What did you do in the garden today?

[Compost King]

Garden Myth: Growing Hot peppers near Mild Peppers can lead to heat bleeding over to mild peppers through cross Pollination...

I have been eating Pepperchinis that grew next to Thai Hot Peppers for a while now. They had all been mild until the last one I ate, I could feel the heat when I ate the seeds. its faint, not really powerful but its definitely hot pepper heat. So yes its possible but it didn't seem to be something that happens easily. one out of dozens of peppers had a little heat. Maybe there could have been more of them if the Thai Hot Peppers did not mature and fruit so far behind all the other peppers.

I have to say the myth is true. I have heard 2 different sets of experts saying 2 totally different facts on this with the up most confidence.

Alls I have to say is that just because it doesn't happen to you doesn't mean it doesn't happen.

 

[Wee Farmer Sarah]

Good morning gardeners. Yesterday was productive. I did all the weed whacking in the front yard, weeded my sad little flower bed then mowed the grass. I still need to put some mulch down, but that can wait. I watered the okra, bell peppers and the fig tree this morning. I had watered the main vegetable garden and the potatoes and herbs yesterday afternoon. Apparently Isaias didn't grace us with much rain and things were getting a bit dry. I picked two handfuls of cherry tomatoes, some bush beans, a yellow squash, a jalapeno and one bell pepper. There is one Roma tomato that is almost ripe enough to pick. Very weird, just one. My priority today is mowing the backyard. It is way overdue. Also need to get the peppers and okra in the freezer. So I made my very first zucchini brownies. They were OK, more like chocolate cake texture than brownies. But, still chocolatey and yummy. Unfortunately it only needed one zucchini so I guess I need to make a batch of fritters before these squash go bad. The temperatures are a bit cooler again, low 80's then another heat wave starts moving in tomorrow. Good grief. We have had a lot of 90 + degree days, more so than I can remember here. It usually starts cooling down in August, not happening yet. Have a great day everyone.

 

[WthrLady]

Morning all. Strong weather coming tonight, so all orange tomatoes come in this evening.
Sister just bought 20# of tomatoes in Ohio for $7, so she's canning today.

I'm still tapping my foot waiting on my to all go red. I might have to go buy a case to put up in the meantime. The SanMarzano are just the right size to shove through the crusher without much cutting.

Cabbage are looking great now that the worm thing is under control. Probably a giant worm inside each one, eating it all hollow.

ONE cushaw squash on the vines. I have plants to a friend across the valley and she's up to her eyeballs in giant ones. LOL. Next year I'll mound higher and tent them from squash bore, and feed more often.

Hope you all have a great day!

 

[alfie10]

Afternoon everyone ,haven,t done much today ,went shopping this morning and the store i usually go into is selling off their seed packets at half price .some of them don,t cost much to start with so they were a bargain .I got butternut squash and romanesco courgette for next year .If i can get the veg plots cleared and ready for next year and make more space i,ll get some more seeds next weekend ,peas ,beans etc.looking forward to it , getting quite excited to be growing my own veg again ,

 

[igorsMistress]

Garden Myth: Growing Hot peppers near Mild Peppers can lead to heat bleeding over to mild peppers through cross Pollination...

I have been eating Pepperchinis that grew next to Thai Hot Peppers for a while now. They had all been mild until the last one I ate, I could feel the heat when I ate the seeds. its faint, not really powerful but its definitely hot pepper heat. So yes its possible but it didn't seem to be something that happens easily. one out of dozens of peppers had a little heat. Maybe there could have been more of them if the Thai Hot Peppers did not mature and fruit so far behind all the other peppers.

I have to say the myth is true. I have heard 2 different sets of experts saying 2 totally different facts on this with the up most confidence.

Alls I have to say is that just because it doesn't happen to you doesn't mean it doesn't happen.

I love Thai chilis. I got a batch with good heat in them so I've saved a few seeds to plant in Spring. I use them to make Thai yellow curry paste mostly but they're a great all around chili for me.

 

[igorsMistress]

I forgot to share a couple of pics. One of the elephant ears, yay!

Mexican poppies

 

[AllenK RGV]

This is so wierd. My lawn got away from me with the last 16-18 inches of rain. However, the lawn guy shouldn't need a mask to say hi. We have him out today because we are eco freaks using a battery powered system of things. We need him and his gas powered things to clear our lawn now.

 

[NewBoots]

I can hear Angus crowing and the coffee is ready.

That just sounds lovely. Save a cup for me, lots of cream, no sugar please.

Alls I have to say is that just because it doesn't happen to you doesn't mean it doesn't happen.

And this is true of so many things, isn't it?

Sister just bought 20# of tomatoes in Ohio for $7, so she's canning today.

Wow, were they "hot" tomatoes?

Cabbage are looking great now that the worm thing is under control. Probably a giant worm inside each one, eating it all hollow.

I keep thinking the same about mine too.

Watering's done, soaker's running on the west property line. Rather than wait till next year, I might start on the drip system this fall and winter. We don't get real freezes here, just a little frost. It doesn't look too difficult, I just need to figure out how to make the initial connection. Maybe raise it up on a low post? We'll see, I'll poke through the net and see how other folks have done it.

The plants back on the bluff are looking parched, time to get off my butt, make a clear space around each of them and drop a load of wood chip mulch on them. Still need to get the weed eating finished too. So hard to stay motivated in August. All I really want to do is go out and stare at my tomatoes and will them to ripen.

 

[Compost King]

I love Thai chilis. I got a batch with good heat in them so I've saved a few seeds to plant in Spring. I use them to make Thai yellow curry paste mostly but they're a great all around chili for me.

the nastiest burn I ever felt from a pepper was from a Thai hot pepper. I wouldn't say it was the variety of pepper that made it so hot but how it was grown. It was a root bound plant in a tiny pot but someone did something to cause it to have a massive amount of fruits. The fruits were stunted in size, I am not sure exactly what was going on to cause that but it was some sort of Bonsai type of deal. Then when all the fruits were ripe the plant was no longer watered and completely dehydrated. It was sitting in my parents house when I came to visit and I wanted to try one to see how hot it was. I had a Habanero about a month before that and thought i could handle any amount of heat on a pepper.
I Guess I handled it because I didn't die but it had such a dry unique heat that it burned hotter and longer than any pepper I have ever had. Although the Carolina Reaper I had a few weeks ago was Chemical Warfare type of hot and as hot.. the dry heat from the Thai Hot Pepper seemed to burn forever with no relief. I looked up the Scovilles on a Thai hot pepper and its really not Super Hot like some of the peppers I have eat since but I do believe the way it was grown somehow made that pepper as hot as it felt when I ate it.

 

[WthrLady]

Hot tomatoes! LOL.
It was the end of market day and guy didn't want to take more home. So sold them on the cheap.

She's is simmering her very first batch ever of tomatoes for her first canning ever of marinara sauce.