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Mr Person

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Growing anything? Even in pots on a balcony?

In our yard, for us:

Purple Cherokee tomatoes 3x
Other large tomato mixed breeds. 9x.
Grape & Cherry tomatoes. 6x
Troughs of salad greens. 3x
Herbs: Cilantro (1x), parsley (1x), rosemary (4x)
Strawberry patch (~10 sq ft).






For me:

Chiles (2x each of the plants. I'm linking whatever from the site to identify the strain):

Apocalypse Scorpion Chile seeds - Refining Fire Chiles



Carolina Reaper 10+ Seeds - Refining Fire Chiles



7 Pot Brain Strain | Refining Fire Chiles



Skunk Red Chile 10+ Seeds - Refining Fire Chiles



+ Basic thai chiles (4x).

The idea with all the chiles is to freeze the ones I cannot eat, which is going to be a lot because they're producing like mad, and the linked ones are deadly hot.
 
We have

Zucchini's producing very large zucchinis (forearm size )
Mini Cucumbers
Tomatoes
Chives,
Kale

In the front some strawberries that are not producing much. But the raspberry plant that was planted early last year has produced more suckers than berries and is taking over that garden
 
Cherry tomatoes - I don't recall the exact name. Three plants

thyme, basil, oregano, rosemary and parsley all both outside and in pots in the kitchen

lots of poison ivy. (As I found out the hard way while removing some saplings a couple of weeks ago. Both arms and one leg were a complete mess. Still not completely healed. )
 
I just picked about 10 fruit today from this blossom. Rajapur bananas, the blossom came out in Nov or Dec last year. I have a few more with fruit. Once the fruit is all picked, the plant dies, but banana is like bamboo, new shoots come up all the time.

banan.jpg

Also enjoying some amazingly sweet passion fruit, problem is, when it is ripe it falls off the vine...I gotta get to it before the dog does, she loves these things. Its a vine I have in a pot that is growing under the shade of my patio, and has grown up about 5 feet and about 5 feet left and right. The blossoms come out before dawn and close up within a few hours. Super tasty variety, impossible to find in a store as they are really delicate. And the plant attracts butterflies, it is hardy enough to withstand all the caterpillars munching on the leaves.

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Mr Person said:
Growing anything? Even in pots on a balcony?

In our yard, for us:

Purple Cherokee tomatoes 3x
Other large tomato mixed breeds. 9x.
Grape & Cherry tomatoes. 6x
Troughs of salad greens. 3x
Herbs: Cilantro (1x), parsley (1x), rosemary (4x)
Strawberry patch (~10 sq ft).






For me:

Chiles (2x each of the plants. I'm linking whatever from the site to identify the strain):

Apocalypse Scorpion Chile seeds - Refining Fire Chiles



Carolina Reaper 10+ Seeds - Refining Fire Chiles



7 Pot Brain Strain | Refining Fire Chiles



Skunk Red Chile 10+ Seeds - Refining Fire Chiles



+ Basic thai chiles (4x).

The idea with all the chiles is to freeze the ones I cannot eat, which is going to be a lot because they're producing like mad, and the linked ones are deadly hot.
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This year my garden consists of two Celebrity tomato plants in a large barrel planter and a couple of Better Boy tomato plants in smaller individual containers. They are all starting to produce now.
 
Purple cherokee are great! Have you tried Black Krim? Darker, more smokey flavor. I used to grow tons of tomatoes in outdoor hydroponic units that I built...they grew amazingly fast that way. I'd put seedlings out in late January, and have fruit in March, April and May....then it hits 110 here, and its too harsh for the plants.
 
Gaius46 said:
Cherry tomatoes - I don't recall the exact name. Three plants

thyme, basil, oregano, rosemary and parsley all both outside and in pots in the kitchen

lots of poison ivy. (As I found out the hard way while removing some saplings a couple of weeks ago. Both arms and one leg were a complete mess. Still not completely healed. )
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It probably was poison sumac or poison oak, as they tend to blend in very well with other tree saplings and ground covers.

Lucky for me, I'm immune to that **** from getting into all the time as a kid.
 
Mr Person said:
Growing anything? Even in pots on a balcony?

In our yard, for us:

Purple Cherokee tomatoes 3x
Other large tomato mixed breeds. 9x.
Grape & Cherry tomatoes. 6x
Troughs of salad greens. 3x
Herbs: Cilantro (1x), parsley (1x), rosemary (4x)
Strawberry patch (~10 sq ft).






