Damn.

Payne you gotta get back on that pony and replant. You have a very long growing season down there. LFG! This is the year of Payne!

Payne thinks that only sissies buy started plants.

So in all your infantile wisdom you know how I think now?

KABOOOOOOOOM goes that nitro........

Heck, I dunno

Wife did it. Said something about helping retain moisture.

Can't remember what she called it. Starts with a V maybe?

Miracles still happen. Enchanted Gardens nursery protected all their plants through the big chill. I planted them flat and watered them in. I'll come back later and hip up the rows. BLTs are on the way.

right on Bill. Whats your average last frost down there?

It seems to be getting later. I can cover the plants or put an overnight drip on them if necessary. It will not hurt anything but my pocketbook if I have to re-plant. The nursery is only 5 miles from me.

I'm gonna be a sissy planter this year if nurseries have plants that survived. I'm late getting my raised boxes prepped. Better late than never, I guess.

Perlite is what it's called

My weather man reported that we will love the weather for the remainder of the month and beyond if we liked today,

I knew it was perlite. I was just messing with ya. It doesn't have any benefit sitting on top of the soil like that though. It does retain a little bit of moisture and nutes but not a lot. It's better mixed into the soil for aeration and draining. The one that starts with a V is vermiculite. That one will retain quite a bit of moisture and nutrients. Again mixed into the soil. I use both in my soil blends and add it to my raised beds prior to tilling them in spring.

looks good bill. my onions dont look so good. last time they got snowed on a few years ago they came out great but it wasnt as cold as this go round

I'm so happy I'm talking to myself. I may as well share.

Anyone ever grow Grappoli D’Inverno tomatoes? Some seeds showed up yesterday so I looked them up. They sound amazing

Can't wait to see them.

Squash is up!

I hate squash bores.

Man I've transplanted a lot of small plants with no issues in the past, but that's not the case this time. First time using those little 72 cell trays & grow lights, and when transplanting them I disturbed a lot of roots. It was a messy ordeal all the way around. Now, I am losing way more than the normal number of little plants. Next time, I will just start them all in Solo cups and do less. I used to always start my seeds in small styrophome cups and then transplant, never lost any. Lost a bunch this way and will probly lose more. Bunch are stunted too.....I'm going to salvage what I can from these & plant more soon. All of my Carolina Reapers & Tabasco's germinated & were doing great. Lost almost all of them now.

Pepper belly?

No he's a white guy.

it was quiet in this house till I read that