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Wow @Alasgun, everything looks so gorgeous.

I had the weirdest lightbulb moment last night. I have no idea why I didn't think of this sooner. I have been making miniature electro-culture wands for my tomato and pepper seedlings in pots for the last week. I found a great deal on copper wire at the local hardware store, 12 bucks for 100...

Beautiful! Pink! 💗

Yes, you can peel them easily but only for short period of time in spring, and then the bark goes right back to being cemented on. Our hands were covered in sap by the end of the day, not that there's a lot in any one place, but in drops in lots of places and it accumulates. It is so darn...

Well, DD couldn't wait until Monday so we tackled trees today, progress! We started with a couple piles of these. . I didn't take a before pic, but this is one of the remaining trees in the front yard - same height as the ones we cut. The stumps don't seem that big, but the trees sure were...

Yes, reflection! I saw this in a hydroponic store, and asked them why they're selling aluminum foil on a giant roll? She explained to me the logic. I've been draping foil over both sides of my grow lights ever since. Works absolutely wonderfully to bounce light around.

Beautiful limas @Blue-Jay. I especially like the one on the left. I'll always have a bit of envy in my heart for those who can grow limas! There are a lot of beautiful varieties in the species. Some truly wonderful developments around here lately in regards to beans. Today we cut down 3...

Don't feel too badly about seed collecting with Blue Celeste @Branching Out. I got my seeds from The Secret Garden Seeds in southern Ontario, the lady Bronwen who runs it also is a grower for Hawthorn Seeds and Heritage HS & few other places. She has fields that extend as far as the eye can...

Some more rather interesting and surprising electro culture results. As I've written about before on this thread: DH's prehistoric decade old orchids have been an eye sore for awhile, and not bloomed super well in years. And then my putting a small roll of copper on the table by accident...

@hdan this is the information I have used when growing peppers, and it has worked very well for me. This lady grows thousands of plants a year. http://pepperseeds.ca/index.php?route=product/category&path=114_89 I pick off all flowers until the plants are a large size, I don't go by plant out...

Those sweet pea starts look amazing. They're so thick & bushy; have you been pinching them to create that fullness? I concur in experience with the High Scent variety being an above average performer and seed producer. I grew 'Blue Celeste' in 2022, which is possibly the largest, most...

Any interesting new varieties? I thought you grew Phil's 2 last year (or before?), which is a very unique one. I've only got a few wierdos on the list this year, so I'm trying to live vicariously through others growing them. ;> I do have Wagner Blue Green, Cherokee Tiger Black (the one with...

That is the dog for sure. You know your breeds @digitS'.

@hdan Because your plants are so beautifully green, and seem to show no other signs of problems my guess is that the leaf curling is just varietal; they may be responding to some subtle environmental condition that will resolve itself. I checked my peppers tonight and see that 2 of mine are...

one more, mexican hairless

Went to the CKC dog show yesterday and today; so many gorgoeous dogs! Many of the breeds I didn't know. I think these were Ibizan hounds, but I'm not sure. These are the most unusual dogs I've ever met, they're more like cats. As soon as the outer dog saw me she made a bee line for me...

What are these? A special type of clove?

Nearly all the tomatoes I plan on growing this year are up and sprouted. I planted a few last minute ones a couple days ago, but that'll be it. Given that many of the seeds I planted (all are new to me, none are my own seed) were likely 10 years old the germination has been outstanding. I'm...

This is all sort of fascinating @Pulsegleaner as I consider myself a bit of a plum aficionado. I'd love to learn about all the various types of plums out there, and there are lots it seems. All the different origins, the colors, shapes and uses. I've never even seen a green plum! In a blind...

As someone who has poured over the pages of Martha Stewart's original big coffee table book about gardening many times, I've read about these special plums you mention. She spoke very highly of them, and in desserts treated them as though they were very special. Can you describe a little what...