For me:

Chiles (2x each of the plants. I'm linking whatever from the site to identify the strain):

Apocalypse Scorpion Chile seeds - Refining Fire Chiles



Carolina Reaper 10+ Seeds - Refining Fire Chiles



7 Pot Brain Strain | Refining Fire Chiles



Skunk Red Chile 10+ Seeds - Refining Fire Chiles



+ Basic thai chiles (4x).

The idea with all the chiles is to freeze the ones I cannot eat, which is going to be a lot because they're producing like mad, and the linked ones are deadly hot.
Click to expand...

I went through a chili pepper growing phase about 10 years ago. I think I only had one type that exceeded habanero in terms of heat, and I don't remember the name. Made the mistake of getting a tiny bit of oil on the skin at the edge of my mouth when I was dosing some chili my wife made...burned like hell. I thought I took the normal precautions, but I screwed something up.

My GI system can't handle super hot anymore for unrelated reasons.
 
Nothing but weeds and dog poo in mine.
 
Mr Person said:
Growing anything? Even in pots on a balcony?

In our yard, for us:

Purple Cherokee tomatoes 3x
Other large tomato mixed breeds. 9x.
Grape & Cherry tomatoes. 6x
Troughs of salad greens. 3x
Herbs: Cilantro (1x), parsley (1x), rosemary (4x)
Strawberry patch (~10 sq ft).

For me:

Chiles (2x each of the plants. I'm linking whatever from the site to identify the strain):

Apocalypse Scorpion Chile seeds - Refining Fire Chiles
Carolina Reaper 10+ Seeds - Refining Fire Chiles
7 Pot Brain Strain | Refining Fire Chiles
Skunk Red Chile 10+ Seeds - Refining Fire Chiles

+ Basic thai chiles (4x).

The idea with all the chiles is to freeze the ones I cannot eat, which is going to be a lot because they're producing like mad, and the linked ones are deadly hot.
Click to expand...

Oh baby.
Finally a thread I can get behind wholeheartedly.

7 varieties of tomatoes.
2 varieties of Charantais melons.
3 or 4 varieties of watermelons (at least 2 seedless)
4 variety of blackberries
6 varieties of blueberries
6 varieties of grapes (3 white, 2 red, 1 concord)
Fruit trees -
  • sweet & tart cherries,
  • yellow & white flesh peaches,
  • european & asian pears,
  • european & Japanese plums,
  • 3 varieties of apples.

What didn't survive the animals - cherries & plums.
Some casualties but still hanging on - peaches, apples, & blackberries.
Caged to survive the birds - grapes and blueberries.
 
AlbqOwl said:
This year my garden consists of two Celebrity tomato plants in a large barrel planter and a couple of Better Boy tomato plants in smaller individual containers. They are all starting to produce now.
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celebrity and better boy are pretty dependable year after year.
 
beefheart said:
I just picked about 10 fruit today from this blossom. Rajapur bananas, the blossom came out in Nov or Dec last year. I have a few more with fruit. Once the fruit is all picked, the plant dies, but banana is like bamboo, new shoots come up all the time.

View attachment 67237284

Also enjoying some amazingly sweet passion fruit, problem is, when it is ripe it falls off the vine...I gotta get to it before the dog does, she loves these things. Its a vine I have in a pot that is growing under the shade of my patio, and has grown up about 5 feet and about 5 feet left and right. The blossoms come out before dawn and close up within a few hours. Super tasty variety, impossible to find in a store as they are really delicate. And the plant attracts butterflies, it is hardy enough to withstand all the caterpillars munching on the leaves.

View attachment 67237285
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I tried a banana plant indoors years ago.
My heart skipped a beat when tiny bananas appeared one day.
They never grew beyond tiny.
But the plant must have thought its job was done so it died anyway.
I tossed the whole thing afterwards.
 
bubbabgone said:
I tried a banana plant indoors years ago.
My heart skipped a beat when tiny bananas appeared one day.
They never grew beyond tiny.
But the plant must have thought its job was done so it died anyway.
I tossed the whole thing afterwards.
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Yeah, they need to be outside. We haven't had a frost here in a few years, but even a cold frost will just burn the leaves. The plants get burned in the low humid 116 degree days here, but we are in monsoon season, so they are doing well. I only get about 1/3 rd of the fruit that the bud could potentially produce, but that is because of where I live. Problem is that most of the fruit ripens at once, so lots of it goes into the freezer. You have to get them quick the skin is so thin, it burns quickly. I used to have papaya, but they are extremely finicky and can be in great shape one day, then dying a day later.

