Recent content by Rue Bella

As Nike says:  Life's short, play hard.    At least I think that was Nike - don't really remember.  :rolleyes:    

  They were already large when you purchased them, and likely grown in either a green house or partial shade (to keep that luxuriant, green look).  So when you put them in the sun, it is not a surprise at all that they are wilting in the sun. As others have suggested, put up some shade cloth...

I have no words of wisdom for you, but I love your dedication.      Converting your living room would be better.   ;)

Hi, here is a previous thread on the subject. It's long, but hopefully there will be some helpful information in it for you.  :)     http://thehotpepper.com/topic/10245-all-about-soil-a-great-resource-i-thought-i-would-share/   "All about soil - A great resource I thought I would share"

  These days it is an absolutely valid consideration to be careful about what and 'where from' anything you put in your garden.  This concern of herbicide carry-over is why I stopped using horse manure in my garden a few years ago from a local stable. Even aged some of these chemicals don't...

  Like I said, not everyone likes it,  and it probably varies in quality between communities..  I've used ours extensively for more than a decade with zero problems. And having to age it for "2 full years" to use as mulch is just silly. If you age it that long you've got compost, not mulch. Of...

  That's where people around here get them. Tree trimmers in particular. Call several of them and give them your address. They would rather go to the closest drop-off point than take them further away. Make sure you tip well to encourage them to come back to you. :)   Also, if you ever have any...

I use the free stuff from the land fill - ground and sifted green waste. Not everyone across the country likes it, but our local stuff is very good. And did I say it's free? I've been using it for over a decade, and I've had no problems with weed seeds coming in. And if you put on any mulch deep...

  I'm not new, I just don't post much.  :party:

Looks like more than the peppers need to cool down.... :rolleyes:

Last year I used shade cloth over a bed of Numex Joe E. Parkers. Not superhots, nor greenhouse grown. I grow a bed of these every year. And using shade cloth for the first time my plants were the best ever.    Taller plants healthier, larger harvest, and no sun scald. I had to keep raising the...

I also was unable to find The Marketplace for a long time.    Perhaps when sending people to The Marketplace, people actually should use the words 'Vendor Vault', lol.   :rolleyes:

I'm in frost-free coastal SoCal. Every year the weather seems different, and the plants respond accordingly. As long as they look healthy vegetatively,  I don't pay them much mind.  They are going to do what they are going to do.  Maybe this makes me a bad Pepper Mom, but sooner or later they...

I dont grow super hots, but the extras of what I do grow I give away or cut up and dehydrate. This year I've been making more powders and am out of my dry pieces. I wish I had more so this year not only am I growing  more, but am going to be generous only after dehydrating more than I'll need...

  Years ago I covered some young plants totally with that green plastic stuff - 'they' just ate a hole in it and got in. I thought then the culprits were ground squirrels. Definitely not a raccoon in that case - the entry hole was too small.