what do you absolutely LOATHE???
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This has absolutely nothing to do with roses.....
Comments (1)OK, then why post it here? I just don't understand why you did this....See MoreAbsolute Newbie - what am I doing here???
Comments (16)1.) I bought my various pepper plants from a farmer's market and they were all about 15" high. Is there a way for me to tell how old they are? No way of telling, depends on the variety, some only get 16 to 20" tall full grown. Some get over 4ft 2.) When the little tag says 70-75 days to maturity does that mean when a seed starts showing green until the point when the peppers are ready to pick? DTM = Days from a 6 to 8 week old transplant, RED is not always the answer, there are Orange Scotch Bonnents, Lemmon, lilac, Tan, white and or chocolate habanero's and others, ( In Bells, theres a permagreen, that is green when ripe) 3.) How do you pick these peppers??? I have one pepper that's about 2" inches long and super bright red so it seems like it's ready to pick. Do I cut the stem it's on with clippers? Twist it off? If clipped, how far above the top of the pepper do I clip the stem? Depends, how hot are they, Real hot, I snip the stems and let the fruit drop into a plastic cup. 4.) How do I know the peppers are actually ripe? Again depends on the variety, a hot banana will never turn red.. 6.) I have read people recommending nitrogen and epsom salts. Is this a good idea? How do I test the soil to figure out what my plants need (note that these are all in ground). Epsom, add a tbsp to the soil around a couple plants, If the leaves get greener, you need epson salts, Odds are you don't need nitrogen ~ by the way Sevin kills all the earthworms when you spray. Big thing is Sevin kills bees and messes up the human reproductive system If your parents were farmers and used a lot of this stuff, and you are male you "Might" have a reproductive organ that will not grow any bigger than what you were born with. (Thank A tree hugger) ~~Although, too much nitrogen can cause the plant to turn yellow as well but usually a yellow plant means it is lacking nitrogen. 10-15-10 is a good place to start with fertilizers. The middle number is the nitrogen. This is B.S. The first number, in a 3 number system is ALWAYS Nitrogen, The second number is ALWAYs Phosphourous, The 3rd Number is ALWAY Potassium. Peppers only need an N = 1.8 (RE NMSU Chile Capitol) Using an N = 15 is 8 times more N than a chile plant needs. 7.) Am I supposed to be picking off some flowers or leaves to help growth? If so, how do I do that and which ones do I choose? I'm afraid if I cut some of this stuff it'll never grow back! :) Only if you live in a short season like a 90 to 120 day season, in a 150 to 200 day growing season, don't worry about it Try a few plants, see if it helps 8.) How much should I be watering? I know based on rain fall... but combined with that, how many total inches of water a week? Stick an empty tuna fish or cat food cans, open end up, out in your garden. If it fills up during the week, you don't need to water, in ground plants. Potted plants odds are they will need some 9.) I don't see any bugs on the plants but I keep reading about all the bugs people find on their plants. Am I not looking closely enough or not looking enough times during the day??? I haven't used any insecticide at all. When you use low to no nitrogen, you will have a lot less bugs, Aphids, cutworm, white flies, grasshopper. hornworm love it when you pour on the Mirical Gro. Also MG delays ripening, lowers heat of chiles. But it's your choice. Just my 2 after 55 years + of growing a veggie garden IMHO organic is the way to go. Byron...See MoreAbsolutely do NOT want to be ABB - Please help!
Comments (50)Oh, it can be very different from the samples. I was looking at New Quay for my bath and the design center had two 12" samples. One had a lot of movement and the other had very little, like two different counters. I couldn't take the chance of not seeing my slab. A person on Kitchens got a slab with a huge resin pool. The entire counter was swirled and then there was a blob of solid color over 12" in diameter. Another person bought a marble-like color and her sample was white but the slab was cream and it clashed with her white cabinets. Cambria doesn't care. They have the worst CYA warranty in the industry. They used to cover resin pooling over the size of a dime. Now they say it's part of its beauty. I'm anti-Cambria now....See MoreAbsolutely do NOT want to be ABB - Please help! X-post
Comments (19)Here's the tile I'm currently auditioning: IRL it really goes well with the putty color in the Cambria. It's a 2.5x8 inch glossy ceramic - a little shine without the glare of glass. Also, I got worried about glass tile potential problems with correct mastic and breakage wrt cutting for outlets/switches. When I return samples tomorrow to the shop where I found samples A and B, I'll check colors available for A and see whether an accent could be possible as suggested in the xpost. Now, to stack or to offset the above, that is the question. ?????...See MoreOlychick
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