Lovely, @MsCowpea!

Hi Donna, I don’t see the Clouded Sulphur...

Wow, lucky you. Pantyhose to the rescue!

It is odd. The speckling does look like damage from some kind of small mite.
Nice lady bug larvae!

Well, I’ve never made anything like the casserole so we’ll see how that goes, lol.
Beans sound really good, too if I can figure out how to limit the salt a bit.
Thanks @GoDawgs!

I have my acknowledgment, but no shipping notice yet.
Has anyone else who ordered from them recently received a shipping notification?

Well, I had the best intentions but my plant didn’t make it to flowering before dying of something or other.
I’ll try again next year and am hoping others had better experiences.

Claude Brown’s Yellow Giant

Wonderful!

It’s an absolute steam bath here now. Working in the garden forces slow motion and frequent breaks.
Will you start more beans or is that it for you?

Interesting experiment @GoDawgs, good luck!

That looks fantastic MsCowpea . Even if I keep my tomatoes in fabric pots and 5-1-1, I’m thinking of some raised beds for other veggies and berries. At first I considered galvanized stock tanks but after using them for years with ornamentals - they get too hot during the summer. My inclination now i...

Yikes @Barb_FL, you have a tough decision.

If it’s me I’d stay home and hope for next year.
It comes down to the multiple risk vectors with having to fly. If you could drive that might be different but it’s quite a haul.

@Ginger2778, I’m wondering the same thing - best raised bed material for Florida. If you find any vids/pics you like let me know. I’d like to do something next year potentially.

Cassoulet
Roasted whole chicken with 2 lemons
Home-made pierogi (DH is Polish, lol)
Risotto
Home-grown tomatoes
Shrimp and grits
Chocolate mousse
Salmon baked in parchment
Watermelon, tomato and feta salad
Red Twizzlers

Thank you Marsha @Ginger2778. Most of them went to my Indian coworkers last evening as I had way more than I could use.
Yes, Lemon Drop is a monster! My one plant is from last year; I cut it back in February and off it went.

Pepper haul today.
Should have picked most earlier but have been too busy with tomatoes.
Biquinho Yellow, Peach Fantasy, Jalapeno Brown and Lemon Drop.
Hottest are Peach Fantasy and Lemon Drop. Mildest is Biquinho Yellow. Jalapeno Brown in between...

So, @GoDawgs, you have to confess how the casserole turned out.

Wow, the corn is just exploding! Really cool about the Robber Fly; I expect to see Jeff Goldblum’s head on there.

This year I’m loving Paloma F1 (white one)
It’s prolific and very tender.