Subj : Garden Planting Planning
To   : DAVE DRUM
From : Mike Powell
Date : Mon Jan 27 2025 09:57:00

>  MP> I tried planting a couple of pepper plants one year.  The bell peppers
>  MP> never did anything.  The banana peppers did grow but tasted more like
>  MP> bell peppers than bananas, and it only bore 2 or 3 peppers real late in
>  MP> the season.

> Wanna have fun some time plant bells next to jalapenos, then save the seeds
> from the hottest ones. Great stuffed peppers.  Bv)=  Not incendiary. But they
> do have a nice "wake up" call.

I bet those would be some tastier bells!

You know that might have been my problem.  The bell and banana plants were
not too far apart.  While it wouldn't explain why the bells never took off,
it would explain why the bananas tasted more like bells.

> I used to (when I had the kitchen space) start my 'maters, chilies, etc.
> in little 2" paper Dixie cups with the bottoms removed - and plant after
> the second set of "true" leaves had emerged. Plant cup and all to avoid
> root shock.  Bv)=

Not a bad idea.  When I bought the pepper plants they were already plants.
Same with the maters I get most every year.  The beans, otoh, were always
from seed so I may try that next time.

> The neat thing about having Buckley's is their master gardeners are nice
> to havce handy to ask for advice and they're always happey to he'p out.

I actually have a nursery about a mile from here.  They are mostly known
for flowering plants but I wonder if they might also have veggies and folks
who know more about them.

Mike

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