I've been waiting on these chillies for two years, and they never produced. I've been distracted by legal and financial shit the past two years, so I wasn't paying proper attention. Then I realized the chillies were killed by helicopter tree seeds and I've been cultivating trees.
Planted chillies, neighbouring tree infested the planter.
21 Comments
AmidFuror@fedia.io · 17 pts · 69d
How many years until you can harvest a helicopter? Then you could fly to the store and buy chilies.
TeddE@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 69d
With a mature helicopter they could fly to Chile!
AmidFuror@fedia.io · 6 pts · 69d
It can get chilly down there.
HikingVet@lemmy.ca · 15 pts · 69d
There are a couple species of maple trees that should be classified as weeds.
nicgentile@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 69d
In my books, this one is.
littlewonder@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 68d
Fucking Box Elders for one.
Big_Boss_77@fedinsfw.app · 12 pts · 69d
Oof... those little maples are a pain... for my planters, I buy one of those cheap little mosquito net boxes and set over them to keep that stuff out while they're falling.
nicgentile@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 69d
Definitely high on my agenda. That and keep the squirrels away.
Big_Boss_77@fedinsfw.app · 6 pts · 69d
Squirrels, you'll have to beef it up... they'll eat those nets like nothing. Your best bet for squirrels is a deterrent of some kind, keep them away entirely instead of just trying to keep them out.
SatansMaggotyCumFart@piefed.world · 5 pts · 69d
I use a big ass trebuchet baited with nuts to keep the squirrels at least three hundred meters away.
Big_Boss_77@fedinsfw.app · 4 pts · 69d
Is that you Mark Rober?
titter@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 69d
Cayenne!
nicgentile@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 68d
Trying to grow cayenne, to get rid of squirrels so that I can have cayenne. Dang, squirrels are cat-league when it comes to black hand tactics.
littlewonder@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 68d
Ha, I read that as "while they're failing" and I felt kindred in our abilities to grow trees in pots.
Big_Boss_77@fedinsfw.app · 0 pts · 68d
I am 0/1 in trying to grow trees in pots lol so I'm with you.
Transform2942@lemmy.ml · 7 pts · 69d
If you try again I cannot recommend wood chip mulch highly enough. After you plant your seeds, cover with a few inches.
The wood chips help the soil retain moisture, reduce temperature fluctuation, and deter unwanted seeding
nicgentile@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 68d
This makes sense. And weirdly, I actually have woodchips that have been in the garage for almost 2 years that we were going to throw out. Thanks for this tip.
Transform2942@lemmy.ml · 2 pts · 67d
You're welcome!
Just FYI most plants that produce food are kind of high maintenance. Especially after it has sprouted it probably will need to be watered several times a week to survive (I don't have a ton of experience though with peppers, I don't love them like my pops does)
A_norny_mousse@piefed.zip · 3 pts · 69d
Haha, something similar happened to me - thankfully just with a common potted plant: despite being extremly easy to take care of, it was doing worse and worse. All of it, except for one branch (or so I thought) that was also a deeper green.
Turns out something else started growing in there and killed off the original plant.
That other plant is still growing there now. I think it might be a lemon or orange plant.
nicgentile@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 68d
I fumed for a moment, then laughed when I realized I was growing trees.
That being said, pretty cool to get a lemon or orange plant out of it.
Zoomboingding@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 68d
Grow maples and harvest their syrup out of spite