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Late start to growing veggies or herbs
Posted on 6/17/13 at 10:52 am
Posted on 6/17/13 at 10:52 am
What could I plant in a pot or window box and still have something edible before the season is over? I'm in Houston.
I really enjoy peppers and okra.
I really enjoy peppers and okra.
Posted on 6/17/13 at 10:54 am to BayouBengal
okra and peppers will both grow in the summer heat
but I don't know how much production you will get planting them in a pot, especially the okra
but I don't know how much production you will get planting them in a pot, especially the okra
Posted on 6/17/13 at 10:57 am to Salmon
Basil loves heat and will do just fine in a pot or windowbox. Ditto for chives, oregano, and mint. Remember to keep pinching back the herbs once they're established; if you let them flower, they'll keel over and die. Keep removing flowers and the plant will continue to grow.
Certain pepper varieties are okay in smaller spaces; habanero/scotch bonnet is a compact plant with good production even in smallish containers.
Certain pepper varieties are okay in smaller spaces; habanero/scotch bonnet is a compact plant with good production even in smallish containers.
Posted on 6/17/13 at 10:58 am to hungryone
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mint.
Totally forgot about mint Mojitos and Mint Juleps all around!
Posted on 6/17/13 at 10:58 am to Salmon
Okra's one of those things that's best to get from a freezer. You've clearly never picked okra before.
Peppers should do fine in pots, I have cayenne, sweet banana, jalapeno, and birds eye chili.
Peppers should do fine in pots, I have cayenne, sweet banana, jalapeno, and birds eye chili.
Posted on 6/17/13 at 10:59 am to PBeard
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Okra's one of those things that's best to get from a freezer. You've clearly never picked okra before.
Posted on 6/17/13 at 11:08 am to BayouBengal
Jalapenos, cayenne and even Bells can be grown in a pot. Obviously, the bigger the better. I have mine in 7 gallon black plastic pots that plants come in from the nursery. Make sure you put a couple of inches of gravel in the bottom for drainage.
Oregano, thyme, parsley, mint, rosemary and basil are both great in pots too. Oregano is evergreen so you can have fresh oregano even in the winter. put gravel in the bottom for drainage for these also.
Oregano, thyme, parsley, mint, rosemary and basil are both great in pots too. Oregano is evergreen so you can have fresh oregano even in the winter. put gravel in the bottom for drainage for these also.
Posted on 6/17/13 at 11:10 am to BayouBengal
Is it too late to plant stuff in a bed?
Posted on 6/17/13 at 11:12 am to Neauxla
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Is it too late to plant stuff in a bed?
I have this question as well. Not really into growing peppers but would like to try my hand at some other stuff this year.
Posted on 6/17/13 at 11:14 am to s14suspense
Posted on 6/17/13 at 11:19 am to Neauxla
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Is it too late to plant stuff in a bed?
No room. I'm in a townhouse that only has a few feet of clearance in the back so it's not really a back yard. I would probably put these plants on my 2nd floor balcony where they'd get plenty of sun but also shade as not to roast them in the Houston heat.
Posted on 6/17/13 at 11:21 am to Neauxla
You can still plant Oregano, Basil, mint and rosemary in the ground. Here is a link to Harris county planting calendar for some other stuff. Its way too late for tomatoes, lettuce.....I think you could plant onions now. Onions take a long time to mature up here in Dallas. I planted some last fall I am just now harvesting. But I've been cutting green onions off them since I planted.
LINK
LINK
Posted on 6/17/13 at 12:56 pm to BayouBengal
I figured I'd go ahead and post this in here instead of starting a new thread:
Disclaimer - I have never gardened or grown anything in my life.
After living in an apartment through college and after, I finally have a very small backyard and would like to plant some cayenne pepper and jalapeños. What do I need to know? Everything from buying the plants/seeds, what to do to the area of the ground before planting, to growing and actually harvesting. Any websites would be greatly beneficial.
Thanks!
Disclaimer - I have never gardened or grown anything in my life.
After living in an apartment through college and after, I finally have a very small backyard and would like to plant some cayenne pepper and jalapeños. What do I need to know? Everything from buying the plants/seeds, what to do to the area of the ground before planting, to growing and actually harvesting. Any websites would be greatly beneficial.
Thanks!
This post was edited on 6/17/13 at 12:57 pm
Posted on 6/17/13 at 1:08 pm to xXLSUXx
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I finally have a very small backyard and would like to plant some cayenne pepper and jalapeños.
you can buy raised bed kits at Lowes, or you can just make your own
for the soil, I use a mix of topsoil, gardening mix, and blood meal
I then top the soil with leaves from the previous fall for free mulch and organic material
to make it easy, just buy the starter plants
peppers are pretty easy to grow
Posted on 6/17/13 at 1:14 pm to PBeard
I see that you have never grown okra and picked and cooked on the same day.
Posted on 6/17/13 at 1:18 pm to Salmon
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to make it easy, just buy the starter plants
peppers are pretty easy to grow
IF you're a novice, definitely buy transplants. Starting seeds can be tricky for peppers if you know absolutely nothing about gardening. Plant in full sun, or as close to it as you can manage. Peppers need full sun.
Posted on 6/17/13 at 2:02 pm to hungryone
Containers My neighbor has. This is the only way he grows stuff. Put 2" gravel in botton for drainage, get a good garden soil mix. Home Depot or Lowes has it. I get mine at a local soil supplier. I use Liquid Seaweed and composted cow manure for fertilizer and Neem oil for general pest control. If I have a specific pest, I will but whatever organic control or make my own.
2 types of Thyme, Sage,
Basil
Strawberries and Black Berries
Corn on top more strawberries below in a converted wood pallet planter he made.
Peppers....maybe a cayenne on right...not sure.
Tomatoes and another jalapeno pepper plant.
2 types of Thyme, Sage,
Basil
Strawberries and Black Berries
Corn on top more strawberries below in a converted wood pallet planter he made.
Peppers....maybe a cayenne on right...not sure.
Tomatoes and another jalapeno pepper plant.
This post was edited on 6/17/13 at 2:17 pm
Posted on 6/17/13 at 2:16 pm to Zappas Stache
Here is my garden: 8'x4 raised bed I built out of cedar.
Onions in a pot in front. Tomatoes in a pot in front to the right of onions. I have Kale for juicing, lettuce that is about to bolt (flower and stop producing). Squash in the back with the big leaves cascading over the side. Have zuchini and butternut squash... And Jalapeno, Bell and Anaheim peppers in the middle.....some cabbage and basil too.
Asparagus to the left in the ground. It is a perennial and so comes back every year. Creole Tomato in the 30 gallon container to the right that I grew from seed.
My Beer Hops.....Nugget is this one. I am about to start harvesting hops in a day or 2.
Onions in a pot in front. Tomatoes in a pot in front to the right of onions. I have Kale for juicing, lettuce that is about to bolt (flower and stop producing). Squash in the back with the big leaves cascading over the side. Have zuchini and butternut squash... And Jalapeno, Bell and Anaheim peppers in the middle.....some cabbage and basil too.
Asparagus to the left in the ground. It is a perennial and so comes back every year. Creole Tomato in the 30 gallon container to the right that I grew from seed.
My Beer Hops.....Nugget is this one. I am about to start harvesting hops in a day or 2.
This post was edited on 6/17/13 at 2:19 pm
Posted on 6/17/13 at 2:19 pm to Zappas Stache
looks good. your neighbors pic with the jalapeno plant in the middle of the other stuff. arent jalapeno plants supposed to be put by themseleves because they release something in the air and can ruin the plants around them?
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