What did you do in the garden today?

[WthrLady]

My new cocoa plant arrived! I put it in this huge planter. Ordered a new heavy duty rolling plant stand because it's far too heavy for me to pick up. My DH and DS had to put it on the towel just so I could push it around without it scratching up my wood floors.

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Did it come with oompa-loompas?

 

[TJAnonymous]

Where did you get the plant from. I would love to have one.

I ordered from Buena Fruta Farm on Etsy. They said it would be 18" - 24" in size but I think this one is probably more like 30" at least. It came bare root but well packed with wet paper towels to keep it hydrated.

 

[akroberts1085]

I ordered from Buena Fruta Farm on Etsy. They said it would be 18" - 24" in size but I think this one is probably more like 30" at least. It came bare root but well packed with wet paper towels to keep it hydrated.

Okay. I looked into it and it said that cocoa plants are illegal in most of the USA

 

[WthrLady]

I thought it wasn't legal ANYWHERE in the US. I thought it was considered a federally prohibitive, registered plant.

 

[akroberts1085]

I thought it wasn't legal ANYWHERE in the US. I thought it was considered a federally prohibitive, registered plant.

I looked it up and it said that it is legal in Hawaii and Puerto Rico and Southern California and Florida but since it's the leaves are the primary ingredient for cocaine it's illegal to have.

 

[cj2024]

My Minowase Daikon seeds just shipped from Baker Creek Heirloom seeds. I need to build a new deep raised bed with loose soil for these, since they can reach 2 feet in length!

About half of the 12-inch daikon will be above ground. You can kind of tell if they are ready by just looking at them.

 

[chickengr]

I probably make them peeved, but when a doctor says something, I at least want to know why. Give me the reason. At least we can look it up ourselves these days.

I know most docs want to prescribe some darn magic pill. The latest greatest so called medicine that the drug pushing pharmaceutical reps are toting. Oh, never mind about the side effects...We've got more pills to push for those. Some docs are great, but some really tick me off. You know who they are, they've got this "I Know It All, I'm Smart & You Must Do What I Say" attitude. Guess what, newsflash, you're not a God, you're human, just like the rest of us & ya know who knows my body best? Me!

I've had a few docs actually get angry because I did not take some darn pill I already knew didn't agree with me, or the radiation doc that blew a gasket because after cancer the 3rd time, I had surgeries to remove what kept coming back & remove what fed the cancer, instead of being his radiation Guinea Pig for 6 more months.

Sometimes you just gotta stand up & say, ya know what...this is My Life.

I totally agree with you. as for pausing ACV my lucky guess is to avoid addiction. let your body fight without a constant help.

 

[jerryse]

Well kind of. It depends on the grow rate and length of season corn. You can still manage to be in the same pollination window if you have two different varieties and mistime it.

This is true but it works for me. So to be totally correct on corn some types of sweet corn like Supersweet is not as sweet when pollinated by fiekd corn or other types of corn. 3 types of sweet genes or more. Also kennel color can change due to pollination. Example Indian colored popcorn onto yellow or white popcorn. I would get some colored kernels. The facts can muddy your understanding.

 

[jerryse]

Varieties of Sweet Corn

• Genetic Types of Sweet Corn
• Standard Sugary (su)
• Sugary Enhanced (se)
• Shrunken-2 (sh2) or Supersweets
• Synergistic (syn)

 

[Gazergirlstar]

Start small, figure out the sunniest places, decide if you're better off planting in the ground (poor soil or standing water issues for instance) think about seasonal or longterm planting, seed or seedlings? Gosh there are lots of things to consider, but don't let that stop you from getting started.

And welcome to the party!

thank you so much im really happy with our little garden