Recent content by Rockandrollin

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Hi from the east and south of ya!

First time in pots this year  (5 gal buckets) for me and having to deal with aphids. The most effective so far was the soap spray, but I still have them at a much reduced level, but if I don't keep after them, they multiply quickly (from birth to reproducing adult, 8 days).  I saw info online...

Topping will end that growing tip and you will be reliant on suckers to provide continued growth. Better to trench plant them like Northeast Chileman suggested.  Planting them really deep will keep the main root ball cooler and may not grow as well initially as the trench planting. If they are...

EDC pocket dump:   1) Slim wallet -Allett brand 2) Zebra light flash light sc600 II L2 , older model but still works good 3) Keysmart key organizer 4) Leatherman Wave Plus, upgraded the straight knife blade to 154cm steel, upgraded the serrated blade to a straight blade S30V steel (this is my...

I've found the macbee traps effective on my 5 acres. You do have to make it a point of routinely surveying  for new mounds ( this is my downfall). If it's a brand new mound, I will push away the dirt to find the single tunnel that was supplying the mound and set the trap in it. Otherwise I use a...

Maybe do a germination test now or start your back ups at the same time you were planning to start  the questionable seeds.  That way, the back up plan (if needed), won't  delay your season.   I also had some low  to no germination from some of the seeds I got there for this past season. Most of...

This is the 1st year i have Noticed Ear Wig Bugs doing this to my Peppers? And odd they Chose the Zapotecs And NOTHING Else?   I have a similar problem when my Chichimeca jalapenos turn red. For me it seems to be a one two punch from the earwigs and rolly poly bugs. They didn't bother the Mucho...

My Jamaican Hot Chocolate seeds also came from Tradewinds and I ended up ok. I did have some germination problems overall with my peppers this year, I don't recall if  I had problems with those.

To my knowledge, blossom end rot always starts at the blossom end and then spreads.   I get a similar bug damage on my ripe Chichimeca jalapenos. Sometimes they eat a hole all the way though the wall. I think it's the roly polie bugs (pill bugs) even though they normally eat dead stuff.

Accidentally double posted       

  All this talk about the Zapotec jalapenos is pushing me to try them next year. My go to jalapenos have been Chichimeca and Mucho Nacho.   Chichimeca: Earliest  to ripen, big pods and hottest jalapeno I've had. Cons: little heat until they cork, bugs like to drill into the red ones, little more...

Hi fellow Washingtonian!   What part of the state are you in?

Hi from Kennewick! What part of Washington are you in?

Hi from just a little North East of Ya!