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  1. Wimpy69

    organic Wakefield Compost + Biochar with Mycorrhizal Fungi Organic Soil Conditioner Blend

    Seen this for almost 50% off ($5/gal), figure an added kick for 4gal container mix repurposing. My pro mix also has Mycorrhizal in it . Can't find any forum discussions +/- on product. Anyone
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    Aminopyralid(Grazon /HL) concerns

    So I try real hard to be as organic as possible with soil/potting mix, repurposing organic material thru composting etc. and using natural insect control practice's. Has been that way since '79 when I was a volunteer at Rodales. With that said- I've expended my compost and leaf mold for this...
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    off-topic Some Holiday gifts

    So I'm one not to want let alone expect. The dragon's been chasing me every three to six months now, seems like forever, since my by chance renal cancer diagnosis. And as always like a long lived ritual blood's, x-rays and multiple doc appt lead you to that moment when he looks down and reads...
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    pics Friday surprise

    These showed up on my work bench yesterday morning with no idea who grew them. There's a handful of us at work that grow niche peppers mainly super hots that share seeds, peppers, growing tips and garden info. Every year is a secret grow and then we secretly share our best then revealing at...
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    pickling Quick Garden Pickle

    Cubanelle's are coming in heavy soooo, couldn't wait any longer, let's pickle. Packed jar with 8 sliced and diced Cubanelle's, 1 Jalapeno, 2 Purple UFO's, black pepper, salt, 1/3 white vinegar,1/3 ACV and 1/3 6yr old smoked Scotch Bonnet Vinegar. Packed on 08/14 and cracked tonight. Wow, clean...
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    pod Throwing my hands up!

    Right to the point, started out with seeds from pods gifted to me in pic. Can definitely id green bumpy pointy tail pods with ripe red ones on box suppose to be Ghost/reaper cross. Easy right? Other pods on box, your standard smooth skin meaty tam o shanter Yellow Scotch bonnets, agree? So what...
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    cooking Juice substitution for mango base sauce

    Several small batches using fresh mango keep ending up (snotty) even after using a sieve. Does mango have a high pectin like other fruits? Can a mango nectar juice be used and how would I adjust amount. Using frozen habs ,carrots,onions and garlic. Not familiar with using mangoes other than cube...
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    container First Bonchi

    So a straggler is coming out of sick bay, a Scotch Bonnet that was started back with my others in late Feb. Never really took off and was just left for dead on a lower shelf of the green house. Found this ceramic pot in with a box of small planters in my Granny's garage. She dabbled in Bonsai...
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    Propagating Rosemary help

    Have access to this monster for some cuttings. Just arrived at shore house for va-ca and didn't expect setting up for cuttings. Not familiar with rm at all, no rooting powder, media or supplies. What's the best bet to last a week till I can get them back home, water or wet sand and what for...
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    pod Puerto Rican pepper id

    So, peppers were given to me at a hydro supply company that had a plant under lights in the showroom. Plant was from a chef from PR that used these for Piques and various sofritos. Absolutely no heat but the flavor is beyond floral and sweet on the nose and toungue. For a small pepper the flesh...
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    soil Nice gesture, can I substitute

    My wife was offered a bag of "Garden Pro mini pine bark nuggets", bag says 5/8"-1 1/2" size. Now I know I can use this as a mulch, but as a crude substitute for pine fines. Searching around and can't find any local. I see this is sold at Lowes and they also sell a pine bark mulch. So much is...
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    shade Sizing nut cloth

    I'm sure you clicked, so my father had this enormous White Oak that would drop acorns like it was raining. Solution was to put down a 20'x40' mesh cloth and we would harvest (per say) nuts by pulling up thru grass for removal. Worked great, tree removed, folded up and stored in my shed. Was...
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    Wimpy's at it again 2023

    "I feel reborn. I'm like a phoenix rising from Arizona.”as Frank Costanza would say. Been awhile, let's go. Peppers where gifted to me yes in a pizza box. TFM yellow SB that were from long family of peppers ,from seeds gifted to him by moi ,from seeds peppers from yes, the Trenton Farmers...
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    capsaicin What to do with- ?

    Going thru box of packaging and found these-Red Caribbean Hab Orange Hab Dried placentas and glands. Packaged in coffee filters and brown rice. No signs of nasties at all. Super crispy and fricken dangerous. From fall 2016. Taking suggestions
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    preservation Aged Pepper Vinegar lifespan

    So, doing a full cleaning of spice and flavoring cabinet and found these. We'll keeping a recipe book pays off again, the 1st one is a smoke dried scotch bonnet in 50/50% white vin and acv. It was hot poured in clean woozies and capped. 2nd one is a Caribbean red with acv, garlic and black...
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    Getting in shape

    So I know it was the first week of Feb but here in SE PA was more like late March. Been away from growing since 2019 but everything I needed, I had. Bag of seed starter mix good, pre-moistened, check. Grabbed a couple varieties of radishes and bush snow peas, check. Pre-soaked peas with...
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    Knockin' off the rust

    We'll, back at it after a unfortunate cardiac distraction in Aug of 2019. First grow since then and am really excited. It's going smoothly and am easing back in small scale. Some I still recognize and others I'll get to know. Good luck to everyones grow this year, gotta go check my seedlings. Sea ya
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    Overipe Mango making sauce snotty?

    Made a quick Agent Orange mango sauce today with some left over mangoes from the holidays. One was ripe, one a little overipe. Same recipe, same process. When I pulled immersion blender out had some snotty mango globs on head. Pulled out my cap and strained but iv'e never got this before...
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    Dyna Glo wide body's coming home

    So with $200 amazon points from work and keeping my eye on price redutions from amazon this $350 side fire box smoker costs me $37. Nice winter project as I continue therapy and get stronger. Have mods lined up and my daughter will be fabricating and welding a wheeled frame that it will be...
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    Recipe for a Plum hot sauce

    Daughter came home from farmers market with some really tasty red plums. Haven't found a recipe for a plum "hot sauce" other than a oriental plum dipping sauce. Have orange habs and a peach recipe. Since these are large plums,can I do a 1 for 1 substitute for fruit? Plums are semi-sweet so i'd...
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