I'd probably cut the brown ones about an inch from the ground...Since onions are a single root vegetable, the greens aren't as important to the survival as say potatoes...The good thing is your onions will probably grow a bit larger than before because you won't be as anxious to pull them with shorter greens....

They could have browned because of the snow or because of the bountiful rain amounts y'all have had recently...If any of the onions have green stalks mixed with brown, just remove the brown ones and keep the green ones on that onion...You might also want to try a little miracle-gro or other plant food because the nutrients might have been greatly diminished because of all the rains...

Alright, who can make it to the NW side of Lake Whitney by 3:30 this afternoon to help me finish planting? I have 94 plants left to get in the ground...I'll have at least another 30 to plant by this weekend...WTH?!?!?!

Anybody got Pequin Chili's? (Tiny Peppers)

I planted one last year and these little dudes are hot and turn into a bush.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pequin_pepper

These are great for adding flavor.

Some of you may know that my 10 yr old son is starting his own garden. He's growing mainly peppers and he's going to try and sell them to make some exta $$$$. He researched on google and boy-howdy! Did he ever! He's breeding a hybrid habanero/cayenne plant. I'm proud of my boy! He gets the mad scientist tendencies from his paw. Anyway, if it works well he's gonna do all hyprids next year and sell peppers that nobody else has.

I have two plants that I have had for a couple years now. Just bring them inside for the winter and set them out now. I should have tons of sprouts this year too. I left a bunch of peppers in the container to dry and sprout.

We call 'em chili pitens - the plant comes back every year from the roots. I dried about two pints worth last year. They are one of the ingrediants in the shake I put on deer jerky.

I noticed you've got horsetail (?) rush growing on the left by the rocks. You got a fish pond over there ? You can't get better water for your chilis than water full of fish poo.

Tell him to look up Thai Dragons. Not the small ornamentals but the 1.5 to 2" variety. Chipotle without the smokin'.

I used to work with a guy that would eat those chili petines by the handful. Seriously. He died of stomach cancer not too long after he retired. I think there was a strong connection with eating them the way he did and the cancer.

That's sad to hear, DF.



I think I'm going to go buy 3 tomato plants today and 3 Bell Pepper plants. I'll have to put "better seed starting" into the "goals for 2011" category, cause that was an failure.

Anyone know where (besides some guy's house in Joshua) I can get some organic Cherry Roma tomatoes and some Bell Peppers?

They aren't at my house in Joshua... I probably do, but I'm thinking Lakeside Village is a bit far for you to drive...

I would try the feed stores in the area...

MSR, I tried the feed store in Mansfield, they don't have any...The Plant Shed there on 287 might, but they aren't answering the phone right now...

Awesome, Mansfield Nursery comes in with the win again! I gave them a call (they're across 157 from the Mansfield Feed Mill) and she said they still have some. If I get there, and they're all gone, I'm hunting you goons down...