What did you do in the garden today?

[Minanora]

Hey hey hey......
I don't hype my forecasts.

You have my dream job.

 

[Minanora]

So my seed starting activities have once again found my pepper seeds not germinating. All the others seeds are fully under way BUT NOT THOSE PEPPERS!

I have a row of mirasol peppers that were started on a heat mat on February 7th, and they are just now coming up. Almost a full month later.

You could try cutting the seed tips off and soaking them for a day. I've seen people have very fast germination with that method for peppers. I haven't tried it personally because I start so many seeds, that if they don't come up on the second try, I don't need that variety this year. I just plant more of something else instead. Usually tomatoes or bell peppers. Or just let tomatillos take over.

 

[Minanora]

Im not gonna lie I do a sneaky every year. I cant ever get saved/baught pepper seeds to start. So every year in February I buy peppers from the store and start the seeds fresh from the pepper!! They always start for me that way. Getting them to survive out in the garden is a different matter, but at least I have seedling then! If they survive to full grown they always give me good fruit too, although I do try to avoid using any that look heavily modified. I would prefer to use non gmo heirlooms... but I can't seem to get them to grow! I did freeze a pepper one year and plant it straight from frozen, that worked. But i don't even have the seeds now.

This is where I got my bell pepper seeds! I got these really good bells from Costco and decided to try to grow the seeds. I get delicious peppers year after year now. Yellow, orange and red.

 

[jxp]

Our local meteorologists do a great job, IMO. They have decades of experience and several of them have lived here for most of those decades, so their experience is of the local weather.

The chief meteorologist is great at explaining the nuances and technical stuff. They also have all the latest whiz-bang technology, which probably helps them to recognize patterns and emerging systems.

They still get it wrong on occasion, and they fess up.

We haven't had a great meteorologist since Gary England retired.

AI summarization: Gary England, a legendary Oklahoma meteorologist, revolutionized severe weather coverage by pioneering the use of commercial Doppler radar in 1981. He convinced his station to invest $250,000 in the technology to detect tornadoes and, in 1982, became the first television meteorologist to broadcast a tornado warning using it.

Key Aspects of Gary England's Doppler Radar Innovations:
First Commercial Use: In collaboration with Enterprise Electronics, England implemented the world's first commercial Doppler weather radar.

Tornado Detection: He used this technology to identify severe weather, such as shear and rotation, allowing for advanced warning to the public.

Storm Tracking Development: He helped develop "Storm Tracker" software and other tools like "StormShield9".

Improved Accuracy: Despite early challenges with "scrambled" images, he used advancements like the Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) processor to improve data interpretation.

Impact: His innovations and on-air guidance saved countless lives in Oklahoma.

 

[jxp]

This is where I got my bell pepper seeds! I got these really good bells from Costco and decided to try to grow the seeds. I get delicious peppers year after year now. Yellow, orange and red.

Same here. Red, orange, and yellow bells along with habanero. Sadly the only jalapenos the grocery sells are green still and the seeds are unripe. We use a lot of those and cayennes in cooking.

From the Asian market last year we saved other varieties but as little of those we use, we gathered plenty of fruit and I'll not be planting any this year.

 

[Sally PB]

We haven't had a great meteorologist since Gary England retired.

I'd never heard of him, but that's really interesting. Thanks for posting.