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About a gallon of tiny potatoes using the ruth stout method
  • Exactly! As far as I know, it should work with any potato.

    For next year I’m planning on starting in early spring. I may even do a trial run of late summer/fall planting for the end of this year.

  • About a gallon of tiny potatoes using the ruth stout method

    For those who don’t know, the Ruth stout method is just laying your seed potatoes on the ground of covering with straw or hay.

    I did not water these, and once the plants died back I just raked away the straw and these potatoes were laying on top of the soil, or about an inch deep.

    They are tiny because I ended up planting them later than I should have and the heat was too much for them in the middle of summer.

    Overall it was a great trial run and I plan to give it another go next year.

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    First peppers from my personal cross. Yellow brain strain X blue ghost purple
  • This is the method I used.

    https://youtu.be/auV1mgoGo5s

    Ive seen other videos like one from smokin Ed who just takes two flowers and rubs them together, but that’s not 100% reliable.

    The method above will guarantee cross pollination as long as you get successful pollination. It took me a few tries, but eventually I got one to work.

  • First peppers from my personal cross. Yellow brain strain X blue ghost purple
  • I’m both looking forward to and dreading tasting this once it ripens.

    There will be several factors in choosing which F1 plant to go forward with, taste definitely being one of them.

    Also F2 could still look very different so it’s probably best to wait before naming.

  • First peppers from my personal cross. Yellow brain strain X blue ghost purple

    I did the cross pollination by hand over the winter and saved the seeds that grew from that pepper.

    Then I planted the seeds and grew out 8 F1 plants. This is the first one growing pods thanks to a visit from some local deer which set them back.

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    Figs @mander.xyz SpaceToast @mander.xyz
    What varieties are you growing?

    I’d love to hear what varieties everyone is growing.

    I’m somewhat new to figs, I’ve been growing a Chicago hardy for the past 3 years and absolutely love it.

    I’ve expanded my collection this year to include violette de bourdeux, celeste, beers black, and desert king. I doubt I’ll get any fruit from those varieties this year, but I will post some pictures regardless.

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    The first cutting from my chicago hardy fig tree.

    Such a tasty fig! I’ve heard it’s quite basic compared to other varieties, so I’m excited to try some others.

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    Milk is incredibly refreshing on a hot day

    Nothing better than an ice cold glass of milk after working outside in the heat. Ron Burgundy has misled millions of people into thinking milk is a bad choice.

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    Berries from the backyard

    Blueberries, raspberries, and golden raspberries.

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    Ever seen a strawberry like this?
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