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robgordon962.bsky.social @robgordon962.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Just as the mass of 4 blue cornflower plants start to produce blooms, hot then cold strong winds of early spring play havoc with the plants, I doubt I'll get many more flowers #GardeningAU 🌱 #Gardening

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robgordon962.bsky.social @robgordon962.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

You could try a box lining the walls and bottom with aluminium foil then a cling wrap cover and position the box near a sunny window to help ripen pods already partly ripe. This worked for me with hot wax pods

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robgordon962.bsky.social @robgordon962.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Annuums usually handle full sun in 40C+ better than any other type I usually water in the afternoon after 4.00pm unless I see wilting(which happens more with pods) Pots tend to dry out faster than soil. I've had black seeds in some pods after long heatwaves, but pods still good

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robgordon962.bsky.social @robgordon962.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

I'm wondering how your plants are reacting to your Australian like summer temperatures, like water uptake once pods begin forming or direct sunlight during 35C + days?

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robgordon962.bsky.social @robgordon962.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Fresh ginger taken from a pot I started 12 months ago drying out It'll be a little longer before I can harvest the main crop of ginger in an old bathtub, due to very wet soil from a wet winter so far #GardeningAus 🌱 #Gardening

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robgordon962.bsky.social @robgordon962.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

The pods resemble capsicum annuum types I've come across pepper plants in plant stockists, other than nurseries, where the label highlights habanero, yet information on the back says 'capsicum annuum' Also growing times vary greatly between annuums and habaneros(capsicum chinense)

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robgordon962.bsky.social @robgordon962.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

My ginger has not yet gone dormant despite being mid winter with single digit temperatures overnight There's a couple of new green shoots appearing #GardeningAus 🌱 #Gardening

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robgordon962.bsky.social @robgordon962.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

I dug up the remaining potatoes while the soil was dry and apparent rain arrived Not a bad haul from half a dozen spuds as seeds 🥔🥔 #GardeningAus 🌱 #Gardening

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robgordon962.bsky.social @robgordon962.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

I needed a couple of potatoes to roast with steak for dinner and dug out these 4 beauties from the top soil I started with 6 unwashed spuds from the supermarket with eyes sprouting instead of waiting for nurseries to supply seeds, a good crop looks promising #Gardeningaus 🌱 #Gardening

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robgordon962.bsky.social @robgordon962.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Do you ever use manure when preparing a garden bed? Have you taken pH tests on the soils?

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robgordon962.bsky.social @robgordon962.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

Winter temperatures not as warm now, even though my jalapeno seedling is flowering & looking healthy, it's time to go indoors behind a sunny window because the nights are freezing now I'm wondering if the plant will go dormant at all now 🌶️🌱

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robgordon962.bsky.social @robgordon962.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

South America has many of these smaller pod peppers like Pequins etc Mostly hit & miss with heat but fruity flavour

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robgordon962.bsky.social @robgordon962.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Nothing like a fatalii pepper to put a spark into your senses 🥵

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robgordon962.bsky.social @robgordon962.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

A few weeks after transplanting the jalapeno seedling to a bigger for over winter, it has thrived in a mild winter so far. Overnight temperatures staying in single digit temperatures now, so it's probably time for protection in the shed near a sunny window til September 🌶️🌱

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robgordon962.bsky.social @robgordon962.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

7 days since repotting a Jalapeno seedling I started from seeds from supermarket pods(proper stuffing size pods), it has survived lots of rain & fluctuating late autumn temperatures. Winter begins tomorrow so I'll be taking it inside once it decides the cold sucks once it arrives 🌶️🌱

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robgordon962.bsky.social @robgordon962.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

Only 4 dry sunny days since 10th of May, blooms have been few and far between Last day of autumn has probably been the coolest, warm temperatures & lots of rain has some plants flowering yet winter colour foliage #Gardening 🌱 #GardeningAus

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robgordon962.bsky.social @robgordon962.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

If we don't hear from you in a while, we'll have to assume you took one for the team ☢️🌶️🌶️

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robgordon962.bsky.social @robgordon962.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

I'd say aji amarillo should work well I've tried the same formula now with Anaheim, hot wax, blended Serrano with sweet peppers and now sugar rush peach Amarillo has an awesome flavour as a sauce 😋

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robgordon962.bsky.social @robgordon962.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

