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I don't have a whole lot to go in the way of info, so here goes.... I was picked from a community garden in deep south Texas. I am 1 to 1.5in and sweet to the taste. I was given no info on the plant or flowers that would help out. Chilhuacle Negro or Cascabel have been the closest I've found...

Didn't have time to keep a log last year so here's to trying in 2012! Started all my seeds last year in our spare bedroom closet. Now that room has been taken over by our newest daughter. Finally won over my wife and I get a corner of the closet again! Time to get rolling now... Pics to...

This year was the first year I put out squash. All went great with it until about a month ago. In the space of a week ONE squash bug turned into a quick overrun of the buggers resulting in dead squash plants. I hit the area in and around the squash hard with DE trying to kill them. I think I...

Has anyone successfully grown an avacado tree outside of the tropics? I got a seed to sprout at work and now I have a foot tall tree..... I'm a bit fond of it now so I want to try and grow it out. I have it outside in the blast furnace and it's loving the heat. From what I've read my troubles...

Growing season here is from April to late November, possibly into December when frost holds off. The rough spring weather has been hard on a few species I was really hoping to have. Between the severe wind and hail I've lost all my Fataliis and am down to one Pequin. My Scorpions are coming back...

I had an extra Piquin this year that needed a home. I decided to use it for a lighting comparison so I brought it to work. I work in a shop with pretty good lighting, but even with it I didn't expect much. It certainly was not near as many lumens as I had reared it with..... Lo and behold, it is...

I am a machinist, and as such I know how everyone in the shop has their own "special tools" that make our lives easier. Be it hand-made or something used for a purpose other than it's origional intent, they become part of our routine and indespensable. I'm curious what tools we have come up...

Ice down here has all shipping about a week behind. I finally received my heating pad today, hope for the thermostat tomorrow. Question's about soil. I see everyone (that I've seen so far) start their germ trays with some sort of potting mix. Either a bought mix or a home recipe of sorts. I...