On your banana, once it produces fruit it dies, you need a big area so it can produce an extensive underground root structure so it can put up new plants. I've cut a few baby plants out and gifted them to neighbors, there are no banana seeds, just propogations..
 
MovingPictures said:
It probably was poison sumac or poison oak, as they tend to blend in very well with other tree saplings and ground covers.

Lucky for me, I'm immune to that **** from getting into all the time as a kid.
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Are they worse than poison ivy? I’ve gotten poison ivy several times and it’s never been this bad. Minor itchiness and rash that goes away in about a week. This is going on two weeks and it’s been driving me up a wall far worse than I can ever remember.

That would also explain why I didn’t see it. I know what poison ivy looks like and didn’t see any.
 
Mr Person said:
Growing anything? Even in pots on a balcony?

In our yard, for us:

Purple Cherokee tomatoes 3x
Other large tomato mixed breeds. 9x.
Grape & Cherry tomatoes. 6x
Troughs of salad greens. 3x
Herbs: Cilantro (1x), parsley (1x), rosemary (4x)
Strawberry patch (~10 sq ft).






For me:

Chiles (2x each of the plants. I'm linking whatever from the site to identify the strain):

Apocalypse Scorpion Chile seeds - Refining Fire Chiles



Carolina Reaper 10+ Seeds - Refining Fire Chiles



7 Pot Brain Strain | Refining Fire Chiles



Skunk Red Chile 10+ Seeds - Refining Fire Chiles



+ Basic thai chiles (4x).

The idea with all the chiles is to freeze the ones I cannot eat, which is going to be a lot because they're producing like mad, and the linked ones are deadly hot.
Click to expand...

Thank you so very much for starting this thread. Too busy now in my yard, garden, and garage to contribute at this moment. Thanx again.
 
beefheart said:
Yeah, they need to be outside. We haven't had a frost here in a few years, but even a cold frost will just burn the leaves. The plants get burned in the low humid 116 degree days here, but we are in monsoon season, so they are doing well. I only get about 1/3 rd of the fruit that the bud could potentially produce, but that is because of where I live. Problem is that most of the fruit ripens at once, so lots of it goes into the freezer. You have to get them quick the skin is so thin, it burns quickly. I used to have papaya, but they are extremely finicky and can be in great shape one day, then dying a day later.

On your banana, once it produces fruit it dies, you need a big area so it can produce an extensive underground root structure so it can put up new plants. I've cut a few baby plants out and gifted them to neighbors, there are no banana seeds, just propogations..
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Man oh man they sound like a touchy bunch.
Guess I'll be depending on Chiquita for my banana needs.
 
bubbabgone said:
Man oh man they sound like a touchy bunch.
Guess I'll be depending on Chiquita for my banana needs.
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Bananas are extremely easy to grow, just gotta have a warm climate.
 
Gaius46 said:
Cherry tomatoes - I don't recall the exact name. Three plants

thyme, basil, oregano, rosemary and parsley all both outside and in pots in the kitchen

lots of poison ivy. (As I found out the hard way while removing some saplings a couple of weeks ago. Both arms and one leg were a complete mess. Still not completely healed. )
Click to expand...

Oh man. My sympathies.
As a kid I was swinging on a rope across a small stream and jumped into a nice big patch of poison ivy. I didn't know it at the time so that stuff ended up affecting everything ... EVERYthing.
 
beefheart said:
Bananas are extremely easy to grow, just gotta have a warm climate.
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i thought they would be too and it did nicely and looked really cool too.
I should have known it reproduced through propagation and survived only 1 season.

I currently have an indoor fig that actually produces on some kind of schedule I haven't figured out yet.
 
beefheart said:
I just picked about 10 fruit today from this blossom. Rajapur bananas, the blossom came out in Nov or Dec last year. I have a few more with fruit. Once the fruit is all picked, the plant dies, but banana is like bamboo, new shoots come up all the time.

View attachment 67237284

Also enjoying some amazingly sweet passion fruit, problem is, when it is ripe it falls off the vine...I gotta get to it before the dog does, she loves these things. Its a vine I have in a pot that is growing under the shade of my patio, and has grown up about 5 feet and about 5 feet left and right. The blossoms come out before dawn and close up within a few hours. Super tasty variety, impossible to find in a store as they are really delicate. And the plant attracts butterflies, it is hardy enough to withstand all the caterpillars munching on the leaves.

View attachment 67237285
Click to expand...

That passion fruit looks positively alien. Don't think I ever tasted one.
 
bubbabgone said:
Oh baby.
Finally a thread I can get behind wholeheartedly.

