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That depends how much of it you use of course! If you have a TDS (ppm) or eC (uS) meter, you can control how many nutrients are dissolved in the water you are feeding them. Probably best to not exceed 500 ppm at this time.

I hate leafminers! Only had them once many years ago and it was on edibles so traditional systemics were out of the question (Imidacloprid is evil stuff). Only one thing I found that worked, but it took a couple weeks: Neem oil Mixed 2 Tbsp to a gallon of water with 1 Tbsp/gal of a safe soap...

It's a young assassin bug (or "wheel bug"). He's about to turn into an adult in that picture and will turn brown. When young they look like little scorpions - kinda funny since he's on a Scorpion plant! They are very beneficial insects so be sure to not harm him - they walk around and DESTROY...

Thought y'all would get a kick out of this picture. The first wave of healthy Nardello peppers are coming in, and Sophie the Cane Corso seemed REAL interested in getting her paws on some. The two of us will having pan-fried Nardellos with good olive oil on fresh bread for lunch tomorrow!

I'd give it the ol' hydrogen peroxide treatment: http://thehotpepper.com/topic/31306-noticed-some-bacterial-leaf-spot-issues-on-leaves-not-just-in-my-garden-opinions-wanted/ Works like a charm on bac spot

More fun to slip a "battery operated marital aid" into their carry-on luggage before they have to go through TSA. "That's NOT mine" "Suuuuuuuuure it's not."

Just tried my first Moruga. I am literally dying. Boggles my mind that nature makes something like this - absolutely, mind-alteringly hot. Just took a small piece on the bottom chewed it twice and spat it out. Flavor followed by the feeling of sucking on a soldering iron. Typing with sweat...

Hormel actually believes that capsaicin INCREASES incidence of skin cancer (brought to you by the makers of Spam). Then again, they formed the Hormel institute to give "scientific basis" to pushing their products, just like the FDA approved Vioxx which killed over 10,000 people...

I think the answer you're looking for is the chiltepin pepper - completely wild and they still collect them like morel mushrooms. Believe they're around 100,000 SHU

Light intensity falls with the square of the distance. If you have 100,000 lumens at one foot, it's about 25,000 lumens at two feet and ~6,250 lumens at four feet. Just figure out how many lumens/ft-candles/etc your source puts out and this will give you a close approximation.

Here in PA, I sometimes get BER with heirloom plum tomatoes as a result of underwatering. Technically, it IS a calcium deficiency, but if you are growing in soil or with well water (or both), there is usually enough calcium present for the plant. Calcium does not mobilize well in tomatoes...

I use a similar product for tick repellant when I'm in the woods. Works quite well for that. Not sure about it being an insecticide - more of a repellant. This is the product I use and they do market a use for keeping bugs out of the garden: http://cedaroils.com/

Made Pad Kee Mao (Drunken Noodles) for dinner tonite - made with fresh farlic, thai basil and red savinas from the garden. Delicious and HOT. Best Savinas I've ever grown, very pleased. Hope everyone is having a great gardening season this year!

Lookin' Great in your garden!! I'm getting a bunch of Nards now (Red) and they are DELICIOUS! Thank you so much for those seeds. I've already saved the earliest and will be saving the seed form the best plant as well as cloning it for winter reproduction. Then I'll cross it to itself in...

Just harvested 22 pounds of Alisa Craig onions I grew from seed this year. Took some for fresh eating for a couple dinners. The rest? I caramelized them, used some (like in place of tomato sauce on pizza - yum!) then froze the rest. Good way to use up onions if you have a lot. My purple are...

HOLY CRAP! Just took a bite of one of my red Jolokias from my outdoor hydroponic setup. SO MUCH HOTTER than last year. The front of my face is literally numb. What a great season this is going to be!