Just started the Datil yellow seeds I got, 6 seeds in the Zip-lock/paper towel method. I know it's very late to be starting them, so I plan to grow them in 3 gallon pots this year, and bring them inside for winter. Other options include dutch bucket hydroponics, which is something I want to try, or planting them outside and hoping for the best.
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If I pot them up, it'll be a mix of garden soil and the local red clay, plus some compost from the bin.
If I put them in the ground and dig them later, it'll be the local red clay, after 10 years of planting the garden in it, and tilling under all the vegetation at the end of season. It's actually started to get a little brown color to it, finally...
If I do the hydroponics, I'll probably get arrested for "HYDROPONICS! HE'S GROWING POT!" reasons. Local police can't even keep the automotive laws straight...I wouldn't trust them to not walk in, arrest me, and trash my house over something like that. (Has happened several times locally before, been in the news and all...) Really not too big of a deal, just hang a sign on them that says "it's not pot, eat a pepper and be happy" and they'd leave me alone after the first call.
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What would you guys do, knowing my growing season will be coming to an end in late september/early october, in a normal year?
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If I pot them up, it'll be a mix of garden soil and the local red clay, plus some compost from the bin.
If I put them in the ground and dig them later, it'll be the local red clay, after 10 years of planting the garden in it, and tilling under all the vegetation at the end of season. It's actually started to get a little brown color to it, finally...
If I do the hydroponics, I'll probably get arrested for "HYDROPONICS! HE'S GROWING POT!" reasons. Local police can't even keep the automotive laws straight...I wouldn't trust them to not walk in, arrest me, and trash my house over something like that. (Has happened several times locally before, been in the news and all...) Really not too big of a deal, just hang a sign on them that says "it's not pot, eat a pepper and be happy" and they'd leave me alone after the first call.
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What would you guys do, knowing my growing season will be coming to an end in late september/early october, in a normal year?