On Tue, 23 May 2017 22:38:19 -0700, T wrote:

On 05/23/2017 08:38 PM, wg_2002 wrote:
On Tue, 23 May 2017 20:07:29 -0700, T wrote:

On 05/23/2017 07:34 PM, wg_2002 wrote:
Anyone else in the Midwest sick of all the rain and lack of sunshine
this spring? The cool temps here aren't helping either. The high
today was 63...sigh...
My cool weather crops like onions, radishes, broccoli, and
cauliflower are suffering due to the lack of sunshine and my warm
weather crops like my peppers, cucumbers, and tomatoes are just
sitting there due to the cool night temps.

About the only thing happy in my garden right now is the four heads
of romain.

Anyone else in the Midwest going through the same thing? Because the
weather in Illinois this years really stinks!


Wait until the weeds come out! I have so many weeds this year I am
overwhelmed. (We are dead nuts on the Pineapple Express.)

All the water/snow/ice killed all but four of my potato onions.
All my garlic and onions loved it. I will make a better bed for my
onions next years that won't flood so much. I like to make them a
little recessed so that I can spot water and the water won't run off,
but it bit me this year with the Pineapple Express.

Do you have good luck sprouting pepper seeds?

My garden is on the smaller side so I'm able to tarp it with weed
barrier and the mulch it to help keep the moisture in. This setup
helps keep the weeds out too which is nice.
I tried germinating peppers from seed for the first time this year. I
was pretty happy with the results. I put 2-4 seeds per pot and got
most of them to germinate successfully. It's a crappy pic but here are
my results.http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o282/fry_daddy/
DSCF5397_zps64qfsdbm.jpg I have tomorrow off and plan on transplanting
the larger ones into the garden.

There is something about getting on your hands and knees and feeling the
soil in yours hands when you transplant a sprout.

Only my tomatillos and zukes have sprouted, plus a few black beauty
tomatoes seeds Southern Exchange gave me for free. (Last year they gave
me cabbage, that was a bust.)

The tomatillos and tomatoes only look like a green hair so far.

I loved the picture. I can see the wonderful things in their future!

What kind of peppers where they?

Do you direct sow most of your seeds or do you try to start them in pots?
The peppers are mini bell peppers. Like the ones you see in the grocery
store in bags. I had a hard time finding them in 4-pack starter plants
this year so I decided to grow my own from a Livingston Seed pack.

You're right there is nothing like getting out in the garden and getting
your hands dirty. I love it! hehe