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Ciao Skydiver- Let us know how the Bells of Ireland do for you. I've tried growing them a few times and both have been utter failures. Some say to cold stratify the seeds for a few days to a few weeks in the fridge, some say the seeds require light for germination, some say just to throw the...

Ciao Luigi- Sadly, I don't have the varieties you're seeking, but I still wanted to take a minute to wish you Buona Pasqua!

Ciao Mike- That's a really nice use of space. Where is this raised bed located? I know for myself, the closer it is to my back door, the easier it is for me to do the work. Is there any sort of water supply nearby? I'm thinking that during the dog days of summer, water will be your biggest...

Ciao Jacob- Aw, that's so sweet of you to offer seeds for the Pimenta de Neyde for Duane. He did get a few seeds kind of on the late side so he started them right away and he's got little seedlings with maybe 1-2 sets of true leaves right now. I'm definitely going to follow your grow log to...

Ciao Hollyberry Lady- Good to see you posting again. We rescued 4 kittens last Easter from a wood pile next door to us and kept them all. I'm glad I didn't end up getting the Cappuccino Lilies because I would have had to dig them up and get rid of them. All members of the Lily family are...

Ciao Derek- Yeah, the weather dood said tonight's forecast to be the coldest this month with some parts of the GTA as low as -10C. I've got row covers over the peas I planted the other day when it was so warm out. Sorry to hear about your Guadalupe. :( Hugs.

Ciao Derek- What did you end up doing with all those Bonda ma Jacques pods you stuffed into your freezer? I'm too wimpy to go for anything that's got a lot of Fatalii in it, but this one seems like it would do well in salsa or picante sauce, not as the main event, but maybe with some Hot Paper...

Ciao Andrej- Those 2 red plastic containers on the right..are those perhaps IKEA waste baskets? That's what Duane uses and I just had a chuckle that someone else thought of it, too. :)

Aw, seriously, you're hardening things off already? That's just mean!

Ciao Lee- Fantastic as usual. Your babies look so healthy and I really like that furry one. :)

Ciao all- AJ, you sure were right about the epsom salts! I guess they were really hungry for magnesium because they perked up within a day of the treatment. A few still have a little bit of yellowing so Duane's going to treat those this weekend. Thanks so much for your help!

Goodness, Matt, you're going to have quite the jungle by the time it's ready in Iowa to plant out! I like your little peppers in with the tomatoes. You might consider giving them their own cups, though, since they're so much smaller than the tomatoes.

Hey that's fantastic, huntsman, good for you! If you got the question mark ones from me, the orange one could be Roughwood Golden Plum and the blocky oblong red (if it has stripes) could be Plum Tigris. If you have a copy of your grow list, I might be able to help you out with those. Save...

Ciao all- This is what I do..easier to just show you a photo. This is the main tomato bed, 12x18'. There are 6 rows of 6 tomato plants placed 2 ft apart with 3 ft pathways between rows. The stakes are cedar 2"x2"x8' and sunk 1 ft into the ground. I don't prune at all except for roughly 1 ft...

Ok, PF! Keep us posted with your progress. :)

Ciao AJ- You're not rambling, you're communicating, one of the best qualities in a man as far as I'm concerned! :) Thanks for all the information, I'm sure it's going to help immensely. I'll post Duane's results here and new photos of the treated plants.

LOL, patience Grasshopper!

Question for AJ: How often are you doing the epsom salts treatment? I'm assuming you only use it when you start seeing yellowing leaves and not just as a foliar preventative? Then you rinse the leaves the following day of any salt residue? And when do you typically start to see improvement...

Thanks so much, AJ! :) I'll tell Duane about the epsom salts idea. We should have some of that stuff around for sore gardener muscles. :rolleyes:

Pimiento de Padrone Serrano - 1 of many plants Sweet Pickle - note the big wonky leaf like a crab with one big claw Everything else is pretty small and only interesting to us right now. I'll post photos of those as they get larger.