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Holy Mole Pepper

Beets A Bust

July 4, 2015 By lpilewski

Update for week 14 – sadly beets were a bust. These were planted from seed and it was apparent that they went in too late. The heat didn’t allow for them to grow. In the ‘bust’ category also – garlic chives, swiss chard, brussel sprouts. Since I’m listing the issues here, I can also let you know that the chamomile didn’t sprout at all and the tat soi isn’t growing. Lesson learned, though, on growing these items in colder weather and I’ll be ready for fall planting! Since its so hot, nothing further will be planted until August (after consulting my experts – thanks Kirsten and Lynne!) We’re pulling carrots tomorrow and the preview today shows tiny carrots will be in the offing…the heirloom radishes were bigger!

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Now the good news! …

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Filed Under: Week by Week Tagged With: beets, cayenne, Holy Mole Pepper, kaleidescope carrot, zinnia

Red Hot!

June 28, 2015 By lpilewski

Peppers, that is. First red pepper harvested today. Week thirteen and  cayennes are ripening! How about this amazing red?

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This has been a good week for peppers overall – one yellow bell, another holy mole and several more cubanelles!…

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Filed Under: Week by Week Tagged With: Cayenne Pepper, Holy Mole Pepper, Mr. Stripey Tomato, Zucchini

Holy Mole!

June 23, 2015 By lpilewski

Holy Mole! The first one is ready. How exciting is it to pick a 9″ pepper? I’t as long as the zucchini.

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And did I mention zucchini? …

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Filed Under: Week by Week Tagged With: Cubanelle Pepper, Holy Mole Pepper, Sun Gold Cherry Tomato, Yellow Bell Pepper, zinnia

Pollinators and Pests

May 20, 2015 By lpilewski

A midweek report. Little white butterflies are pollinating the garden. They particularly like the brussel sprouts and the  tomatoes.

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Still haven’t decided about the squash blossoms, but we surely do have a lot of them! The zucchini are growing really quickly as well. Better get ready for these!…

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Filed Under: Week by Week Tagged With: butterfly, eggplant, flea beatle, flowers, Holy Mole Pepper, pollinator, Zucchini

More Week 2 – Plants!

April 11, 2015 By lpilewski

Now we can plant! But first, we’ve got to decide what to include in the garden. I’d gone to Lowes and bought a bunch of seed packets several weeks ago and I brought those out to figure out the garden plan. Tomatoes and peppers would be purchased as plants to give them a fair head start. Here’s the plan (I even used fancy graph paper!):

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Filed Under: Garden Components, Week by Week Tagged With: Burpless Bush Cucumber, Cayenne Pepper, Cubanelle Pepper, Fairytale Eggplant, garden, German Johnson Tomato, Golden Thyme, Hillbilly Tomato, Holy Mole Pepper, Mr. Stripey Tomato, Serrano Pepper, square foot garden, Sun Gold Cherry Tomato, Variegated Pesto Basil, week 2, Yellow Bell Pepper, Zucchini

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In the Beginning

vegetables

Welcome! Follow along with me as I try gardening for the first time! My grandfather and mother are both amazing gardeners who could grow anything. Grapefruit, oranges, lemons, tomatoes, peppers, avocados, flowers, figs, mangoes, papayas – nothing seemed to wither on the vine.

Then there is me.  I’ve never had success with plants, but that is going to change this summer!  The picture above is what I see in my mind. I’m hoping that my kitchen counter will look like this. (OK, not the mushrooms, but you get the idea).

I intend to detail the journey here on a weekly basis. We’ll have to wait to see how my garden grows. Hope you stick around!

In the Garden

  • Pineapple Tomato x2
  • Hillbilly Tomato
  • Mortgage Lifter Tomato
  • Sweet Million Cherry Tomato
  • Bush Cucumber
  • Fooled You (no-heat jalapeno)
  • Sweet Sunset Banana Pepper
  • Orange Bell Pepper
  • Marconi Red Peppers
  • Mad Hatter Pepper
  • Garlic Chives
  • Wandering Onions
  • Hot and Spicy Oregano
  • Spice Island Rosemary
  • Silver Thyme
  • Julep Spearmint
  • Sweet Basil
  • Sage
  • Lavender
  • Carrots
  • Orange and Yellow Marigolds
  • Firepot Dahlias
  • Heliotrope

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District Programs Coordinator at Greenville County Soil and Water Conservation District
Square Foot Gardener in Taylors, SC

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