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I built tomato cages this year using concrete reinforcing wire. 100 bucks for a 100 by 5 foot roll. Best bang for your buck and able to make 14 in a couple hours. Still have half the roll if you are driving through dc anytime soon!. I will say that although you can get in to the shoulder, it...

I used AZOMITE this year. I have a very strong season, but much of that is probably due to favorable weather and general improvement in my skillz and experience. That being said, I think it's a good ammendment if you are really looking to live of your land. Lots of trace elements that...

Hmm. Wiki seems to think that Epsom is PH neutral, so not sure how much that will help.

My public water here in Alexandria VA is on the 8+ side of the equation. (Not what they report, but home testing and observation don't lie). Every year at this time I get lockout due to a build up in my soil. Just did a test with my Lamotte soil testing kit and sure enough, deep purple!. Tell...

KCCO!

What rootstock are you using for your tomato grafts? Want to try next season. Was just looking on johnny's select. I woukd kill for that kind of tomato fruit set. To hot and humid in DC for bumper crops. Peppers do great though :)

Bumpy

  When i get a bigger piece of land (hopefully soon), i will definitely look into a tire!  He is actually a good boy.  We dont let him in the garden.  couple close calls with the meyer lemon tree in the front yard though...     Here is my first mini-harvest year (not including a pod here and...

All of the above. They ave a mainstay of my kebabs as of late.

Cool shot of the yellow 7 flowers. Love the blueberries. Nothing like blueberry pie with berries picked that day.

Beautiful leaves on all your plants.

Bumperoni

The Corno di Toro peppers I have harvested are quite hot. Some where around 3 or 4 X hotter than the jalapenos so far. Quute interesting! They are really growing true in terms shape. Must be some kind of cross. Pretty cool pepper, gonna save seeds!

Hello THP.  I must admit i have been a pretty bad glogger.  First update since plant out! Overall, considering the high temps and very wet weather, i am very pleased with the season so far.  Very impressed with how my peat-free mix has handled the weather extremes.  Composted pine bark fines is...

Yup. Mine tend to do this too just before they go yellow.

Yea, I thought for sure it would be fine, little less confident now with the 10 day forecast. Lows in the low to mid 40s. All those 85 degree days we had made me pick this past weekend to plant out. Couldn't convince myself to wait another week!

Hello THP, Plant out day is always one of the most exciting of the year. It was a hard days work, but we got pretty much everything planted out. The container blend is 2 parts Pine Bark Fines, 1/2 part Lobster Compost, 1/2 part organic no-peat potting soil, 1/2 part Perlite, and the...

Damp paper towel in a mostly closed ziplock.

Didn't drill holes big enough in my solo cups. Having some minor issues with uneven uptake of water when I bottom water. Some holes are clear, some are blocked. Have had to top water on those, resulting in some gnat problems.

Pot up, more light, more nutrients. These chinenses were sowed 2/2 and the annums on 2/18. Sorry for the rogue eggplant inflating my success. Pic is from monday i think.