Hey LSS, here is that image I was telling you about earlier.



Here's the question:

You can see the corn, right next to the beans, on the lower left/right and top left/right. The question is the blades of "grass" in the middle. I am a bit confused because, though they have a seed at the bottom of the root, they were no where near where I planted anything. For this reason, I assume they're weeds. I would just like to know what they are before I hoe them up. I couldn't get a picture of the seed, but it was about 3 mm long, a dark-yellow-ish color. Didn't really look like corn, though.

It ain't corn...It looks to be like either nut grass, or Johnson grass...I have some in my garden on occasion...


Corn seedlings will look like this when they first start growing...

Oh, and MSR, your soil looks dry...

Just picked up a few habenaro and jalapeno plants today. How far do these need to be apart? Anything else I need to know about them? This is the first time I have grown anything at all.

18 - 24 inches apart in rows that are 24 - 36 inches apart...Plant them to where the bottom leaves are on the ground (should be about 3 or 4 inches deep)...Water them when you plant them and then give them a little drink every day or every other day...Not with a heavy spray, but a light spray, for 5 to 10 seconds...They like mostly sunny to full sun areas...

Did you get these from Laurie's Garden? I was there and wanted to look, but it was overrun with kids and their parents both times I went...

No been meaning to stop by there but havent yet. Got them at home depot. Had a gift card for there.

She actually has some really nice plants, and if you pay attention, you can get a good deal...Some are a bit pricey, but overall I like it...I'm going to go there and to the other plant store on Hwy 22 (headed back towards the dam) tomorrow...

MSR, I think that 'grass' is coming from the straw. I also have straw or hay or whatever it is and it started growing those same blades of 'grass'

DH, you may be onto something....I wonder if it could be wheat, since I am using wheat straw. That would explain the spotty locations of the "grass blades," and would explain the "seed" at the bottom of each blade.

Well I think you nailed it; that is a little aggravating, though - the whole reason I bought wheat straw was so it would not go to seed. Oh well, time to hoe!

If you're going to hoe, the garden isn't always the most profitable place, but it is the moral choice...

None of mine grew any taller than what I see in your pic. The bale started growing in the fall and never got any bigger. I also used it in the garden as mulch and when I see the occasional blade I just pull it up. Not much harm done.

My habaneros did real well later in the season last year. September and October produced many peppers....