Got my plants in the ground

[eman]

Originally Posted by SaltyShaw

Shawn you better sprout me some of dem peppers!
Anyone know where i can buy a cayenne pepper plant thats already sprouted to grow em in a pot.
My green thumb aint so green . . . . .

Wally World but they didn't have them in yet , as of last weekend.

[Hydro]

Not yet, waiting till this nice rainy trend subsides a bit... Planted early last year and got away with it, still waiting on that "sneaker" front to pass...

[PReaux]

When the title of the thread read "finally got my plants in the ground" and the last poster was "Hydro", I just had to see whassup . . .

[Hydro]

Originally Posted by PReaux

When the title of the thread read "finally got my plants in the ground" and the last poster was "Hydro", I just had to see whassup . . .

Curious George

[jchief]

Curious Mary!!!!!!!!!!!!

[eman]

Nugg or reggie? LOL

[bluewing]

Originally Posted by Garfish

Got some info on how to do this?
I live much closer to College Station than LSU nowadays.

The county agent does this also

[fishinpox]

Originally Posted by eman

Got my plants in the ground.
Boy does that statement have a different meaning 20 years later!

A few years ago I would have said " got my plants on the ebb n flow table in the basement" lol

[Garfish]

Thanks McJSamich & Bluewing for the info.

Check out Home Depot for the Cayenne Peppers. Saw some yesterday when I got my maters.

Check out Plank Road fo da "Chronic"!!!

[mcjaredsandwich]

Originally Posted by bluewing

The county agent does this also

you can go to the county agent, and they will take your sample and mail it to one of the testing centers. They cover the cost of shipping.

[speck-chaser]

Originally Posted by SaltyShaw

Shawn you better sprout me some of dem peppers!
Anyone know where i can buy a cayenne pepper plant thats already sprouted to grow em in a pot.
My green thumb aint so green . . . . .

I should be able to get you some,if your passing this way. Ill prolly start bringing in some veggies to the nursery maybe next week.

[Gerald]

I am still waiting to plant. I will check the weather in Mid March and if no cold weather is coming our way, time to plant.

I bought my seeds at the Country Garden [337 462-8298] on Hwy 171 a few miles north of Longville. I went there to get some rose bushes [$ 16 each] and saw there seeds inside. I found what I wanted and the cost only about 1/3 of what I normally pay. They buy the seeds in bulk and package them there. I even looked at there catalog at somethings I was not familiar with.

Veggie plants..... Last spring I found a guy parked along Hwy 171 across from Fred's. He had a good varity of veggie plants and they looked/were very healthy. His cost was a dollar or more lower than Walmart. I remember he said that he was from the Lacassine area and he had a 1 acre garden. I sure wish I would have gotten his phone number to find out when he will be back. Anyone know this old man?

[swamp snorkler]

Originally Posted by SaltyShaw

Shawn you better sprout me some of dem peppers!
Anyone know where i can buy a cayenne pepper plant thats already sprouted to grow em in a pot.
My green thumb aint so green . . . . .

It's not really hard to grow a plant from peppers, just get a red solo cup, fill it will some planting soil and put it on a hot window seal till it sprouts......get your seeds from pepperlovers.com order more than a few packs and they send you a little something extra.

[SaltyShaw]

Originally Posted by speck-chaser

I should be able to get you some,if your passing this way. Ill prolly start bringing in some veggies to the nursery maybe next week.

You got some sprouted?
Ill be passing through wednesday!!
Im so excited to get my hands on some of those peppers lol they are delishes!!!

[I make oil]

I am going to wait until March. Will start getting my garden ready to plant when I get In from offshore. This year I am raising my garden and installing a watering system. The drought last year messed me up pretty bad. I didn't get nearly what I usually do from my garden.

[mcjaredsandwich]

Originally Posted by I make oil

I am going to wait until March. Will start getting my garden ready to plant when I get In from offshore. This year I am raising my garden and installing a watering system. The drought last year messed me up pretty bad. I didn't get nearly what I usually do from my garden.

If you go the drip irrigation system, you will be happy. Less water wasted and more on the plants. It can be a pain to take care of, check it routinely for cracks or areas of failure and you should be good. Some people use very small tubing with nozzles and the like to where the it drips on the plant, but the same can be achieved by building your rows a little wider. Put a normal garden hose running parallel to the plants on the extra bit of row, and poke a hole where each plant is on the hose. Cheaper in the long run and accomplishes the same job.

[BassAssasin]

Originally Posted by mcjaredsandwich

If you go the drip irrigation system, you will be happy. Less water wasted and more on the plants. It can be a pain to take care of, check it routinely for cracks or areas of failure and you should be good. Some people use very small tubing with nozzles and the like to where the it drips on the plant, but the same can be achieved by building your rows a little wider. Put a normal garden hose running parallel to the plants on the extra bit of row, and poke a hole where each plant is on the hose. Cheaper in the long run and accomplishes the same job.

man you sure do know alot about growing....................................

[Gerald]

I did not plant a fall garden this past year. It was still so dry and I did not want to struggle to keep the plants watered.

I even looked into getting a small sump pump and pumping water from a ditch 200' away. But after getting pricing on pump, hose and wiring.....way too much money.

Here is a picture of my overhead water sprinkler system. That is a $2 sprinkler from Walmart on top of a 12 foot PVC pipe.

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[mcjaredsandwich]

Originally Posted by BassAssasin

man you sure do know alot about growing....................................

General agriculture major/wildlife management minor. Had a lot of plant science classes. Taking a soil fertility class right now. Also interned at the Louisiana Environmental Research Center a couple summers ago. Did a germination study on a native prarie plant. Found some good info for those who grow legumes.

To those planting this spring, try this with your plants that have a harder seed coat. High grade sand paper in the bottom of a shoe box, same grade wrapped on a brick. Place about 40 seeds in the shoe box. Dont force the brick down but let its weight do the work. Move back and forth about 15 times. The bad seeds will crack. Take the good ones and plant. My study showed this method had a 95% germination rate over the 6 week study, with 78% coming in the first 2 weeks.

Any questions feel free to ask. I will help if I can.

[ScubaLatt]

your not supposed to plant until after Good Friday -- that's what the ole' timers say!
Not ON Good Friday cause if you dig in the dirt blood will come up! Again, what the ole' timers say!