For Christmas, we were gifted a mini greenhouse form Amazon. I had my doubts on how effective it would be, but I've been very happy with it so far. It will hold a good amount of heat in the sun. I've seen temps over 90 when it was just in the 70's outside. My pepper plants have been in there since we transplanted them, and not under grow lights for over 2 weeks now and they are doing great. We only have had to bring them in a couple of times when the night time lows got below 50. We transplanted tomatoes yesterday and they will live in the green house starting next week .

That looks really good. I’ll have to look into one of those. I brought mine into the house the week it was really cold and I would be at work and wasn’t sure how warm my garage would stay. I’ve had some garage temps this year in the upper 40’s and lots of 50’s nights and my peppers have done great. When I’m home I have a little space heater I run when it’s cold out to keep that area warm. Past couple weeks the garage temp has been great and the peppers are starting to hangout some good growth. Tomatoes and cucumbers germinate a couple days ago. They are on the bottom rack

Ah man, I threw them out last week. I thought they were all duds. The 2 that did sprout is now down to 1, which is the KS Lemon Starburst. I only have that 1 seed remaining, it needs to hang on.

Anyone want some old seeds?
I have a mix of various hot and not so hot pepper seeds from 2019 and up to about 2021 if anyone is interested.
They have been kept in my frig and I did germinated some last year.

I have bad luck lately getting my hot pepper to set blossoms because of our temps. Been wasting some plants I grow from seeds so now I just buy plants, ugh.

I would be willing to put them in the mail for free and send them.

Maybe take a some dried hot peppers end of the year if you had some in trade, I make smoked, spicy sea salt.
Not requiring a trade though just a thought.

All are open I think and some may not have many seeds in the pack.

This is the best my lemon and lime tree have ever bloomed.

If all of those blooms set, you will have to put in some major support for those limbs. I bet those smell good.

I got 0 lemons and 5 limes last year. I didn't water them much or take very good care of them during the heat and drought. Year before I got like 25 lemons.

Giving my hand at a green thumb

Funny, cuz it wasn’t all that long ago, Sundays I’d be out gettin drunk, chasin [censored], and flippin the bird to the law. Now my wife has me starting a veggie garden….and I love it

Got to makin my own hot sauce so figured I’d grow my own peppers

Nice. That is awesome.

My one little lemon starburst pepper plant is hanging on but not really showing any growth. I hope I don't lose it.

I've got a Scotch Bonnet and a Chocolate Hab that haven't done much. I've been rotating plants out of a soaking tub. They are just now starting to grow and have doubled in size this week. Their sisters are 5" tall.

I was moving everybody back into the greenhouse after this last chill, so I snapped a group shot. I was hoping to wait 2 more weeks to put them int he ground. Not sure the tomatoes will make it that long! I decided to use peat pots this year. Seeing a lot of mold on the outside of them now. I don't think that will be an issue.

Those look great!

I used to use those peat pots for a long time when they were
relatively inexpensive. For a while now I've been using the
fiber egg cartons. Cut the top "lid" off. Use that for a tray of
sorts for the bottom section. Poke a knife blade hole in the
bottom of each section. Set the bottom piece in the top piece
and 2 seeds in each segment. Top off with potting soil and
water carefully. I usually have a bottled water bottle with a
nail hole in the lid for a watering "can" (they're everywhere)

Good Luck to everybody with your vegetables this year.
I hope everybody has a big harvest

Gentlemen! Start your engines!

Anyone else putting your plants in the ground?

Looking good! I just got some compost yesterday to top off my beds. I might try and plant this weekend. If not I'll be in ground some day next week.

I put onions in a month ago. Peppers and tomatoes soon. My live oak dumped twice this winter/spring so I was busy vacuuming the yard.

Those live oaks are a pain this time of year for sure. I went over to MIL's house yesterday to give her some seedlings I had left over, and it looked like her live oak had puked all over her back yard. I spent more time helping clean that up then I did planting a handful of veggies.

Pepper, cukes and tomatoes are rocking and ready to be planted.

hoping to get my tomatoes planted this weekend, I prepped the beds week before last and will go thru again with a spade before planting.

Off to a good start! Garlic, onions, shallots, lettuce, carrots, sugar snap peas, swiss chard along with the herbs that held over the winter all looking good out in the garden. Seedlings are getting some time outside on nice days and looking good.

None of my jumbo tamed jalapenos started. Not one. Pretty bummed. Almost everything else has been transplanted or started though. Just in time for a potential frost tomorrow

we got tomatoes, beets and turnips in this past weekend, then almost an inch of rain ... (yeah, I know late getting beets & turnips)

Looking good! Man, you are right on that frost line for tonight.

Alright need some help here! Wife and I just bought our first house and yesterday I went and bought a raised garden bed. We rented a house before so I only grew out of pots, but I'm trying to figure out how much/what kind of soil/compost to get to put in there. Everything I've read has said to layer the compost and soil but I trust the THFers more than google. The bed is 71" long, 31" wide and is 16" deep. Plan to have 2 jalepeno plants, 1 poblano and one bell pepper on one side and I'm trying to figure out what to plant on the other half. I appreciate the input!