I am so mad at him right now.

He should give you 5# of shelled pecans to make this right, it has basically ruined Christmas forever for me

Lol. Was it the pick of the litter?

Freakin Derek

Had to bust out the Glencairn, provided by TexasLefty. Now it’s a pepper party

Alright that's it, I'm getting back into it. Getting on line now and ordering seeds.

What do y'all use for your soils? I was gardening using 5 gallon buckets for a few years but didn't set anything up this past year. In the 5 gallon buckets, I was just using your typical store bought gardening soil (miracle gro or something similar). I was thinking about getting back to it this year but was thinking about setting up a galvanized trough/stock tank. Obviously that is going to take more soil than the 5 gallon buckets, so I was curious to see what y'all used.

if you save or gather some plastic bottles or milk jugs you can cut the amount of soil needed by half or better, 2-3 liter bottles work best

place the bottles in the bottom of the trough then fill with soil

I get soil and compost in bulk from a supplier then adjust accordingly. Much cheaper than bags.

Skinnerback, if I know I’ll see ya come February, you have gifts waiting buddy

Dam good tip sir. The root systems of the plants aren’t that big so a milk jug is perfect.

the liter bottles are better with the screw on caps, sometimes when filling with soil you'll knock the cap off a jug and it will deflate under the pressure but they work in a pinch if you're careful

I got a little one. A gallon jug every week I think. I’ll start saving just in case. Otherwise, I was gonna do 1 single bed. I talked myself into individual pots lined up on a pad. Based on where they’re located, I can turn them towards the sun if needed. My plants last year only got afternoon sun and they’re almost 1 sided because of it. They were begging for more sun, where they were.

If you place the jugs with the cap facing up or down you'll have a better chance of not knocking the cap off if it was on it's side.

Don't know how many plants you're planting but if it's a few you can put them in a cart or wheelbarrow and move them around to the sun.

I’m starting 16 different species and based on the amount of seeds I have per species, some I only have 2-3 seeds. Others, like my pequins and the tepins, much more. I’ll probably start 50-75 plants total, keep as many as I can get away with and give the others to a few that I know want them.

I have roughly a 9’X9’ slab underneath the hot tub that’s going away. I figure I can load that sucker up with 2gal pots for all the superiors and the fence line bed is getting all the pequin and tepin bushes I can stuff in there.

This stuff revs me up like there’s no tomorrow! Poor Derek’s phone probably smokes at times when I have questions.

Currently, we are germinating as planned.

Don't text me until noon. You used up all my data and I have to go to Walmart and buy more.

Convert the hot tub to a raised bed garden

<<<<< problem solver

I threw that idea out there to the wife. She gave me one heck of a dirty look. I’m still not against drilling holes and filling it in

It’s perfect for a raised bed, tell her she’ll have the best conversation piece in the neighborhood

If you want to kill some time research keyhole gardening

You’re starting 50-75 plants? Is this your first time?

Derek you might want to change your data plan to unlimited...