While it's fresh in your mind, what improvements will you make on next year's garden?

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Arielle2 said:
for tomato seeds try tomatoville.com to find reputable suppliers. They often have small seed counts and lots more than tomatoes.
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I bought almost all of my seeds from "heirloomseedguy" on eBay last year. Excellent germination, and lots of varieties that I can't find anyplace else. If you buy 20 different things, the shipping is free. He has heirloom and regular (which were cheaper).

The only problem I had was that my Sungold tomatoes were not Sungolds, but some regular ol' cherry tomato. Prolific, but not what I wanted. The Costoluto Genovese (my favorites) were amazing. The Polish Paste were fussy lil' SOB's, and I wasn't impressed -- I've grown better Romas. Not the seed guy's fault, I'll blame my poor soil.

He has a great variety of cabbages, kales, broccolis too.
 
lazy gardener said:
I want to try loose leaf cabbage this year.
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My wife for the past couple years has been container growing loose leaf lettuce and I have become completely spoiled ... Iceberg crap you buy at the store has zero taste compared to what she grows ( don't ask me what variety that's her deal ) fresh cut straight to the bowl as needed and you can actually taste the lettuce and not just the dressing and toppings !
 
Mr Pink said:
My wife for the past couple years has been container growing loose leaf lettuce and I have become completely spoiled ... Iceberg crap you buy at the store has zero taste compared to what she grows ( don't ask me what variety that's her deal ) fresh cut straight to the bowl as needed and you can actually taste the lettuce and not just the dressing and toppings !
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Yup. My thoughts exactly. First time I had my own home grown potato I could not believe the difference. I'm trying very hard not to miss Summer too much, but this isn't helping! Waaaaahhhhh!
 
Arielle2 said:
What a good doobie..... lots of work for such punishment.

I take the easy route: toss whole in freezer, defrost one then fine chop.
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I told him, that... since he's the one who likes it hot, he could do this last batch. (I did the 2 previous batches.) I figure that it's good for him to have an idea what goes into the prep for the things he likes to eat. Doh! Food does not magically appear on the table!

Do you remove the tough skins? I'll remember the freezer next year. But, I can't tolerate even a little tiny bitty piece of Jalapeno. Too sensitive. So, if they are not blended up, no good for me! I have a friend from Mexico, and he always roasts his hot peppers. But, he then adds them to his cooking, charred skin and all. He says it imparts a nice smoky flavor to the dish.

I've been told the skins are bitter. Then, how would you know, if your tongue is on fire???
 

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