Your 2025 Garden

[tripletfeb]

I've got this wild idea of mixing a tiny bit of Carolina Reaper powder with some smoked paprika powder and put the Devil in Deviled Eggs.

Oh, I like the way you think!

 

[NanaK]

If I were to hire a fast talking friend to talk to mine would they grow faster..... Inquiring minds need to know.

Turn on a radio. My plants and chickens like the oldies station. Plants grow better and chickens lay more eggs! Says this "old wife". I think I get more work done too.

I've got this wild idea of mixing a tiny bit of Carolina Reaper powder with some smoked paprika powder and put the Devil in Deviled Eggs.

If you serve these on 4th of July you will get free fireworks.

 

[TOMTE]

We're slowly warming up. Very slowly. Verrryyyy slooowlyyy.

I like these temps. Bring it on! I wanna get the ball rolling!

 

[NanaK]

Yesterday I moved the cabbage to the greenhouse. I need to separate a couple when I plant them in the ground.

Collards from last fall are still green even after 2 snows and lows in the teens. They are forming a flower head in the center of the plants to set seed. I have plenty to eat in the freezer and don't need to save seed this year. I cut 3 plants and put them in the chicken's run. Instant party!

Ladybug enjoying the sunshine.

I had planted my green peas a few weeks ago. I figured the snow and cold wet ground had rotted the seed.
I was pleasantly surprised when I saw this! A nice full row on both sides of the fence.

 

[Nomadicus]

I need to get my peas in the ground. The ground is soggy now and will be for another few days. I'm hoping the rain stops and we get a few sunny hours this afternoon so I can finish the Muscadine trellis and start on a raised bed for carrots and beets.

 

[Nomadicus]

So much for the sunny afternoon today. I'd swear the forecast call for a sunny afternoon here last night. Now severe weather starts around 2:30.

 

[R2elk]

Another successful air layer. I now have 6 Northern Exposure tomato plants and two more air layers still to cut off.

If making air layers on tomato plants, there is no need to use a rooting hormone.

 

[Nomadicus]

I've had tomato limbs get heavy and lay on the ground and take root with out any help at all. I suspect a stem could be rooted in tap water. I've never tried it but if I remember I will later once I have some pruned off stems to work with.

 

[R2elk]

I've had tomato limbs get heavy and lay on the ground and take root with out any help at all. I suspect a stem could be rooted in tap water. I've never tried it but if I remember I will later once I have some pruned off stems to work with.

I have rooted tomato cuttings either in a glass of water or by inserting the cutting into a pot of moist potting soil.

I prefer doing the air layers because you already have roots before you take the cutting.

 

[Sally PB]

My eggplant seed usually germinate in 10 to 14 days just like the peppers do. But I have had some of both take as long as a month.

I was blown away when my jalapenos sprouted in 5 days, and the habaneros were only a day later.