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Hi, So the wife and I are building 2 raised beds that will be 7x3. I need advice on the most cost effective and easiest way to fill them.. We were at lowes today and were looking at the premier peat bales. They were like $10 for each. We figure we would need 4-5 of them. If we go this route...

Hi, I am experiencing some leaf curl in a bunch of my plants. Check out these pics. Plants are under shop lights 24/7 and receive small dose of fish fert and epsom waterings. Any Ideas?

Hi, So I have been having pretty good germination success with my seeds so far this season. ...... But I have been noticing that some of my germinated seeds seem to end up with the root part poking out of the top of the starter pellet. If this happens is that seed basically a no-go? Or will...

Hi, Stopped by my local hydro store this afternoon looking to get some pro-mix. All he had this year was Pro-mix HP so I bought a bale. I guess it has additional perilite to support better drainage. Sounds about right for peppers. Any thoughts? ANyone use this before? All I really hear...

Hi, I just kicked off my season last night and there were a couple of seeds I was hoping to add to the grow list. Any chance some generous THP members can hook me up with some of the following? - Carribean Red - Red Savina - Orange Thai - kung pao I have some to trade, otherwise I'm more...

Hi, Haven't posted in a while but I was lurking the other day and it got me psyched to start some plants for this year. I just finished setting up about 40 Jiffy Pellets with the following varieties: XL Trinidad Congo Yellow Scorpion - CARDI Bhut Jolokia TFM Scotch Bonnet Peach Habanero Hot...

Hi, I was growing a Mystery Plant this season from a packet of seeds I got from Beth at Peppermania. So now that I have some ripe fruit I am kinda interested in what it is. It is not immediate familiar to me. I haven't had one yet. Thoughts

What preparation should I take before freezing the unripe peppers I have? Anything to do? Or just throw then in a ziplock and then the freezer? thanks, JJ

Hi, I want to make just a couple of bottles of sauce. I looked online and I have to order a bunch to make it worth it. Does anyone know any neighborhood stores where I can go get a couple of bottles? thanks, JJ

Hi, Quick one here. What is my best option for drying some pods? I don't have a dehydrator. I searched a saw some people reference using an oven while other mentioned just air drying. What should I do and how do I do it? Any info would be great. thanks, jj

Hi, So my plants did better then last year but not great. I had alot of late growers and was recently getting nice amounts of ripe fruit. Especially in the last month or so. But it has gotten cold up here. The night before last I spent the wee hours of the night digging up a couple of...

Hi, Haven't been posting lately, mostly lurking. I did better this year then last, I got hammered by slugs and rain but I am ending up with some good plants. Now I am wondering how I can improve next year. I know my major issue was that I started too late and had some temperature issues with...

Hi, I have several seedlings growing in Rockwool cubes. Some of them are about an inch tall and starting to sprout their second set of leaves. So my questions are: 1. When should a pot in cups? Can I wait a bit longer or should I do it once the second leaves start sprouting? 2. I just...

Hi, So I have some seeds that are beginning to germinate and will be ready to go under the lights by the end of the week. Right now they are on my cable box in my bedroom so they are warm and toasty. Soon I will be moving them to the basement under a shoplight. My basement is rather cold...

Hi, Today I wandered over to the local Organic Garden shop looking for some pro-mix. They were selling a 3.8 cubic foot bale for $40. Is this normal? High/Low? I was also talking to the salesperson and they reccommended some ferts. They were suggesting I buy some Worm Castings and Bat...

I just wanted some confirmation before I go and purchase some lighting for my plants this year. All I want to do is buy some lights to help raise my seedlings before they are ready to go outside. I was thinking of buying 2 shoplight fixtures (from Wallmart?) and 4 of the 6500K bulbs. Should...

Hi All, Aphid question for the experts out there. I am trying to over winter a Hab I had last year. For the last several months it appears to be infested with aphids. I keep trying to kill off the buggers with Neem but they always seem to come back. All the while I have been watering the...

Hi, I'm back and ready to germinate some seeds. I wanted to use the paper towel method but wanted to make sure I do it correctly. First, how important is it that I soak the seeds? How long should they be soaked for? Any ideas for methodically soaking a bunch of different seeds? it seems...

Hi All, This should be an easy one but I figure I would post it anyways. So like most of you we are experiencing some high temps right now and my plants have been doing pretty well expect for some leaf curling which I am attributing to drying out. My question is, how much watering should I be...

Hi, I was trying to pot up a cherry tomato plant that was getting to be a decent size. I have been having problems getting the plant to stand up due to its extreme leggyness. Anyway, while I was moving it to a bigger pot it snapped right from the roots. I moved it to the pot anyways and...