them in the subterranean solar sprout chamber.
racerboy71
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just getting my beans ready for this summer's garden..
so far i have a bunch of different tomato varieties .. everything but some grape or cherries, will have to grab a pack or two of those.
umm, cucumbers, again, have a few different varieties.. peppers, got sweet bell pack with a variety, some jalapeno's, some sweet banana's, nothing too crazy.. i grew tabasco a few years ago that were wicked hot, ended up making hot pepper jelly out of them.. don't really much like super hot peppers.
have some snap peas, radish, spring onions, a few different zuchs and squash, and some fern dill, and cantaloupes, i think that about rounds things out..
so far i have a bunch of different tomato varieties .. everything but some grape or cherries, will have to grab a pack or two of those.
umm, cucumbers, again, have a few different varieties.. peppers, got sweet bell pack with a variety, some jalapeno's, some sweet banana's, nothing too crazy.. i grew tabasco a few years ago that were wicked hot, ended up making hot pepper jelly out of them.. don't really much like super hot peppers.
have some snap peas, radish, spring onions, a few different zuchs and squash, and some fern dill, and cantaloupes, i think that about rounds things out..
too larry
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My wife went through a pepper jelly phase a few years ago. She made up a few recipes as well as trying all the usual ones. Now we mostly do Jalapeno poppers, so I grow the Mammoth variety. The bigger size makes it easier to make poppers. For pepper sauce I grow a few Cayenne. They are plenty hot, and fit in small mouth bottles and jars. I really enjoy the Mini Sweet Peppers. I haven't found any seeds, but I just save the seeds from the store bought ones. The fruit off them is actually a little bigger than the bought ones. I eat them straight off the bush.
Sour Wreck
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i gotta find some of those mini sweets. my seeds this year were not viable. i really enjoy those peppers
too larry
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I buy the peppers in the produce section of Walmart. 3 or 4 bucks for a bag, then you have tons of seed. I did some serious searching for a place to buy the seeds a couple years ago, and couldn't find them. {I did find a thread about them on a Hot Pepper forum} But the saved seeds have worked fine for me.
Sour Wreck
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now that you mention it, my buddy got them from walmart years ago, grew them and shared seeds. i hate warlmart, but i guess i will go look for some
too larry
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That is just where I do my shopping. Other grocers probably carry them as well.
Sour Wreck
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i should spend more time in the produce section
too larry
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We have a Harvey's in my little town. When I have to buy fruit there, it never last as long as from Walmart. They have such a big turnover, all the food is fresher. And I like being able to get everything for the week {or two} with the fewest stops possible.i should spend more time in the produce section
Sour Wreck
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spring has arrived in Texas 
my new peach tree
my new peach tree
too larry
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Looking good. I noticed the peach trees I have in gallon pots are leafing out. They need to go in the ground soon.
too larry
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There was a pretty good frost on top of the car and rooftop this morning, with some patchy frost on the ground. It was 41F when I went out at 0645. Didn't know it was coming. The pepper sprouts might be toast. Didn't have time to check on them. But they need to go under glass by next week when we are expecting more cold.
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Sour Wreck
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picked up some mini sweets at the grocery store. ate one and am drying out the seeds now.
dammit, just remembered the yellow tomatoes. still didn't get by the nursery today.
oh well, too tired now. been loading, hauling and unloading brush and limbs all day. i'm drinking my first red beer now
got a shitload of brush and limbs i need to burn, thinking about cranking up a bonfire tonight, while i drink beer.
dammit, just remembered the yellow tomatoes. still didn't get by the nursery today.
oh well, too tired now. been loading, hauling and unloading brush and limbs all day. i'm drinking my first red beer now
got a shitload of brush and limbs i need to burn, thinking about cranking up a bonfire tonight, while i drink beer.
too larry
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I've got to get back to tree trimming. Should have got it finished by now. I have maybe 6-8 oaks in that little spot between the garden and the graveyard where I planted the longleaf pines. I gave two of them a major haircut. Need to get to the rest of them.picked up some mini sweets at the grocery store. ate one and am drying out the seeds now.
dammit, just remembered the yellow tomatoes. still didn't get by the nursery today.
oh well, too tired now. been loading, hauling and unloading brush and limbs all day. i'm drinking my first red beer now
got a shitload of brush and limbs i need to burn, thinking about cranking up a bonfire tonight, while i drink beer.
Sour Wreck
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mine was ice storm cleanup. got cold enough with some rain we had a couple weeks ago that it froze in the trees. pines and cedars took a beating.
too larry
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Damn. We had a bad winter, but no ice storms. I had a frost this morning. Wasn't even thinking about cold. Will have to see what it did to my pepper sprouts.
Sour Wreck
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i shouldn't have said ice storm. the streets were fine, but the trees/powerlines, not so much. i was without power for about 8 hours. lights were late coming on that evening