They are the ones you buy and Lowe's and other places...However, I did find a couple potatoes at the root this spring from where one was planted in 2008 and returned in 2009...

I was under the impression the "real" sweet potato vines are the ornamental type also. I mean there both one in the same, no difference . They just have nice foliage,could be wrong though. You can buy a fluorescent light that will be specifically for plants , not the home depot light. Fluorescents should do the job with out using much electricity, all though there are better lights. I will be bring in some pepper plants , I want fresh peppers in the middle of winter.

Invest in a hanging feeder when you can and keep the seeds off the ground where they'll also attract mice and rats which in turn attract snakes. If you want a real show get one of them cheap hummingbird feeders and set it out now. They're fixin' to start their migration to Mexico and Central / South America.

Ok , my bad. I thought they were just an ornamental.
You might want to try Very High Output or Power Compact flourescents or even Metal Halides for growing inside. Try to get bulbs in the red / violet end of the spectrum (for plant growth). Halides will grow a tree in your house but they ( as well as Halogens) run HOT and your meter will be spinning like a ceiling fan !

you can use t-5 flouresent set up that runs as much light as a metal halide but way less heat and the bulbs last longer. good reflectors will make it much better. (most flouresents are t-12 size, t-5 are smaller and alast longer that compact flouresents.)

Oops , forgot about the T-5s. I'm still running PCs on my reef . I want to update but I'm trying to hold out 'til LEDs drop their prices.

You can also do a green house. That would be nice.

My peppers are still kicking arse and taking names. I have a few okra plants producing about 8 fruit a week. My tomatoes are back to being lush and green, and tons of flowers, but only a few tomatoes developing.

Get to spanking the tomato plants...You might be able to get a harvest of green ones before the first bad freeze (depending on the variety)...You can get them to ripen by placing them in a box lined with a newspaper...Or put them on the window sill...

exact same here in Mesquite.

Due to the drop in overnight temps, please do not water at night. Return to watering early morning as to avoid fungus issues...

This is a good time of the year to make chow-chow with your green tomatoes. Mine are all gone.

I planted mustards, turnips, carrots, broccoli, and cauliflower in my fall garden. The mustards and turnips are a good good way to keep the weeds under control.

Cilantro is comming up all around the edges.

I've never had a successful fall garden.

Did you plant all that from seeds?

I have started my broccoli and cauliflower from seed, but bought the plants this year.

went out to water some container plants today and ran into 12 of these on 2 plants. Where yesterday there was nothing.

Those things take after wommin...They are the debil!!!!!

OK I have a whole bunch of really tall tomato plants with blooms all over them...and not a freakin tomato...truly, I left these tomato's in their little pots they came in way longer than I should have when i bought them , but I was getting tomato's...I grow everything else...but cant get diddly outta them. So my question is , do I chop them down and forget them, or do something else? and what would that be exactly? Can you sense my exasperation...I toasted my waterbill all summer to water correctly, and now I got nothing but questions ..and I have never had a problem growing them before...just don't get it....

Did you spank them? Probably time to chop, others might have a better idea.

I would definitely spank them everyday...To spank them just means giving them a good, vigorous shake...You should be able to harvest some good green tomatoes before the first freeze...We're a little farther south so we generally can keep them a bit longer...If you don't have anything on them by the end of this month, it's going to be a lost cause...

OK going to try the spanking, just have tons o bees and thought it was being taken care of, but no tomato's would sure mean ya'll are right and I shouldn't assume ...ha ha....well I am going to try this and I will let you kow how it goes...Thanks for helping

Killed a 4 inch long cut worm Sunday...Be sure to watch for those nasty little critters...

Also, for those of you who have added fish guts to the soil, have any added it before planting? I was considering adding it late this fall after the first freeze. I was wondering if adding the fish guts and letting them break down for a few months would be beneficial...

Cucumber plants are full of blooms and small (1") cukes. Saw a bunch of little black dots on the leaves and the small cukes yesterday, assumed they were aphids. Got out the insecticidal soap (really just Dawn liquid and water) and gave them a good soaking, especially the back side of the leaves. My yellow bell pepper plant is loaded (only 1 plant made it thru summer). Counted 11 peppers on it yesterday. That is the tallest pepper plant I have ever seen. it is almost 5 ft tall. Not sure about the tomatoes yet. My 2 summer plants came back and full green growth but only 2 blooms. My other tomatoe plant I put in back in August is growing nicely but only a couple of blooms there too. I shook them good so we will see if they set.