campingcorgis
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Post by campingcorgis on Apr 16, 2021 13:02:09 GMT -5
 Love it!
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Post by Shawn on Apr 16, 2021 13:11:28 GMT -5
Remember to put your review on the thread in the Peppers Board (I still have to do the last one you posted. I will get that done now that I can type again
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maskedsonnet
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Post by maskedsonnet on Apr 16, 2021 13:32:07 GMT -5
Added my review!  |
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Post by maskedsonnet on Apr 23, 2021 7:19:20 GMT -5
Picked and tasted the Sugar Rush Red this morning! I'll add my review to the pepper board too, but it was quite tasty! Sweet, and spicy right off the bat. I'd say on the level of a jalapeno heat-wise. And a very lovely, deep shade of red!!
And with that, now that the cold snap is also over and all my machines are saying it's time to add nutrients, I'm going to start ending projects. I have to work the next 2 nights so going to be slow going until I hit my days off, but even reduced in number the bugs are finally bothering me enough that I'm not going to wait for everything to come fully ripe. I'm just going to pick it all and dry it for the "hot stuff" mix, toss the plants and sanitize the machines. Same for the tomatoes, there are a couple that I'm waiting on because they're maybe a couple days away, but not going to wait on all the green ones.
I'm the saddest about the strawberries. BUT, they've done fantastically well even with thrips feeding on them right from the start, so I comfort myself with thoughts of how much BETTER they'll be in a bug-free room!!
I'm also gleefully planning my next gardens, once I've waited out the thrips life-cycle. Right now the plan is:
Sprout: 1 Oregano, 1 thyme
Harvest: 2 Basil, 1 parsley
Harvest 360: 1 Rosemary, 1 sage
Farm 24 XL: Left - 1 Cucumber, 1 Eggplant (which I'll probably regret due to crowding, but they're supposed to be fairly compact "patio" versions) Right - 1 Orange Spice Jalapeno, 1 Lemon Spice Jalapeno, 1 Sweet Bonnet, 1 Ghost
Farm 24: all strawberries
Bounty Elite: 1 Komodo dragon, 1 Dragon's Breathe
Bounty Basic: 2 Red Velvet tomatoes
I'm already looking forward to all these new adventures, and to re-arranging the plant room!!
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campingcorgis
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Post by campingcorgis on Apr 23, 2021 11:56:50 GMT -5
Oh, my gosh!!! That sounds like a wonderful plan for the new gardens!!  I'm sorry for the reason to do it, but can't wait to see it too! FYI: I'm saving your plan for inspiration for my re-do too! Hope you don't mind! Although, my take down will be later and my new start-up will likely be much later...maybe September or October? Gotta get thru the summer's chores and chances for camping, then decide. |
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Post by Shawn on Apr 23, 2021 13:19:43 GMT -5
What a wonderful variety with some heat  |
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Sher
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Post by Sher on Apr 23, 2021 15:35:02 GMT -5
maskedsonnet, that plan is inspired! It will be wonderful to watch it grow and mature!
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campingcorgis
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Post by campingcorgis on Apr 23, 2021 16:04:37 GMT -5
maskedsonnet, can you remind me where you purchased your strawberry crowns? uVmEfK
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maskedsonnet
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Post by maskedsonnet on Apr 23, 2021 16:53:15 GMT -5
maskedsonnet , can you remind me where you purchased your strawberry crowns?  I bought them off Amazon from Hand Picked Nursery! They shipped very quickly, actually showing up a few days before I was ready for them, I had gotten used to delayed shipping with COVID. So make sure you're really ready when you order lol! They were at my house 5 days after ordering, may have gotten them sooner if I hadn't ordered on a Friday night. I stuck them in the refrigerator for 3 days while I went on a work trip, got back and planted them on day 4 of having them. Every single one started growing within 3 days, just like they said would happen! There was quite a bit of soil left on the roots, but I wanted to wash the plants anyways to make sure there were no pests. All the plants were bug-free and cleaned up well. I'll be ordering from them again for sure! |
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campingcorgis
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Post by campingcorgis on Apr 23, 2021 17:18:06 GMT -5
Thanks for the info! I thought of another question: Did you use a sponge or just the pod cage? And, did you feed the straight away, when planting?
Thanks!!!
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maskedsonnet
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Post by maskedsonnet on Apr 23, 2021 18:59:01 GMT -5
Thanks for the info! I thought of another question: Did you use a sponge or just the pod cage? And, did you feed the straight away, when planting? Thanks!!! I just used cages without the sponge, with the bottom tip cut off so the cage was open at the bottom. There was no easy way to get the crown in there with the bottom of the cage all connected. I used the green labels to hold the crowns up when I first set them up, they didn't have enough foliage to stay in place at the top of the cage without the labels. The easiest way was to pull the roots in from the top of the cage and then put the label around the crown by breaking it on one side, that way it's propped up on top of the label. I'm not sure if that makes any sense lol, if not I can take photos when I get home from work in the morning! I did feed them straight away, but I can't remember if I did 10 or 15 mL and didn't write it down. :| I'll probably start with 10mL just to be safe when I re-start the project. |
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Post by Sher on Apr 23, 2021 19:08:27 GMT -5
That is info I have never seen anywhere else. Thanks!
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Post by maskedsonnet on Apr 23, 2021 19:27:31 GMT -5
That is info I have never seen anywhere else. Thanks! You're welcome! I'm actually looking forward to re-starting so I can take photos and document everything this time around too, I was in such a rush to get it done the first time that it totally slipped my mind until several days later that it'd be helpful to have photos of the process lol |
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campingcorgis
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Post by campingcorgis on Apr 23, 2021 19:36:50 GMT -5
Thanks so much, maskedsonnet! I'm going to bookmark this, so I can look at it again, when I'm ready to give it a try!  |
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