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And for the un-peppers, the front garden. Pictured here are eggplant and tomato plants. They are doing so well this year--much better than last year.   This is a White Queen tomato, very prolific so far.   White eggplant. These have denser flesh and thicker skins than Asian eggplant I'm used...

I've been remiss in updating my grow log. I will say that most of my plants survived their hatchling stage and made it to round two, with the exception of goat weed. Two of them died off; one because I broke the stem. Doh!   Here's an overview of the peppers. I have them in containers, mostly in...

Looks like these worms are considered invasive in the US. They're actually from Asia, not Alabama, originally. I'd check with your county extension office before putting them into your soil.

Iron phosphate slug killer (Sluggo brand, etc) is considered acceptable in organic farming, IIRC.

Rainbow chile seeds has a white chinense called "Coyote Zan." Haven't tried it, but it looks interesting!

Kind of looks like weather damage to me, especially with that leaf split. But, if you're noticing new damage in the mornings without rain, it's likely snails/slugs. I'd go for iron phosphate, on the ground next to the containers; that always does the trick for me. And clear out any leaves or...

I recycled my soil from last year because I had no disease problems. I also grew Swiss chard and beets in the containers during winter without amending. For this year's peppers, though, I have mixed half old soil (which was a heavy-ish mix of clay, bark fines, and composted manure) with half a...

I've heard hanging reflective material, like strips of thick tinsel, in the tree limbs causes light flashes that scare birds off. I had a friend who did this on his fig trees in Southern California. Dunno how well or how long it works. I'd think smarter birds, like crows, wouldn't be fooled for...

Dunno, but I used cinnamon for the one year I had damping off problems, and it worked great.

+1 what everyone else is saying, but if you're really going to be there a long time (like years), and you have access to enough compostable waste, you could consider row composting. There's more info on it online. Also, the current landscape architecture and agricultural topsoil remediation...

It was off in yesterday's mail to Scarlet Fire. Tracking # 9400111201080955498991

This post inspired me to decapitate my pepperlings and tomato toddlers. Wish me luck! :hell:

Do you have a really high BTU stove (like 50,000+ per burner, preferably open burners)? If not, I'd seriously suggest using a nonstick skillet instead. Woks need a lot of open flame to work properly for stir-fry. For steaming, though, they're great. [/size] Oh, the stocking up you'll have to do...

Your salad looks delicious! I'd recommend the Hunan and Sichuan cookbooks by Fuchsia Dunlop; they're full of mostly spicy Chinese recipes. If you have any Chinese language skill, it's also easy to find spicy recipes on Chinese cooking sites and blogs. Hot Sour Salty Sweet is a good SE Asian...

Welcome from another Atlanta-area pepper grower!

I don't have it, and I didn't hear from NUK, who hasn't been on in over a week as of this post. I sent him my address. O ops! I got ahead of myself! n/m! :rofl:

[/size] I'm in Lawrenceville but work in Dunwoody/Sandy Springs.

I wanna come over and try pods! Pod party at your place! :) Non sequitur, I'm also a Jason and in GA.

I plan on pruning this way. It seems drastic, but following his videos for almost a year, his results are great. Heck, even if it just makes for stronger limbs, I'd be happy. As far as setting the plants back, he starts really early indoors, so maybe that helps. He's recently just begun a...

As with Dunken and megahot, I had great root growth in jiffy pellets this year, with almost two inches of root out of the pellets on some of them with only the hint of true leaves.