The Gardening Ideas and Information Thread

[Irving]

Thanks for the tips guys.

Here is a recent Wranglerstar video about gardening. Not information packed, but she clearly knows what she is doing. They have a few different garden videos that I feel are worth checking out.

[Wulf202]

pan full of beer will attract and kill tomato worms.

[rbeau30]

pan full of beer will attract and kill tomato worms.

I am going to do that .... tonight!

[fj605]

For the pepper experts: I have a Cayenne Pepper plant that has a large pepper on it (~7-8") but it's not ripening. It's been a couple weeks since I've seen any change in size but it hasn't shown any change in color. Another pepper on the same plant has turned a birght red, as it's supposed to do. I planted it next a to Jalapeno plant so is it possible that that flower cross-pollinated and will therefore not turn red?

[Brian]

How about ideas to keep out critters? I had a bunch of bush beans just popping up the last couple days and they're all nibbled down to the ground today. Darn rabbits.

[JohnTRourke]

What ratios?

Also, in the other thread, Hollohaus alluded to pinching off blossoms on some of his plants to get more fruit. My pepper plant is currently blossoming a lot, but I don't know if I can pick off the flowers. Do the flowers develop into peppers, or will they look like peppers from the get go?

the flowers turn into peppers

a pinch or so, it's not exact enough to matter, you just spray it on the leaves and watch them explode with peppers
truly it's amazing.
it's not adding a dramatic amount of magnesium, but enough.

[JohnTRourke]

Preserving
I use the Ball Blue Book of Preserving almost exclusively for my canning recipes. It is pretty comprehensive, and has a section in the front all about canning with illustrations. All Ace Hardware Stores should have it in stock if you want one now.

make sure you adjust your processing times for altitude (the adjustments are in the book in the back IIRC)

[rbeau30]

make sure you adjust your processing times for altitude (the adjustments are in the book in the back IIRC)

Very good reminder, it is second nature for me to refer to the chart every time. That is why I forgot to mention that. I'll add that to my original post.

[Wulf202]

fried, braised, grilled, roasted, stewed?

2' fence of chicken wire. or a kid with a pellet gun.

[rbeau30]

fried, braised, grilled, roasted, stewed?

2' fence of chicken wire. or a kid with a pellet gun.

Yeah, too bad I can't eat these rabbits.