A Gardeners Forum Forums General Discussion The Food Garden Forum Vegetable Gardening Couldn't pass it up

I went to aces hardward today and outside they had a selection of veggie plants. Well you know I had to stop and look and they had a "Gypsy" Sweet pepper plant. So I just had to get one to see what the pepper would taste like. It has a pepper on it so hopefully it won't drop it when I transplant it. I just have to wait for a nice cool overcast morning to do it.

What couldn't you pass up at the garden center?

I am growing sweet gypsys this year for the first time, tk. I LOVE them and will seek them out next year. they turn from green to yellow, orange then red. the longer you wait to pick them the sweeter they are. I've never gotten past yellow! I'm trying! maybe you will have more will power than me. he he

Fantastic. I've been looking for a really sweet pepper. I love peppers in salads so sweet is definitely prefered. I'll definitely try for the red since you say they are the best. And the seeds are more mature at that point too. I'd love to be able to harvest and plant more next year from my own produce. I'm thinking I want to over winter my peppers so I'll have a much longer harvest time and more produce as the years go on.

Mmm red peppers.

I couldn't pass up two 'Mother of Thyme' plants this year. I didn't need them and my rock garden isn't even ready yet to plant them but when I rubbed my hand over them and could smell the scent...it drew me in.

Oh mother of thyme. Where or where did you get that? I want some for the walkway when it is leveled. Do you mind if I ask what it costs?

I got it at a Kents building store...they keep a small garden centre. They were only $2 for a 5 inch pot...all their perennials are $2 there. Best place I've ever seen....especially for not being a garden store.

I had to buy something there for DH, I had $5 left in change...he knows no change ever gets back to him from there in the summer

I don't have a kents here but I'll check with the stores I do have and see if one of them is willing to order it for me.

In between my flagstones I have planted Wooly Thyme. It has spread so good it has covered all the open spaces. It looks so pretty even in winter. A few years ago I started asking my kids for flagstones for B day, Mothersday, Xmas etc. So I was able to pave the entire area around all my flower beds. It looks so rich and low maintenance!! There comes a time when one has enough nicknacks.

Planted some lemonthyme in between my flowers and my little granddaughter will
brush her hands over it and says HMMMM. Also same with the lavender plants, she
calls them soapplants.

Wooly thyme spreads very quickly and I have transplanted chunks all over my flagstone-areas. Larkspur

If you harvest seeds from it could I trade you something for a packet?

The only seeds I have saved and replanted is from the Larkspur-flower. Did get the woolly thyme and lemon thyme in little pots so they went directly in the ground. Is there a way to harvest their seeds? Must be, maybe I will get good enough to do that. I would send you some if I could.

no problem. I've grown things and I've never seen them flower or produce seeds but I know they have to produce them some time lol. At least I think they do. I'm sure I can find some on the internet somewhere if I can't get them local.

I bought some early spring at Home depot. Had a container of 12 for 3.09. That was a good deal. Got the others 2 years ago at the Ground Cover place they are pricey there. It always pays to check Lowes or Home Depot first (if they are in
your area.
Saw on the internet that wooly thyme is transplanted per plugs only.(?)

I was just thinking. Would it be possible to send you a small clump wrapped in
moist papertowel and a ziploc?
Larkspur

Yup you can. I would of already offered but in Canada we aren't allowed to ship plants to the U.S. They get destroyed at the border.

That would be fantastic. If it's not going to leave you short I would love some. I'm sure it would look great out there.

I sent you a private message for some info from you. Have no idea if it arrived
at your e-mail address. Let me know, This is regarding woolly thyme to you.
Larkspur

Yesterday I couldn't pass up two ripe rose hips that were sitting on a single bloom purple pink rose bush next to the bus station parking lot. The bush was loaded with them because no one had dead headed it. So I took two. I know I should have asked first. But the house was on top of a very steep hill and I was at the bottom of the hill and it was just to hot for me walking up there.

TK. I have just sent out a clump of whooly thyme. Since your zip code is not NEXT GOOR, it may be wednesday before it gets there,but they promised it may be possible tuesday as requested overnight delivery.
Please accept this as a present ,it is all taken care off. lARKSPUR.

larkspur you are very sweet, thankyou very much for the present. That's going to help that area a great deal. When I finish up this roll of film I'll be able to post what the walkway currently looks like and you'll see what a difference your present is going to make.

I can't wait to see pics. I am so excited for you Tammy.

I'm getting excited too. I just removed all the stepping stones from the walkway and have started to rake up the gravel. Of course the old rake I had immediately broke so now I'm working with a 3 prone hoe which really isn't working all that well. But I am determined.

TK, When you get the plant keep it all in one piece. Dig a shallow circle the
size of the clump. Loosen the dirt and make it really moist. Gently press the
plant on top and water every day some. That will start the plant and by the end of the season you may be able to divide small sections. (It has worked here in
Colorado for me) Larkspur

Thankyou so much for the directions. that will help alot. I'll do exactly like you have directed. And I'll keep my fingers crossed.

The gypsy pepper has started to turn orange. I can't wait for it to get fully ripe. I plan to grow the seeds indoors this year and have it ready to plant outdoors next spring. I love sweet peppers.

Sounds great Tammy. I plant peppers every year but I buy veggie plants and our season is still too short for them to ripen. Next year I plan to grow them in pots and take them in and out as need be....

That sounds like a really good plan. If you have access to compost I'd try a 50% compost soil mix. Mine really take off when I use compost. They love it.

I have to buy compost, we don't have enough time to make that either. My short summer season fights me on everything I do.

Oh well, it's the challenge that's fun.

It sounds like you need to have a heated greenhouse to do peppers and tomatoes in. That would cost more than buying them in the store. I'm sorry it's like that for you.