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Ok so I just thinned out one of my Melon container plants, cut it down, omg, like 50 fungus gnats around its base, didn't realize it was that bad. I still have another melon (crimson sweet watermelon) in the same 40 gallons of soil.......   I was thinking about doing a mild bleach sollution...

So haven't had many female flowers in the last month, but 3 just popped up on my Crimson sweet plant....  It only has one melon on it ucrrently which is almost ripe It's nearing the end of my season, I have another 6 weeks or so until first frost, so hoping one or 2 of these melons growing will...

Think I'm going to make some meatloaf tonight (basic run of the meal meatloaf)  I've made it with and without green bell peppers, my girl claims we NEVER used bell peppers (I know I've made it with them lol) But now that I'm growing my own baby bells, I want to use some of MY bells in it!  My...

It's about 5:20 in when he does it, so stupid, just seen it on FB so had to upload it lol https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L24pcL5wnLQ

I've already harvested 5 ripe red baby bells, and around 7-8 or so are getting to full size, and there are probably 15+ more ones that are starting to grow.   I started hand pollinating by rubbing my finger on the stigma, every morning I start with my Jalapeno, then go onto my baby bells.  I...

So now I'm like 99% sure I'm infested with them.  I noticed them like 10-14 days ago at the base of my Jalapeno, had no idea what they were, someone mentioned fungus gnats However last night I noticed my huge watermelon tote had many of them, they are all over, flying just inches off the soil...

I am growing a sugar baby as well as a crimson sweet in a 45 galon tote (40 or so gallons of soil in it), the plants exploded with growth, vines are stlil growing out, I DID have tons of flowers the last few weeks, female and male, I wasn't polinating right at first.  My Sugar babies popped up 3...

(The short version, I found 73 total peppers today on my single plant that was started late, growing in a 5 gallon bucket, cheap soil, cheap fertilizer, still another 10-12 flowers that I just pollinated)!  Now for the details ha!  I started way late in zone5b  June 10th with a 5-6" tall...

Curious if and how much calcium I should add to my container plants?  I used super cheap potting soil that has a lot of mulch, it seems to drain pretty well.  Growing in 2 5 gallon buckets, Jalapeno in one container, 2 baby bells in the other (and my 2 watermelon plants in a 45 gallon tote...

I might ditch the idea of keeping my bell peppers going all winter, and "maybe" just prune them back and "overwinter them".  But I have dreams of keeping my Jalapeno plant growing year round.  I have a small closet, so it wont be far from each wall.  I plan on adding aluminum foil flat against...

Just noticed this today on one of my 2 sibling baby red bell pepper plants Feels kind of "soft" when I lightly squeeze it.  Wondered if this indicates I'm doing something wrong (not enough of something, too much of something, disease?)   There are around 8-10 ish baby red bells growing between...

My Ja-lap-a-no plant hasn't had any fruit set yet.  It was extremely hot the last few weeks, mid 90's most days, and I'm container growing.  I just started to hand pollinate about a week ago using a new makeup brush, but still no fruit.  I just now measured the plant, its right aorund 25-26"...

Curious if anyone has grown melons in containers (well I know people have, lots of people do) but if anyone here has direct experience. I started an already growing Sugar Baby and Crimson Sweet way late in the season, bought them already growing from walmart, didn't have much hope for them...

Growing on a 3rd floor balcony, my plants started on a first floor for a few weeks before we moved to a new place....  Just today I noticed 5 tiny ants on my watermelons that are in a storage tote, and then when inspecting my Jalapeno, I noticed the tiniest of tiny little black bugs, I saw 3 of...

Yesterday my baby bell peppers and Jalapeno plants were moist at 3pm was going to skip watering, but then around 6, my bell's were bone dry around the base of the plants, I stuck my finger in, and the roots were only like 1/8" under the surface!  Not sure if its from the potting soil settling or...

First time grower, was looking for a good forum, and I found it!   I love to research everything I do in life, spent countless hours on forums over the last 16+ years researching/learning/discussing every hobby I get into, from motorcycles, cars, computers.  Already spent entirely too much time...

First time grower, only thing I have ever grown is a watermelon plant in my teens, all I did was dig up about a 6" circle of soil in the yard, pop a seed in, water often, and I had incredible results!  Many rediculous sized melons! I started late, and on a tight budget, and I don't have a yard...