donn, I sowed some peppers today also! I was planning on sowing some veggies in late April then I got lazy. I figured better late than never too.

Karen

Gees Donn, I know the feeling!
Maters and peppers were the only thing I did get going besides 6 different perennials Ws'd this year.
I don't even have the marigolds, zinnias or sunflowers sowed yet, that's a first in years

I would sow my cukes and peppers now... I know darn well I should have done it a month ago... but I'm just resting up for all the digging... my couch got lonely... yeah that's it! Really, do I want to feed the tree rats?

Actually, I'm just too old and tired! Every bone in my body is begging for mercy and I haven't even picked up a shovel!

Lazy... pure and simple... somebody, please motivate me! I need to see a few more sprouts, I need to see SOMETHING ready to plant besides peas! I need to see some SUN!

I need some compost...

... and perhaps a medication change?

Don't feel too bad about being late. I WSed a couple of jugs of tomatoes about a month ago and the first seedling sprouted yesterday.

I did start some inside and they're pretty big now- about 15" I'd guess. I'd like to get them in the ground but the weather is so cool, and so is my soil. It's cold and wet. The low tonight is supposed to be in the upper 40w. I need sunshine, too.

I did plant a few store bought flowers in a pot today for in my driveway and planted out a couple of jugs of alyssum. That's all I got done today.

Karen

I finally did my tomatoes a bit over a week ago, but today did my peppers, cukes, eggplant and some squash. Still have more squash to do tomorrow, as well as some herbs. I keep telling myself that the weather has been so cool and rainy that I'm not as behind as I think I am. Unfortunately that strategy isn't working too good, lol!

:)
Dee

I still have to sow cucumbers, pole beans, and a greens mix for salad. I'm getting there though, I'm so pleased with what I have been able to do so far this year. Life is very good!

Mary

9 days later, the first two Tomato sprouts! Both are Park's 'Ruby Nectar,' a delicious 70-day determinate variety. If the weather cooperates, sometime near late-July, they should be ready.

I just sowed my tomatoes a couple weeks ago. They are 1/2" tall now. :-) Sowed a handful of cilantro last week. Have not sown any other veg. yet.

I am planting veg. in barrels. :-D Am debating whether to sow any more, actually, since we'll be away for nearly a month in July.

But yesterday I planted 112 dahlias! I am still pooped from that. :-P

Just lost my hot peppers hardening them off - forgot them on the deck overnight, so now I'm sowing again. Don't think I'll get any hot peppers this year, but I can over winter the plants indoors.

I still didn't plant my basil.

Karen

Donn,

You could always winter-over your 110 DTM pepper. Peppers are perennial!
Because Habanero have a 95-100 DTM these are a popular one to winter over where the season is short. The first season only gave me about 6 peppers on 2 plants. The plants are also a slow growing and were started in January 2007 and were barely 5" tall by May. My Golden Habanero plants turned 3 years old this year! I have have a 2 year old Bolivian Rainbow.
You can either cut the plants back to about 6" in fall (they leaf back out in 2-3 weeks)making sure to root prune about as much as you take from the top and pot down to save room indoors or leave as is. If you leave as is be sure to adjust them to less light for a few weeks before bringing them in and they will continue to mature fruit in the house. Beware if you do Habanero they go gangbusters in February and take up a large amount of space horizontally! Hab's growth pattern has branches that grow out more than up. Come mid December you can then decide to cut them back (or not) should you bring them in as is. Last year I got lazy and decided to leave them as is in their 5 gal. containers. I cut them back in mid December, however in February they went crazy and by March those plants that were cut back by 1/2 were 2x as big as before they were cut back! Mind you they were still in their 5 gal. containers and roots were never pruned (eek!)...now they need watering entirely too much right now!! This fall I will pot them down again as I did the first fall before coming indoors...it is WAY easier on my back hauling them back forth from the shower!! Yesterday I just pruned them back a little harder, removing all of their flowers and will plant them out in the garden this time after I take back the roots a little before planting out this weekend. All my peppers (including the new plants) have been outdoors now full time for the last few days/nights.
March 5th
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So just thought I'd share that in case you weren't aware you could winter them over :)

Vera

Last night's cool snap may have prompted some action. I've gone from 2 sprouts in one variety to 28 sprouts in 12 varieties!

New sproutees:

'Stuppice'
'Black Prince'
'Purple Cherokee'
'Striped German'
'Beefy Boy'
'Park's Razzleberry'
'Viva Italia'
'Silvery Fir Tree'
'German (Johnson) Pink'
'Black Cherry' (Yippeeee!)
'Early Girl'

No Pepper action yet.

@Vera...I've read about growing Peppers indoors, but have never tried it. It sounds like you have it down to a science!

I may try it this winter. I now have some available space, with plenty of light and in-floor heating, which they may enjoy (I know my feet do!).