7 varieties of tomatoes.
2 varieties of Charantais melons.
3 or 4 varieties of watermelons (at least 2 seedless)
4 variety of blackberries
6 varieties of blueberries
6 varieties of grapes (3 white, 2 red, 1 concord)
Fruit trees -
  • sweet & tart cherries,
  • yellow & white flesh peaches,
  • european & asian pears,
  • european & Japanese plums,
  • 3 varieties of apples.

What didn't survive the animals - cherries & plums.
Some casualties but still hanging on - peaches, apples, & blackberries.
Caged to survive the birds - grapes and blueberries.
Click to expand...

Back on the farm tomorrow, insects have their hourly ruutine of those going away and those coming out. Walking into a tornado of gnats, ‘Bug Soother’ is great stuff. 60-90 minutes depending on work. Spray my hair. Manufactured in Columbus Junction, Iowa;

Active Ingredient 0.5 % Lemongrass Oil; 99.5 % Water, Vanilla, Castor Oil, Soya Lecithin, Lemon, Vitamin E; many folks make their own stuff; all of these in dark green bottles; another green solution; shake well before using as it’s a colloid;

Natural bug repellent, DEET free, safe for kids and pets | Bug Soother | Simply Soothing

Bug and Odor Eliminator — Pet Essentials — Natural Enzymes — another one — no link —

Bath and Body Works — 1-800-395-1001 — aromatherapy stress relief eucalyptus spearmant body lotion — besides stress relief, it’s the best treatment I have for bug bites and even poison ivy rash—

And of course, there’s hand sanitizer for quick clean — always taught the students to dig their fingernails into soap after LAB
 
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Linc said:
Back on the farm tomorrow, insects have their hourly ruutine of those going away and those coming out. Walking into a tornado of gnats, ‘Bug Soother’ is great stuff. 60-90 minutes depending on work. Spray my hair. Manufactured in Columbus Junction, Iowa;

Active Ingredient 0.5 % Lemongrass Oil; 99.5 % Water, Vanilla, Castor Oil, Soya Lecithin, Lemon, Vitamin E; many folks make their own stuff; all of these in dark green bottles; another green solution; shake well before using as it’s a colloid;

Natural bug repellent, DEET free, safe for kids and pets | Bug Soother | Simply Soothing

Bug and Odor Eliminator — Pet Essentials — Natural Enzymes — another one — no link —

Bath and Body Works — 1-800-395-1001 — aromatherapy stress relief eucalyptus spearmant body lotion — besides stress relief, it’s the best treatment I have for bug bites and even poison ivy rash—

And of course, there’s hand sanitizer for quick clean — always taught the students to dig their nails into soap after LAB
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I saved the link.
Oh yeah. Insects. What the birds don't get the bugs like japanese beetles will skeletonize the leaves.
You have a problem with them there?
 
Gaius46 said:
Are they worse than poison ivy? I’ve gotten poison ivy several times and it’s never been this bad. Minor itchiness and rash that goes away in about a week. This is going on two weeks and it’s been driving me up a wall far worse than I can ever remember.

That would also explain why I didn’t see it. I know what poison ivy looks like and didn’t see any.
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Poison sumac is indeed worse than Ivy and tends to have more of a burning itch to it. It also looks much more like a sapling, which is probably an evolutionary thing if I could guess.

It can look like anything this.

poisonsumac.png


To this.

poison-sumac.jpg


It's the kind of thing that calls for chemical weapons of mass destruction, so don't feel too bad about using them.

They can be a mother****er to get rid of. My advise is to spray the area several times over the next three months, then wait until early winter to remove the tree, so you won't be dealing with as much oily vegetation.
 
bubbabgone said:
I saved the link.
Oh yeah. Insects. What the birds don't get the bugs like japanese beetles will skeletonize the leaves.
You have a problem with them there?
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My Wife has a solution for those Japanese Beetles — simply called Japanese Beetle Traps — and man do they stink, as smashing just one of them stinks — one in front, three in the back — our neighbors thank Ms. Linc — :mrgreen:
 
Linc said:
My Wife has a solution for those Japanese Beetles — simply called Japanese Beetle Traps — and man do they stink, as smashing just one of them stinks — one in front, three in the back — our neighbors thank Ms. Linc — :mrgreen:
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I do try to squeeze the little bastards before they drop off the leaves they're eating or fornicating on. Otherwise they get sprayed with Sevin. But I'd rather see them burst into flames. Got anything that does that?

I tried those traps years ago and they fill up like crazy. You can hear them going in like a slow drizzle on a tin roof. I always hoped the neighbor would use the traps to draw them away from me.
 
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