@jgibv Great set-up. I put my peppers in the garage too. I also use a heat mat and it makes a world of difference
thanks @WaterNerd !yeah it works pretty good, this shelf is 1000x better than the old ones i had.
i use heat mats for starting seeds.....but hadn't considered putting them under these large pepper pots. do you that adding heat mats would benefit these larger (12-18 inch) pots?
(also, FWIW if you need a sturdy wire shelf, the best deal i found was at target. 5-tier, 18x48x72, $60)
@jgibv I use a heat mat for my pepper plants I overwinter that are in 15-gallon containers (also for seedlings). Works for me and my second-year pepper plants give me a great harvest in early July compared to first-year plants. That's what I love about gardening. Experimenting and try out new things
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@jgibv I use a heat mat for my pepper plants I overwinter that are in 15-gallon containers (also for seedlings). Works for me and my second-year pepper plants give me a great harvest in early July compared to first-year plants. That's what I love about gardening. Experimenting and try out new things
good to know. i'll have to dig out the heat mats this weekend and put them under the pots.
'bout time to resurrect this thread. Perhaps the warmest February ever here, though it is supposed to get chilly later this week. Even the late fall planting of lettuce survived over winter. Put yellow snow peas in the ground today and sowed some more spinach.
We are planting spinach also. We have a small pond liner in our garden and we got frog eggs in it. According to our garden journal the eggs are two weeks early. I've got to get down to the sawmill and get 12 rough sawn Hemlock 1x6x10' to rebuild some of our raised beds. Pear trees were flowering when I went to the Asheville VA last week. The seed order is going in this week. Can't wait to dig in the dirt.
Went to the saw mill to get some Hemlock 1x6's. They didn't have any cut so they sawed them for me while i waited. Got 14 10ft for our raised beds. Nice to live in the country.
I need to get the garden planted for this year, its covered in weeds. We had a huge destructive record rains in Texas last year and a lot of weed seed got washed in, just used herbicide on the whole yard and laid 6 pallets of new sod (st. augustine raleigh), need to pick up loral oak leafs today(I just love how it drops them in Spring/Summer) respray the damn loral oak for borers then put down spring fertilizer and pre emergent herbicide. It gets so hot here almost everyone in the garden will die except for peppers, green beans, and some other stuff almost need misters on it during the day to keep it cool so the sun doesn't fry it all (except for the peppers). Almost everything is already green here already all trees pollenating like crazy except for the pecans and hickories.
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Threw together this planting table yesterday. We had a old desk in my others kiln shed.I went through the scrap pile and got used 2x4's and sawmill boards. Ripped the 2x4's for the framework and used some plastic offcuts from our porch roof for ther top. The table will take three of our foam flats. I can take it apart and move it in two pieces. I'm going to start some flats in the next few days.
Instead of taking it apart to move it ..... why not throw some wheels on the bottom so you can scoot it around!
There is no flat ground around here everything is hills and valleys. I thought about castors for the table but i would have to use 4 or 5 inch to be able to move it at all. On a flat surface small castors would work but not around here. I can use one of my hand trucks and easily move the beast in two trips.
Wait, you guys purposely plant raspberries? Don't they overtake everything there?
We don't dare plant blackberries, raspberries, loganberries, salmonberries or spearmint, without having some way to contain it. Otherwise it takes over everything like a weed.
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Another freakin raised garden. If I get enough of them, there won't be a lot of grass to deal with. Blueberries, strawberries and grapes. The trellis is for the grapes.
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i'll have to dig out the heat mats this weekend and put them under the pots.
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Perhaps the warmest February ever here, though it is supposed to get chilly later this week. Even the late fall planting of lettuce survived over winter. Put yellow snow peas in the ground today and sowed some more spinach.
Pepper seeds were a few seasons old and only about 1/3 of them germinated. Going to pick up some new pepper seeds this weekend.
And my favorite.....the Connecticut Shade Tobacco sprouts!
Woo hoo!
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Strawberries are blooming and should have some by next month. Noticed a humming bird going in/out of my citrus tree so decided to take a look
Lets hope the eggs hatch this year they didn't last year
Used up the last of my potting soil mix to start 2 flats of the new peppers & a few more tobacco seeds too.
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Both have hatched are are getting big! Should be out of the nest soon
Here are my peppers I'm starting inside
Ghost peppers on the right. Habanero's on the left. Below middle are my Yellow Bell seeds I got from work! Love starting plants by seeds
Instead of taking it apart to move it ..... why not throw some wheels on the bottom so you can scoot it around!
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Should have them in the ground in a week or so
I have a lot of humming birds visiting the garden this year
Don't they overtake everything there?
We don't dare plant blackberries, raspberries, loganberries, salmonberries or spearmint, without having some way to contain it.
Otherwise it takes over everything like a weed.
Money can't buy happiness, but it can buy cigars and that's close enough.
If anyone knows where I can get some seeds please let me know.
https://www.thedailymeal.com/news/eat/dragon-s-breath-chile-pepper-even-hotter-carolina-reaper/051817
If I get enough of them, there won't be a lot of grass to deal with.
Blueberries, strawberries and grapes. The trellis is for the grapes.
Money can't buy happiness, but it can buy cigars and that's close enough.