Just ordered some Texas Legends and Creole Red. I'm a small scale onion grower compared to you and only ordered 3 bunches. They gave me free shipping which is nice. Earliest ship date they had was week of Jan 6. I'm paying a bit more than waiting for my local to have onions, and then it's mostly only 1015y available. I'm excited to try the Legends.

hey, i've down sized my onion growing from previous years...raised bed gardening doesn't allow it...onions directly purchased from Dixondale Farms are expensive, that's why i start bugging the feed store in November to order at least one box of Legends...and get this...the feed store had 2 boxes of 1015's, a box of reds and granex on the rack...no Legends...i grabbed a few of each for my vet and asked when the Legends would be available...he said "i've been holding that box in the back so you could have 1st pick"...i about fainted...what a nice guy...Boles Feed Store / Nacog...Justin Lee/owner...check it out on Facebook if you do that stuff...

Do any of yall grow garlic? A couple google searches says I might be late planting now, best Oct-Nov? Any particular variety and tips you have would be appreciated.

I break the cloves apart and plant around the edges of my raised beds and let them go. Most produce.

I have a bed of garlic every year (California Early and Ajo Rojo) but have always planted mine around the 3rd week of Oct, so can't give advice on late planting. If you have the space, I'd experiment with a head of garlic but wouldn't go "all out". Gut feeling is that you'd get smaller bulbs. CA Early (softneck) is a pretty easy and dependable garlic to grow but that's probably the same garlic you get at the store.

Yeah I planned this too late. Most places are sold out of garlic.

i have multiple heads of broccoli gettin' close to bloom...how do i store'm...freeze'm for cooking later???...do i havta blanche'm???

I have tried many ways,, blanch and flash freeze,, but i would just plan on eating fresh broccoli for a few days. Harvest one every other day
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Several years ago read you could plant the ones from the grocery store, they made big heads but the cloves were so thin they were useless. Might try planting a head's worth to see what happens.

It's worth a shot. My onions come in next week and I will buy some at the store to plant along the edges. It's a $2.00 experiment, so why not.

Lets get the 2020 garden year started. What's everyone plan on growing this year? Here is my list so far with varieties and simple review if I've grown it.

Spinach:
Wife wants me to grow some. Going with Space and Bloomsdale. Never grown it before.

Onions:
Texas Legend and Red Creole - First year growing both.

Tomatoes:
Viva Italian - Great producer and flavor
San Marzano Nano - First year growing them
San Marzano (regular) - First year growing them
I'm a sauce tomato guy and not a slicer.

Cucumbers:
Jackson Supreme - Excellent producer, great for pickling

Squash:
White Scallop. Probably my favorite squash.
I'll probably add a crooked neck and zucchini, but nothing particular

Peppers:
Scotch Bonnet - Haven't picked a variety yet. They all did really good last year. Probably go MOA, WHP or Beth Boyd. Only growing 1-2 plants this year.

Jalapeno - Goliath: First year growing
Jalapeno - Zapotec - First year growing
Jalapeno - I'll do a mammoth or mucho nacho but haven't decided yet.

Butch T - Got some free seeds so why not

Serrano - Hot Rod F1 - First time growing

Bell Pepper - King Arthur - First time gowing

That's pretty much it. I'm pretty sure I'll have some extra space so I'll add something. As you can see I'm growing a lot for the first time. Which is pretty typical for me. I try different varieties a lot.

raised bed north / bin #...1.red bell / jalapeno peppers...2.str8 nek/zucchini squash...3.sweet slice cucumbers...4.red potatoes...then cream peas

south / bin#...1.porter/celebrity maters...2.& 3.contender/roma II green beans/purple hulls...4.g-90 corn

TX legend onions (planted Dec 12th) / carrots along the side of south bins

i froze a BUNCH of red jalapenos to make pepper jelly all year long and froze red bell peppers to make fajitas / stuffed bell peppers all year...froze many bags of green beans / purple hulls to last till next harvest...i've got a bunch of heads of broccoli / cabbage doin' good...hoping for colored cauliflower, but coming along very slow

Better get some cold weather soon or we aint gonna have no peaches this year. Unless you have a low-chill hour variety,which I don't. Mine needs a cold winter to produce well.

I typically use the paper towel method for germing hot pepper seeds. I'm using coffee filters this year. Same method. Spray a filter down with some water. Not soaking wet, just moist. Lay the seeds out. Cover with another damp filter. Put in a plastic bag and place in an area that is 85-90 degrees. On top of my dvr in an enclosed tv stand is 90 degrees is where mine are.

But here is the secret. Soak the seeds overnight in Potassium Nitrate. Link is below. It makes a quart and will last a long time. The made up mix doesn't spoil. Mix it in a quart jar and use what you need and put up in a cabinet to use next year. I've had excellent results using it to germ pepper seeds.

Soaked my seeds Friday night and put them in the filters Saturday morning. Half of my pepper varieties have roots. Which is really good for 3 days. Here is a couple pics of one of them. I'll make a soil tray and pick the off with tweezers and plant about 1/8" deep or so. Keep them warm and in a couple days a plant will sprout.

https://pepperhead.com/shop/seed-germination-accelerator/

Been picking broccoli, cabbage,kale,and brussel sprouts from outside and kale and lettuce from inside .The tomato plants are starting to load up, this is a first attempt at determinent in t
I' he greenhouse, so far looking really promiseing.The overwinter reapers are putting on new growth.