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You can get 10-15 gallon grow bags for about 75c each.  They are surprisingly sturdy and stable.  Best of all they come in white which really does make a difference in root zone temps.  Google "white grow bags".   P.S.  Nice plants you have there!

I found 2 on my tomatoes this week.  Squished.  The next day I found a small one with the wasp larvae on his back.  He was spared.  ;)

I grow on a rooftop that gets extremely hot in the summer.  Black pots do absorb a lot of heat and I have had healthy plants stall.  I wrapped the pots in old white sheets and it made a real difference in the root zone temps.  Now I use white pots and white grow bags.

You may already know this, but Hicks garden center in Hicksville is huge and has an excellent selection of just about everything. I have found some interesting heirloom tomatoes there and I'm sure they will have a better selection of chilies than HD. Prices are what you'd expect on LI, but the...

Here's an extremely easy, tasty onion-tamarind chutney. I omit the roasted chana dal, as I didn't like the effect it had on the consistency. Use whatever dried chilies make you happy. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5ru335XGEg

Hi, Just wanted to say that I enjoyed your log. Let's hope warmer weather gets here soon. Best of luck with your grow!

That's a very cool experiment. Good luck!

What do you think was the problem?

Blackened bluefish, blackened striped bass. Both excellent. If you like bluefish Stickman, keep a cocktail blue or a bunch of snappers and make ceviche. Honestly, I find the hardest thing about blackening is getting the salt just right.

You got that venison loin just the way I like it: a little char on the outside, nice and pink inside. Good work!

I never knew that this was the reason for canning salt! This explains why the garlic in some refrigerator dill pickles I made recently turned blue. lol. They taste fine, though. I did wonder why the garlic was never blue when my mother made them....

Local garden centers generally throw away the planters that trees come in. The ones I'm talking about are usually about 13 gallons which is a decent size for container garden use. I usually offer them 1$ a piece and they tell me to help myself (from the dumpster lol). Black pots heat up a lot...

It's kind of funny. When I read this recipe in the summer I mixed up a batch. I tried to eat it straight, like fresh kraut, and mine was too hot to enjoy like that. I really didn't enjoy it. I didn't have the heart to pitch it, so into the fridge it went, where it sat for a couple of months...

I learned something from a Cuban woman that vastly improved my sofrito. Chop it small and give it time. Onion, then peppers, then garlic (because otherwise I'll burn the garlic). Once everything sweats a little, I turn down the heat and let it go 45+min, stirring occasionally. This brings...

Please post the recipe when you have a chance. That looks great. My folks also make polish sausage, no smoker, though.

Excellent suggestions and very helpful. Thanks a lot. I'm now thinking that the thicker main line with taps going to each pot (each attached to a valve) is the way to go. Those drippers included in the kits 1/2gal -2gal per hour would be too slow. I also like the idea of tapping into the...

Nice recipe, thanks. Great presentation too!

I like the sound of flood. My biggest pots are 13gal I think, and by the end of July each one can suck down almost 2gal a day. It gets hot up there and it's in full sun. By valve, do you mean something like this? http://www.irrigationdirect.com/dd-fcv250 Could I tap into the main line and...

Hi, I live in an apartment and have a small, rooftop container garden. I’m done carrying 20 gallons of water up a flight of stairs everyday during the summer. So I’m looking at installing a small-scale drip irrigation system. It will attach to my kitchen faucet as I don’t...

I use a 6" henkels chefs knife that I picked up in Germany years ago. It's easy enough to sharpen, feels comfortable in my hand, and I don't worry about destroying the knife on the stone. I can shave arm hairs with a little pressure. It gets the job done. My brother in law has a beautiful...