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I had read somewhere that decomposing mulch robs the soil of nitrogen...does it ever give it back? Maybe one of those cheapie Home Depot soil test kits would tell. Anyone use those before?

An old play-set area has become my new garden*. Sun-wise it's perfectly positioned, slightly raised, but I'm wondering what 10 years of hardwood mulch has done to the soil. Tilth-wise it's incredible for about 4 inches till it hits the clay hell of new subdivision back fill. For the last...

I just discovered a nursery here in my area ( Lake County ILL ) that carries a large variety of the Espona line of products. I have never seen the big bags before ( 20#, 40# ) ! Holy Crap. :shocked: Anyone use the Espona all-organic potting soil/mix? BTW, this place also carried the...

Mantiss ( mantisii?) are so cool. I swear they are attracted to humans but not like a mosquito, more like like a companion. There was one I made the acquaintance of a few years back, and while we were eyeball to eyeball, I swear he was trying to get a better look at me, or talk to me, All the...

How long did you look at him, I mean right at him, before you actually saw him? (bastards are all hims) It seems I find their poop long before I find them.

Are these basically the same, except that Rot-Stop is a "ready to use" spray vs a "you mix" concentrate? Clarity update: I was looking for FertiLome Bloom Booster, but no one seems to carry it. I did notoce a product from Bonide called Rot-Stop. It contained Ca in a much lower dose ( it was...

So CAlMag, Epsom salts can be given in greater proportions or same?

My two main crops in summer are (hot) peppers and (heirloom) tomatoes. I have read that both have similat requirementw when it comes to water, nutes, fert, etc. I'm curious: How are they different? I tend to do onto the tomatoes that which I do onto the peppers, but is that OK in all cases?

Thanks for the replies. In response to some of the replies, plus a few questions... To Beaglestorm: No OMRI certifed stuff....so I guess just "all natural"? Though I might try that route next year. To Avon Barksdale: I will be using 3 Chocolate habs and 3 Fatali in each sample group for a...

This year, I would like to do some side-by-side comparisions of idetical peppers grown with organics/naturals versus those grown with the usual chem ferts. Some say that the nutes provided by either means are identical, but I am skeptical. I would love to know what the non-chem gardeners here...

I bought mine from Tradewinds seed. They have 3 varieties: Red, Yellow, and Orange. All 12 of mine germinated and are doing well They are listed as Manzanos http://tradewindsfruit.com/

Hello, My name is Rich Wojcik and I live in northern Illinois very near the Wisconsin border. I have been growing peepers for about 10 years now, and after reading many of these posts, I can't believe how much I don't know, especially about container growing! :shocked: Great to have some...

Hello, First post, and I gotta say this forum is great. Imagine, talking to people you don't look at you strange when you tell them you're growing 28 different varieties of hot peppers...... A challenging year this with the weather(heat/cold) , but on top of that, my seedlings have been...