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  1. Bettacreek

    Canning tomatoes, varieties and help!

    So, I know that amish paste was recommended for canning. I have a few more specifics this time around, now that it's actually time to get my seeds started. I need one that I can get seeds from to restart next year, as well as to trade. I also want a prolific one, one that I can get a good...
  2. Bettacreek

    Can I grow more than one variety of pepper in the same area?

    We have a limited space as well. :/ I have enough bell pepper seeds of the carnival variety (my favorite) that I can just grow one type of bell pepper, but I can't choose between bell or banana, I must have both. How well do you think that planting something between them would work? Our front...
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    Can I grow more than one variety of pepper in the same area?

    I have seeds for regular bell peppers, carnival mix peppers and I think another type of bell pepper. I also have sweet banana peppers. Can I grow them in the same area, or will they all cross-pollinate? I'd like to save seeds for trading and for next year's growing as well.
  4. Bettacreek

    Seed train like on BYC?

    Hmm. I can put up some that I got from other members on BYC. Hopefully I'm not stepping on toes. :/ Lovage Herb (tastes like celery!) Buckwheat Oat Cardinal creeper (I think that's what they're called!)
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    Seed train like on BYC?

    I suppose I'll take the strawberries. I'll offer up: Ornamental peppers. May be one variety or a mix, depending on what I have up there. May include: Pretty purple, x-mas lights, Bolivian rainbow or chilly chili.
  6. Bettacreek

    Help! Moldy jiffy pellets!

    I have some nicely started plants, mostly peppers, but others as well. They're all started in those jiffy peat pellets and under 24 hour lighting. Some of them are as tall as 2 or 3 inches, but, I have mold on the peat pellets! How do I get rid of it without damaging/killing my little plants and...
  7. Bettacreek

    Pennsylvania

    Also from BYC, lol. Central PA here, 45 minutes or so east of Altoona, right by Penn State. :)
  8. Bettacreek

    Tomatoes for canning?

    I want to try my hand at canning this year, but I'm wondering, what are good tomatoes for canning? I'd probably want to can big chunks for chili, s'ghetti, and possibly make my own s'ghetti sauce. Any tips or anything would be appreciated. Also, how many plants should I plant for each jar that I...
  9. Bettacreek

    Best way to start mints?

    I have peppermint, spearmint and catnip that I want to start, but, I'm not sure of the best way to start them. Right now, all I have are those jiffy peat pellet thingies. Should I try to find a tray type container and just fill it with loose peat/potting soil and put one type of mint per tray...
  10. Bettacreek

    Peppers in Jiffy starter

    Well, I planted 12 bell pepper seeds and 12 ornamental pepper seeds (chilly chili I believe), and I'm wondering what else I need to do. I used those peat pellets, moistened them until they were fully "grown", then added a seed to each one. They're in the kitchen, near the door, and it's fairly...
  11. Bettacreek

    WTB: Northern Hearty Kiwi?

    The owner of our company brought some of these in last year, and I am in love with them. I'm wondering if you can seed start these, and if so, does anyone have seeds for sale? If no seeds, how do you start them, and, again, does anyone have any?
  12. Bettacreek

    Cherry/grape tomatoes, can I pull seeds from storebought ones?

    Well, we got a bunch of those cherry/grape tomatoes today, and our one year old son just can't get enough of them. They're perfect for a little snack for him, so I'm wondering if I can pull the seeds from the ones that we bought and then grow them, or do I have to age one or what? I'd love to be...
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