What's Growing In Your Garden? Horticultural Science

[Racoon]

Originally Posted by freeztar

I see something suspicious there.

Its not all Cinnamon Basil, Freeztar
But it is pretty Kosher, sweet smelling, and productive

Japanese Maples do hold a special place in my heart..
Here are a couple I've been cultivating in containers

Their leaf pattern is similar to suspicious ones

[InfiniteNow]

Originally Posted by InfiniteNow

The jalepenos have these tiny little nubs sprouting in all areas, and the anaheims are booming. I have one already 3 inches in length. Oh boy, somebody get the ricotta, beef, and tomato for some chili rellenos!

Last week, I ate my first anaheim pepper. I pulled it from the plant and bit right into it. Fresh. Full of water. Clean. Delicious. When I reached closer to the stem, where more of the seeds were, it became a bit spicier. It was really good though.

Today, I pulled 6 anaheim peppers and 3 jalepenos off when I got home from work. I ate them all, right there, in my back yard. The jalepenos had some bite to them, but the freshness and (all I can think to call it is) water balanced it. Really cool... Actually, really hot!


My peach tree is out of fruit. The squirrels seem to have enjoyed them much more than I. I would guess that I had a total of 20 or 30 peaches myself, many 5 or 6 at a time. The squirrels upset me a bit though. They'd come down, take one or two bites, drop it on the ground, then tear into another one. I don't mind the animals eating, but that's just wasteful and someone should speak with their parents.

It's getting hot here. It's not July/August hot, but it's close. I think we hit 97 today, so I've had to water my plants more. My black-eyed susan vine needs different soil. I have to water her more than the others, as she gets very crispy in a hurry. Full sun my ass!


Cheers.

[InfiniteNow]

Originally Posted by Racoon

Japanese Maples do hold a special place in my heart..

Me too. I really don't know why, but I like 'em bunches. Those, and Texas Redbuds.


The National Arbor Day Foundation - 10 Free Trees

[freeztar]

Originally Posted by InfiniteNow

Last week, I ate my first anaheim pepper. I pulled it from the plant and bit right into it. Fresh. Full of water. Clean. Delicious. When I reached closer to the stem, where more of the seeds were, it became a bit spicier. It was really good though.

Today, I pulled 6 anaheim peppers and 3 jalepenos off when I got home from work. I ate them all, right there, in my back yard. The jalepenos had some bite to them, but the freshness and (all I can think to call it is) water balanced it. Really cool... Actually, really hot!

I love peppers. Ever bitten into a garden habanero?

My peach tree is out of fruit. The squirrels seem to have enjoyed them much more than I. I would guess that I had a total of 20 or 30 peaches myself, many 5 or 6 at a time. The squirrels upset me a bit though. They'd come down, take one or two bites, drop it on the ground, then tear into another one. I don't mind the animals eating, but that's just wasteful and someone should speak with their parents.

Squirrels are so abundant here. The hawks in the area can't take up the slack, so I no longer brake when they make their suicidal, impromptu dashes across the road. (only kidding...I tap the brake from respect)

It's getting hot here. It's not July/August hot, but it's close. I think we hit 97 today, so I've had to water my plants more. My black-eyed susan vine needs different soil. I have to water her more than the others, as she gets very crispy in a hurry. Full sun my ass!

We finally got our first REAL rush of T-storms the last couple days. Everything here is unusually bone-dry and it doesn't look good for water levels.

My pepper plants are doing well though and hopefully I'll be able to get some lettuce. My seeds failed (probably because of the late planting) so my ambitions for a 'real' garden are set back at least another year.

In the meantime, I want to try what I can at this point, although I seem limited by the region and season.

[InfiniteNow]

Originally Posted by freeztar

I love peppers. Ever bitten into a garden habanero?

I wouldn't call it a "bite" so much as a "nibble," and frankly, I don't think I'll be doing that again any time soon... at least, not until my fresh pepper palette has habituated more.

Originally Posted by freeztar

In the meantime, I want to try what I can at this point, although I seem limited by the region and season.

Maybe it's not too late for indoor plants, something in the "windowsill" family perhaps?

[arlanjoi]

wow!? nice im learning in here hehe

[Turtle]

Originally Posted by freeztar

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My pepper plants are doing well though and hopefully I'll be able to get some lettuce. My seeds failed (probably because of the late planting) so my ambitions for a 'real' garden are set back at least another year.

In the meantime, I want to try what I can at this point, although I seem limited by the region and season.

i recommend planting again, particularly the lettuce. you can keep planting the lettuce every couple weeks & get a continuous harvest up 'til Fall.

i plant a new patch of radishes every week or so & already harvested some. my acorn squash and cucumbers now have their first secondary leaves. my mild jalepeno pepper plant has 1 tiny fruit. i have 4 varieties of tomatoes growing vigorously; cherry, beefmaster, and 2 varities of roma.

slugs ate most my black-oil sunflowers as they emerged so i'm starting new seeds in egg-crates; the slugs don't seem to go for them once the secondary leaves come out, so i'll wait for that before planting.

i planted milo (sorghum) but none has come up & i'm sprouting some new seeds on wet paper-towel swatches.

that's a wrap.

[Racoon]

I'm pretty pleased with my modest effort at growing organic strawberries..

Every couple days theres a small haul worth freezing for later use.
Slugs remain my worst enemy.. as they disrupt the potential of about 40+% of the berries.

[Turtle]

radish cycle is going nicely. i web-searched 'how to grow radishes' and learned some new things. for one, it's time now they say to plant the long-root white radishes as they tolerate heat more than the red-rounds. then plant red-rounds(mine are champion varitey) again in fall for another cycle. i have let several radish plants alone so as to collect my own seed; they're now flowering and i saw a moth pollinating them today. both moth & flower pretty & can't say i ever saw them before. another new thing i learned is that you can eat the radish seed pods. i think i'll let a few more go to seed.

of all the seeds i planted or sprouted of the dark-shelled milo (sorghum) i have only 2 growing plants to show for it, and they are yet some wimpy little threats of plants.

i have a nice set (12) of sprouts now in the ground of a smaller white hulled seed from my birdseed; it may be sorghum as well.

my black-oil sunflower starts did well in the eggcrates and are now in the ground. better late than never???

all 3 varities of tomatoes have bloomed; won't be long now.

i planted some popcorn; 2 plants have emerged. knee-high by 4th of july? not so much.

that's a wrap.

[palmtreepathos]

Not much rain here in the atlanta area this year.
We have moderate/severe drought conditions and
trees starting to show signs of distress dropping leaves etc.

I am using biochar and humanure compost to advantage,
and water my food garden freely since I use nothing for
flushing. There is leaf mulch covering the roots
of my plants.

The most interesting things growing are 4 moringa trees
that I planted from seedlings in April (brought from ECHO
gardens in Ft. Meyers FL) and a "3 sisters" arraingment of
sweet corn, broad beans and zucchini with nasturtiums in
the nooks and radishes between the zukes. All doing quite
well, the corn in full fruit is about 7 foot tall.

Hope my dogs keep the racoons and squirrels from eating
it all before we can get a few ears.

the bed is 4x10 with 24 stalks of corn, 4 zukes and ? number of beans.