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For your consideration, or just to admire, an 8 inch Jalapeño Grande! It grew in my whiskey barrel planter in front of the house, first year container gardening.

@heirloomgirl, the seeds that I planted Were smooth. I also planted some sugar snap peas about 10 ft away. Do you think that they cross pollinated?

While I await @flowerbug's answer, I am proud to say that I had a small harvest--a Jalapeño!! Pretty near 9 inches long, from one of the whiskey barrel planter peppers. Dunno how I missed this since I have been pulling grasses and weeds out of this planter, BUT I kept looking at one of the...

So, you might agree that my plan for planting both types of garlic in 2025, which is after my 8 weeks of bone healing, around September 4th, would be okay? I want to feel safe pushing my foot down on a shovel, you see.

YOU @flowerbug , are our resident garlic expert, and I agree, " too much moisture at the wrong time and not getting it lifted when it is ready." I am very confused--I have two trains of thought re: garlic handling. 1) plant cloves from harvested bulbs one month after harvest This would Not have...

Coffee with yogurt. I really have boring breakfasts... UNLIKE @digitS' , who aMazes me with his hobbit-like relish for the "breakfast unusual." :lol: I noticed the coffee cup stain, too...

I also started to process my garlic, and I started with the Great Lakes Porcelain Garlic bulbs. They and the German Red Garlic were harvested in early July. I had to pitch 3 bulbs bc the garlic had rotted. I don't believe this was storage since they were in a dry location drying in the barn. I...

Yesterday, I spent inside, doing as many PT exercises as I could handle. This morning I woke up in pain and Treated myself to an oxycodon, so...pretty happy now that it's kicked in. I also processed Alaska Snow Peas and Garlic. For Newbies, if you haven't saved seeds yet, Check out @heirloomgal...

What.The.Fudge?!?!? Old Farmer's Almanac predicts a DRY Winter for us. :barnie:barnie:barnie Region 6: Lower Lakes (Buffalo, Chicago, Cleveland, Detroit, Indianapolis, Milwaukee, Rochester, Syracuse) A milder winter with below-average precipitation and patchy snow Lake-effect snow is...

@Shades-of-Oregon , Hey, Lady!! I was reading through another thread where you mentioned a really good cheesecake recipe. Spill!!

:welcome from Central Illinois! Be sure to put your general location, NC, with your avatar, just like @Debbie292d did. When you start posting I won't remember where you live. Thanks!

:welcome from Central Illinois! Bee (a pun) sure to put your general location, WV, with your avatar bc once you start posting I will forget where you live. Thanks!

https://modernfarmer.com/2025/08/wildflowers-fight-potato-viruses/ Sorry, I am trying to eradicate Queen Anne's Lace (Great Britain invasive here,) from my property. Otherwise, here is the list: 1) Sunflowers 2) Yarrow 3) Milkweed 4) Buckwheat 5) Native grasses 6) Wild Mustard 7) Queen...

Be still my heart! I listened to an hour long lecture by the author this weekend. THIS is on my Christmas list. Hopefully it will be in softcover and a little bit cheaper...

Yesterday I got an hour of weeding in the wildflower patch. I credit somebody mowing and blowing trash grass seed into it. :barnie Still DH is going to mow with my Godmower today. (PT agreed with me to hold off using this myself for a few more weeks.) He should blow the growing pile of this...

We are having practically perfect weather. It Would be perfect if it weren't so dry, BUT, I will take the lovely temperatures. It is expected to be 47 degrees F at 6AM on Wednesday morning.

Had a roofing guy (that we trust, NOT the Bozo that lives here in town), out to give us an estimate on building repairs. We walked around--him on his 2 feet, Me with my walker, "Peanut,"--then he launched his drone to take video. Since I had somebody to "babysit" me, I weeded for about 15...

So, missed the window to plant beans. I bought 3 lbs at the Wednesday Amish farm stand instead and processed Them. 2 1/2 hours to cut off the ends, then, a total of 8 hours to blanche, freeze on trays in the porch freezer, then bag and put them back in the freezer for next winter. I Will...