2017 Gardening Thread

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  1. politicalcenter

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    Try "Free Range Gardening".
    Let some of your stuff go to seed and see where Gaia takes it.
    I have Green Leaf lettuce that loves to grow between bricks not mortared.
    I also have giant Pink Naked Lady and Gladiolas I never planted but like it here.
    Although they make bulbs, they make seeds too.
    I would not Free Range Boysenberry. Those are corralled between the side walk and the street.
    I also figure seeds produced on my land will have epigenomes programmed for my area.

    I now have Obsession Corn Seed being mailed to me per a recommendation on this thread.
    Stay tuned for follow-ups

    Apologies for all the "I"'s​

    Moi :oldman:

    r > g



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    2 Seasons.
    Winter and July​
     
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    Wow! Those are huge!
     
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    I bought some more soil and I bought a poblano pepper plant, oregano and thyme. I was going to get rosemary, but they didn't have any that I could find, so I'm going to try the peppers. Hopefully they will do okay in a pot. I am saving the seeds I have until next year, and I will start them at the beginning of May (because I didn't know I was supposed to start them so early).
     
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    They should do very well in pots. The only problem I have here in the deep south is container plants getting too hot.
     
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    I hope so. I know my neighbors grew a pepper plant in a pot and it took well. If it does well, I will take pictures and post them here!
     
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    We have a habanero, tabasco and a thai pepper in pots, and they are exploding and producing like crazy
     
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    Love to see the pics!
     
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    I am not a hot pepper person. But if I recall correctly Florida produces lots of red, yellow, and green peppers in pots for sale during the winter months.
     
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    In what growing zone in Fl do you live?
     
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    I only like them mildly hot. I think Poblanos have the perfect amount of hot. You might get a one with a bit more heat once in a while, but they are usually pretty mild, as long as you remove most of the seeds.
     
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    It looks like the clouds moved off, so I'm going to go out and plant them right now. :D TTYL! Happy gardening!
     
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    One of my sunflowers coming along. Also my favorite garden tool, my chair.
     
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    Rosemary grows in huge bushes that you can find in any suburban neighborhood. You'd have to dig a branch out of the ground. At night. Wear a black mask and carry pruning shears and a flashlight. If you're arrested, ask for a lawyer and don't make a statement. I'll write you in prison each and every month!
     
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    That's a spicy meatball! Does it actually yield edible seeds?
     
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    I cut the biggest one in half. It was probably a foot long and 4 inches in diameter. Scooped out inside and sautéed the inside with bacon, onion, eggplant, bay leaf, and fresh shrimp. Added shrimp stock and bread crumbs to thicken, stuffed the squash shells with the mixture, which (shells) I baked separately for 30 minutes, and then sprinkled with asagio (didn't have any parmesan).

    You boil the shrimp heads and shells for an hour in water to make the stock, and chop up the vegetables as that goes on. Leisurely.

    It's a Louisiana thing.

    My mother could have made it better but ... R.I.P. you know?
     
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    Yes, one year I got two bushel baskets of just seeds. I planted Mammoth Russian. I have polaroids of one head 16 inches across. These have a way to go yet. Goats like them too.
     
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    How many plants do I need to get seeds? A gallon bucket full would be more than enough for us

    Also, do you roast and salt them?

    Also, when do I plant? I'm in the Dallas area

    I appreciate your expertise!
     
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    I made chile relleno once. Once! Incredibly labor intensive, but you're right, they're so much better than gringo stuffed peppers: boiled bell pepper with rice and ground beef. Boring!
     
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    Just a packet of seeds will do. Plant now. When the back of the flower head turns yellow ...harvest. Try to beat the birds. You can roast and salt them or you can eat them raw.
     
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    Or you can clip a couple of branches off and stick them in half sand and half peat moss. Keep the medium moist but not wet. Keep the cuttings in a humid environment. They should root in a month or so. Never let them dry out.
     
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    IMG_20170609_161101586.jpg This rose is from a cutting. Or you can root the rosemary in water. I have cloned hundreds of plants.
     
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