First attempt at scorching Sugar rush peach pods (Chinense peppers) which smoked up the kitchen I had to open the windows and doors to allow near gale force winds to aeration Due to natural sweetness of the pods, only needed kosher salt & vinegar for an awesome smokey sweet & bitey sauce 🌶️🌱

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robgordon962.bsky.social @robgordon962.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

Cutworms camoflauge well with damp soil, it's only when the sunlight shows golden dots on their backs that I usually see them, sometimes a spray of water makes them curl up and gives them away. Stealthy pests

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robgordon962.bsky.social @robgordon962.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

Home grown beans taste so much better, even after freezing 🤤

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robgordon962.bsky.social @robgordon962.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

Mix chilli oil with rice wine vinegar and teriyaki sauce for dipping sauce Add some spice to stir fries or fried eggs 🤤

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robgordon962.bsky.social @robgordon962.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

Sugar rush peach pods from 2 of 5 plants enjoying autumn rain and temperatures finally under 30C They'll be dried and turned to sauce, I'm wondering if they'd make a good chilli oil like Serrano pods in the jars 🤔 🌶️🌱 Has anyone dabbled in chilli oil with non red chilli pods ?

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robgordon962.bsky.social @robgordon962.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

First ripe sugar rush peach pods added with Anaheim pods for another sauce, this time adding onion and garlic flakes for a different flavour Having the doors and windows closed with the air conditioner cranked wasn't a good idea for scorching Chinense pods 🤧 🌶️🌱

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robgordon962.bsky.social @robgordon962.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

Try some chilli to scare it away 🌶️🌶️

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robgordon962.bsky.social @robgordon962.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

You definitely can get corn seeds for next season I've been getting seeds of various vegetable types I've not seen before from ' The Seed Collection ' They're even cheaper than store seeds from Mr Fothergils and Digger's seeds, plus delivery of seed is faster than Digger's

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robgordon962.bsky.social @robgordon962.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

A new type of corn I'm growing( Early Leaming corn ) can apparently grow over 300cm tall and has red silks I thought the strong winds might snap the more slender stalks, but so far so good I just hope the cockatoos are not attracted to the crop #GardeningAU 🌱 #Gardening

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robgordon962.bsky.social @robgordon962.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

Anaheim pods coming on as the fruit flies come out with the high humidity A nice smokey flavour from easily scorched pods( hot wax pods took longer to scorch) from ripe & semi ripe pods 🌶️🌱

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robgordon962.bsky.social @robgordon962.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

I gave up adding coir or coconut peat to seed raising mix for the same reason you're experiencing I still add perlite or vermiculite to aid aeration of the soil, but there's still no happy medium while the seedlings remain indoors, avoiding dampening off is always a challenge in a hot environment

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robgordon962.bsky.social @robgordon962.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

Chocolate bih Jolokia harvest turned into a paste They're not as hot as it's red brother or cousin Bhut Jolokia, but they still deliver a good punch to the mouth/tongue without the earthy flavours of the hotter types 🌶️🌱

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robgordon962.bsky.social @robgordon962.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

White icicle radish, not sure where they originate from

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robgordon962.bsky.social @robgordon962.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

This summer has been tough on plants in full sun, luckily the hibiscus is potted for easier moving #Gardening 🌱 #GardeningAU

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robgordon962.bsky.social @robgordon962.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

Sugar rush peach & Hot wax pods so far surviving a brutal summer The sugar rush peach plant wouldn't have survived without shade cloth, pods & foliage have been sunburned more than previous summers with constant 40C+ baking sun since Xmas Not doing 34 pepper plants again 🥵 🌶️🌱

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robgordon962.bsky.social @robgordon962.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

I wasn't expecting the white radish to grow so long 😯 #GardeningAU #Gardening 🌱

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robgordon962.bsky.social @robgordon962.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

Your sauce looks awesome 😎 dried Tabasco has a potent kick as does a Tabasco paste 🥵 How long after opening sauce jars/bottles do your sauces last?

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robgordon962.bsky.social @robgordon962.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

Don't forget the Bulgarian carrot (aka Shipkas ), crunchy and bitey 😁

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robgordon962.bsky.social @robgordon962.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

A mix of ripe/semi ripe chilli and capsicums picked before the fruit flies return after the rainy period #GardeningAU 🌱 #Gardening

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