Recent content by Ardnek710

I vote, go for the compost layer,till it in and plant straight in the ground. For the money you save,you can buy a compost tumbler and make your own soil from here on out. You can build the walls of your bed and raise the soil level only as much as you need for the first year, then you can add...

Beautiful!! k

3/5king....I'll be as tactless as I like. I'll tell you what, next time I won't apologize for it ahead of time, I promise. stc3258......There is alot of room between not obsessing over your plants and "just throwing some seeds in the ground....blah,blah,blah". Of course, you have to pay some...

we use ladybugs on our indoor plants. pics as bad as the above. Tried all the sprays, tried all the solutions. Lady bugs are the way to go. Here is a sick but fascinating fact! If your plants are loaded with aphids, you can sit and watch as you release the ladybugs, the aphids will all...

wow.....I really don't want to be harsh, and I know this will not be received well because I don't post here often, but really maybe you need to walk away from the plant for awhile. Chile plants have been being chile plants for a long, long, long time. They are really good at it, they pretty...

we use raised beds. The first few years as we built them, we used store bought topsoil/sand/manure,humus etc. We also used the free compost offered by the city. Let me tell you, you pay for that "free" compost, in the years of backache involved in weeding every weed known to man out of your...

Definitely try to find that source! Our Japs here, are small and disgustingly NOT hot! Congrats on the fine pepper find! k

I've always just grown them in the same exact conditions I grow tomatoes and peppers. Never had a problem. Usually they reseed so readily that you won't have to start seedlings next year if you like them. Just let a few fall to the ground and then move them in the spring when they come up...

thanks donlava, I got the hookup from smokemaster, not just gotta get off my lazy butt and send him the goodies and the sase.... :halo: Still looking for the Pimenta de neyde and the Pimenta Barra do ribeira. Thanks Kendra

Hello everyone! Just posting because I am looking for a couple specific varieties of seeds. I didn't see them on the C2C list so thought I would post and ask. Looking for Pimenta Barra-Do Ribeiro, Pimenta Da Neyde, and some of the huge apple shaped manzano seeds. We got some seeds from Chris...

also, make sure you have a small fan circulating your air. This will help with the mold, downside is it dries things out faster. We also use a h202/water mix 1tbs/1pint. Only make enough to use at any time, H202 breaks down quickly in light, and then use a sprayer to mist your plants. I have...

How did your mango sauce go bad? Remember, just because the ph is low that doesn't prevent mold growth from sugar content. ph regulates and controls your bacterial growth and any growth from botulinim. Canning your product gives you the extra protection of preventing the botulinim spores...

Are these chinense? In my experience, the chinense do this when there is a calcium deficit. We usually add a dilute solution of cal-mag on a regular basis. It doesn't hurt and seems to help some of the curl problems in the chinense. Otherwise, we have never noticed a reduction in harvest or...

IMO you can't really tell until you or he grows them out and you can see the flowers. They could be alot of things from just the pods. Please repost and let us know when they grow out what the flowers look like and the per node count, etc. Kendra

We use a H2O2 mix of 2oz H2O2 to 14oz water (tv=16oz). We use it to spray the soil surface lightly every few days or when we see the white fuzzies popping up. Doesn't add much water at all, and I stand by the peroxide for better and stronger plant growth. Plants are greener and healthier in...