Thread: It's gardening time!

I have been doing nothing but heirlooms for the last couple of years and I agree with your statement fully. Not as much yield but the flavors are absolutely intense! Cherokee Purples are hands down my favorite the last two years, they are sooooo good!!

Tasteless is the perfect adjective for hybrids these days.

Just a little KS fun .

Originally Posted by earcutter

Just a little KS fun .

Thats funny , glad you have water,we don't

Originally Posted by pixelfixed

Thats funny , glad you have water,we don't

Man - that's a serious issue for you guys out that way!! You think desalination plants are the way to go? I mean... are you guys going to get any crops out this year?

Originally Posted by earcutter

Man - that's a serious issue for you guys out that way!! You think desalination plants are the way to go? I mean... are you guys going to get any crops out this year?

Is going to have a major Ripple effect across the entire nation.
70% of our water is for farm use,to date 800,000 acres are going to left fallow,That also means many thousands of farm workers will have no work.
The major cattle ranchers are selling off thier stock as there is nothing for the cattle to eat.
Is very bad for Kali.

Originally Posted by pixelfixed

Is going to have a major Ripple effect across the entire nation.
70% of our water is for farm use,to date 800,000 acres are going to left fallow,That also means many thousands of farm workers will have no work.
The major cattle ranchers are selling off thier stock as there is nothing for the cattle to eat.
Is very bad for Kali.

Meanwhile, we're kind of flooding here in Toronto, all the snow and rain, there's huge pools of semi-frozen water in my backyard, the neighbor has a sump out and running to get rid of it, and I'm 300 meters from the shoreline of Lake Ontario. Was just reading about water, surprisingly, Brazil has the most fresh water in the world, with Russia and Canada coming in 2nd and third...Canada alone has 20% of the worlds fresh water with a population of 35 million....maybe it's true of the old alchemists, water one day will be the gold and oil of today?

Sorry to hear about Kali, pixelfixed, been somewhat following the story since you first mentioned it, and it really is a catastrophe out there. Any chance of any major water diversions to your area? Are there any plans at all?

Anyone growing chilli peppers indoors? We were growing unknown pepper in our flat for about two years and got tiny but spicy peppers almost all year round. But some parasites attacked it and we had to throw it away. Now I've bought Habanero White and Tabasco seeds and will be planting them today. Hope it goes well.

If your a gardner,These are the best creatures you can hope to have in your yard,The praying Mantis will eat all the bad guys bar none.
This is a mantis egg case,I have been watching it 10 times a day for 3 mos. (simple pleasures).
Today they decided to hatch,hundreds of them,I am beside myself

Those are the best! I had ane egg case outside a window for easy viewing last year. Just hang something up to keep the birds away asap like I had to.

My Trinidad Scorpion Butch T' s are finally starting to fruit - have no idea what to do with chillies this ridiculously hot...