Marsha's garden 2019/20(optimistic here, lol.)

[Ginger2778]

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[bower]

Happy plants, beautiful big fruit!!! I can just tell how they are enjoying the perfect temperatures - a little warmer than we ever get.

[Ginger2778]

Happy plants, beautiful big fruit!!! I can just tell how they are enjoying the perfect temperatures - a little warmer than we ever get.

Thank you. I'm surprised there isn't more disease, it's been raining for days.

[Ginger2778]

I see that amount viewed times are different. There are also some photos on the previous page that folks may not have noticed.

[Greenvillian]

Amazing maters! Love it!

[Ginger2778]

My peppers and other things.

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RedMarconi

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Sweet Banana(thanks for the seeds Gardenboy)

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[Ginger2778]

More stuff

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[clara]

Marsha, I'm so glad that I can see your wonderful pics again! It seems that you are going to have a gorgeous crop!

[Ginger2778]

Marsha, I'm so glad that I can see your wonderful pics again! It seems that you are going to have a gorgeous crop!

Thank you Spero, good to see you here too.

[worth1]

I wish I could grow mangoes but the weather wont allow it.

[Ginger2778]

I wish I could grow mangoes but the weather wont allow it.

What's your weather like in Bastrop?

[peebee]

Marsha just curious, why do you grow your peppers in pots not Earthboxes? I only use 1 EB for peppers, as I just only grow 1 variety. But otherwise I wouldn't get as good a harvest. Same goes for eggplants. They yield an amazing amount in them, I have never grown them well in ground or in pots. What's your secret?

[worth1]

I wish I could grow mangoes but the weather wont allow it.

What's your weather like in Bastrop?

It can go from 70 F to -10 in less than two days and everything in between.
You never know from one year to the next.
If I were to try anything with protection involved it would be avocado.

[Ginger2778]

Marsha just curious, why do you grow your peppers in pots not Earthboxes? I only use 1 EB for peppers, as I just only grow 1 variety. But otherwise I wouldn't get as good a harvest. Same goes for eggplants. They yield an amazing amount in them, I have never grown them well in ground or in pots. What's your secret?

Not a special reason, I just save the Earthboxes for tomatoes, and I grow a lot of peppers. I find that if I feed the peppers with every watering, I get great production. I still use a nematode barrier under them.

[Ginger2778]

I wish I could grow mangoes but the weather wont allow it.

What's your weather like in Bastrop?

It can go from 70 F to -10 in less than two days and everything in between.
You never know from one year to the next.
If I were to try anything with protection involved it would be avocado.

Oh wow. -10!!! Quite often 70F is lower than even our overnight low. So you get quite cold.(I love avocado)

[worth1]

I meant 10 degrees not minus 10.
But even then that is way too cold.
Mostly it will drop into the 20's and sometimes in the teens.
Other years it doesn't get below freezing.
The other problem is a late freeze that comes after the sap starts to rise and it will bust the smaller trunks and kill them back.
Happened to me last year with my pomegranate trees.

[Ginger2778]

I meant 10 degrees not minus 10.
But even then that is way too cold.
Mostly it will drop into the 20's and sometimes in the teens.
Other years it doesn't get below freezing.
The other problem is a late freeze that comes after the sap starts to rise and it will bust the smaller trunks and kill them back.
Happened to me last year with my pomegranate trees.

Wow! Thats a drag. I have a beautiful pomegranate in my yard. Produces well.

[GoDawgs]

I'm having a serious case of tomato and pepper envy going on here. They're all gorgeous!

Two questions. Are those Fish pepper leaves naturally variegated? Pretty plant!

And are those seven gallon buckets you have there or tens? Fortunately the beds I'm rotating the peppers in don't have nematodes yet but it's probably just a matter of time. Since I'm retired from a production nursery, I have access to whatever buckets I need so the question is mainly for future reference.

[Ginger2778]

I'm having a serious case of tomato and pepper envy going on here. They're all gorgeous!

Two questions. Are those Fish pepper leaves naturally variegated? Pretty plant!

And are those seven gallon buckets you have there or tens? Fortunately the beds I'm rotating the peppers in don't have nematodes yet but it's probably just a matter of time. Since I'm retired from a production nursery, I have access to whatever buckets I need so the question is mainly for future reference.

Thank you! The peppers are in 3 and 7 gallon. Fish is a variegated open pollinated pepper with some but not extreme heat.

[AZGardener]

[mention]Ginger2778[/mention] is the plastic under the pots on the ground enough to deter RKN? I have tried elevating the containers and they still manage to infect my pots. Any advice would be most helpful. Thanks!