what zone are you? a new usda hardiness map

don't confuse people with the facts :D
 
"global warming thingy"

Tell that to my peach trees, and they will laugh in your face.

I could only protect the dwarf peach trees, so in the last 10 years, cold spells have killed off the blooms on the large trees 9 times. Yep, only 1 crop of peaches in the last 10 years, from the large trees. Actually thinking of replacing them with apples. I'm in zone 8b, old zone 8, next door to the "Peach State", and 60 miles north of the "Peach County" in Alabama, and supposed to be prime peach zone.
 
Fade said:
"global warming thingy"

Tell that to my peach trees, and they will laugh in your face.

I could only protect the dwarf peach trees, so in the last 10 years, cold spells have killed off the blooms on the large trees 9 times. Yep, only 1 crop of peaches in the last 10 years, from the large trees. Actually thinking of replacing them with apples. I'm in zone 8b, old zone 8, next door to the "Peach State", and 60 miles north of the "Peach County" in Alabama, and supposed to be prime peach zone.
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robert l. bentham said:
i planted 200 onions today! i will have salsa all winter. ;)
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Since you're from Kansas I thought you should know over the last 9 months Minnesota has averaged 7 degrees warmer than average. March is over 9 degrees, looks to be our hottest ever. The net change is akin to MN moving south to Kansas.
 
metalman said:
your going to need tomatoes and serrano peppers to go with the onions to make authentic Mexican salsa
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those are coming soon... was going to plant some ghost chilis too but a friend of mine gave me a jar of this stuff called da bomb salsa and it was not as hot as i thought it would be, but it tasted like dirt.

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the burn has some definite hang time... unfortunately so does the flavor... imho

http://www.originaljuan.com/da-bomb?gclid=CLSt27D6664CFVO9tgodzCSVMA
 
robert l. bentham said:
those are coming soon... was going to plant some ghost chilis too but a friend of mine gave me a jar of this stuff called da bomb salsa and it was not as hot as i thought it would be, but it tasted like dirt.
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The "Bhut Jolokia" also known as "Ghost Pepper" are the hottest chili pepper, and lots of Texas restaurants now serve it in the "extra hot hotsause"

If you want to grow pepper varieties for flavor, I recommend poblano, serrano or habanero chili peppers which are the standard ingredients for many Mexican dishes, you'll only need 2 plants of each

If your making Pico de Gallo, you use serrano peppers
 
robert l. bentham said:
Pico de Gallo

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yum
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when your growing your own serrano peppers you only use the ripe red ones in the Pico de Gallo, then they hide among the diced tomatoes better ;)

serrano are also used to season Carne de Guisado
 
That looks awful! You better send me some so I can check if it's really as good as you claim. :D
 
just pulled up a mile of fence of the milo fields... had two of the grandkids out doing it... they pulled the clips off the posts and were sooooooo proud of themselves... next generation of "family farmers"...:cool:
 
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Spring is surprisingly happening now. Whatever happened to "March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb"??
and will we have "April Showers"?


We need more rain.


anyway, the place looks beautiful


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