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BrianS · May 10, 2009

It wont be long now!
Red Savina

Red Scotch Bonnet

Zana · May 10, 2009

Colour me green with envy....I've been totally restricted on growing anything this year. Sighhhhh. And that scotch bonnet is making me salivate. Sighhhhhhhhh.....enjoy!

Blueaussi · May 11, 2009

Nice!

Are these over-wintered plants or new this spring?

Penny · May 11, 2009

Me too, i am so envious.....i cant plant anything until next week (the 21st), our last frost date.

stormymater · May 11, 2009

Nice plants! & so early too!

BrianS · May 12, 2009

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Originally Posted by Blueaussi

Nice!

Are these over-wintered plants or new this spring?

I planted the seed the last week of December

Sprocket · May 15, 2009

Brian.... I curse you southerners

Planting season around here gets off to a slow start...but you have some beautiful plants there sir

Blueaussi · May 16, 2009

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Originally Posted by Sprocket

Brian.... I curse you southerners

Whoa, talk about stuff being relative! I don't see him as southern at all.

Zana · May 16, 2009

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Originally Posted by Blueaussi

Whoa, talk about stuff being relative! I don't see him as southern at all.

Well, most of you are south of here unless you're in Alaska or "northern Canada" or perhaps Europe...so I guess its all relative

svalli · May 23, 2009

It also possible to get early pepper harvest in true north. Everyone else here is southener to me!

Aji Omnicolor

Craig's #6

Bolivian Rainbow

**nctomatoman** · May 23, 2009

I had a good chance of some early scotch bonnets from an overwintered plant that sprung to life until Mr or Mrs Deer made a visit the other night!

Blueaussi · May 23, 2009

I had a nice Brazilian Pumpkin I overwintered that was covered in blossoms about a month back, but they dropped after several cool rainy days.

Ah well, patience is a virtue.

ddsack · May 23, 2009

Nice pictures, Svalli! Your indoor peppers are looking great.

I'm with you ... everyone else is a southerner as far as I'm concerned!

svalli · May 23, 2009

Thanks Ddsack! I'm keeping as many pepper plants as possible indoors this year. I was able to overwinter only one from last year. Most were killed by aphids. I am hoping to keep the plants pest free indoors, so I can keep them going as long as possible. The overwintered Biquinho, is blooming but no fruit set yet.

I know that International Falls can get pretty cold during winters, but Minnesota is still south for me. I looked at the globe and was amazed, when I realised that Antarctic Peninsula is on same degrees south as we are north. If the ocean currents change, it is getting really hard to grow anything here

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ddsack · May 26, 2009

I am always amazed by the power of those warm ocean currents. You look at the globe and see that Britain with their enviable gardening heritage, is on the same lattitude as the Hudson Bay area which I think of as the near arctic wastes. And Seattle, which is pretty close to my exact latitude has much milder weather and longer growing season than me.

The problem (or benefit?) of living in the center of a continent is that we have more temperature extremes than either coasts which are moderated by ocean currents. So we can have summer heat waves into the 90'sF/33C and winter lows below zero to -35F/ -37C or lower. We have a short late spring and earlier fall than the coasts, but can often make up for it by more clear hot sunny days in the summer which make for good growing weather. In my location, most years, summer tends to be too dry, rather than too wet. Last year was a bit cooler than I've gotten used to for the last 15 years or so, so I selfishly hope the global warming/el nino or whatever trend has raised our summer temps will return this year, solely for the benefit of my tomatoes and peppers!

May 10, 2009	#1
BrianS Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Missouri Posts: 96	Check this out! It wont be long now! Red Savina Red Scotch Bonnet __________________ Hook 'em Horns!

May 15, 2009	#7
Sprocket Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Michigan Posts: 19	beautiful plants Brian.... I curse you southerners Planting season around here gets off to a slow start...but you have some beautiful plants there sir

May 23, 2009	#10
svalli Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Vaasa, Finland, latitude N 63° Posts: 838	It also possible to get early pepper harvest in true north. Everyone else here is southener to me! Aji Omnicolor Craig's #6 Bolivian Rainbow __________________ "I only want to live in peace, plant potatoes and dream." - Moomin-troll by Tove Jansson

May 23, 2009	#11
nctomatoman Tomatoville® Moderator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Hendersonville, NC zone 7 Posts: 10,385	I had a good chance of some early scotch bonnets from an overwintered plant that sprung to life until Mr or Mrs Deer made a visit the other night! __________________ Craig

May 23, 2009	#14
svalli Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Vaasa, Finland, latitude N 63° Posts: 838	Thanks Ddsack! I'm keeping as many pepper plants as possible indoors this year. I was able to overwinter only one from last year. Most were killed by aphids. I am hoping to keep the plants pest free indoors, so I can keep them going as long as possible. The overwintered Biquinho, is blooming but no fruit set yet. I know that International Falls can get pretty cold during winters, but Minnesota is still south for me. I looked at the globe and was amazed, when I realised that Antarctic Peninsula is on same degrees south as we are north. If the ocean currents change, it is getting really hard to grow anything here. __________________ "I only want to live in peace, plant potatoes and dream." - Moomin-troll by Tove Jansson

May 10, 2009	#2
Zana Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Southwestern Ontario, Canada Posts: 4,521	Colour me green with envy....I've been totally restricted on growing anything this year. Sighhhhh. And that scotch bonnet is making me salivate. Sighhhhhhhhh.....enjoy!

May 11, 2009	#3
Blueaussi Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: South Carolina Zone 8a Posts: 1,205	Nice! Are these over-wintered plants or new this spring?

May 11, 2009	#4
Penny Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 948	Me too, i am so envious.....i cant plant anything until next week (the 21st), our last frost date.

May 11, 2009	#5
stormymater Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Pleasure Island, NC 8a Posts: 1,162	Nice plants! & so early too!

May 23, 2009	#13
ddsack Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Northern Minnesota - zone 3 Posts: 3,221	Nice pictures, Svalli! Your indoor peppers are looking great. I'm with you ... everyone else is a southerner as far as I'm concerned!

May 26, 2009	#15
ddsack Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Northern Minnesota - zone 3 Posts: 3,221	I am always amazed by the power of those warm ocean currents. You look at the globe and see that Britain with their enviable gardening heritage, is on the same lattitude as the Hudson Bay area which I think of as the near arctic wastes. And Seattle, which is pretty close to my exact latitude has much milder weather and longer growing season than me. The problem (or benefit?) of living in the center of a continent is that we have more temperature extremes than either coasts which are moderated by ocean currents. So we can have summer heat waves into the 90'sF/33C and winter lows below zero to -35F/ -37C or lower. We have a short late spring and earlier fall than the coasts, but can often make up for it by more clear hot sunny days in the summer which make for good growing weather. In my location, most years, summer tends to be too dry, rather than too wet. Last year was a bit cooler than I've gotten used to for the last 15 years or so, so I selfishly hope the global warming/el nino or whatever trend has raised our summer temps will return this year, solely for the benefit of my tomatoes and peppers! __________________ Dee **************