Hi Vera
I can't get over those pepper plants, I think I'll try that next year. One time I tried to overwinter one in the house, but didn't cut it back as you mentioned, it got mites real bad and I finally composted it, :)
Thanks for the pix and happy holidays.
Alberta

You are something else, Vera. Are you sure you don't want to move to Cinti? I sure could use you here.

Karen

Or here, Vera!!! You could garden all year round!

Those pictures are really amazing in light of the news out of WA. I would expect everything to be either washed away or frozen.

But here, also, I've noticed a lot of late (or is it really very early?) growth. I have iris in bloom! This is nuts. I had a daylily blooming until this week (it may still be but I leave for work before daylight and come home after so I haven't seen it since last Sunday P.M. It was blooming then!) I just don't understand all this weird, out of season activity.

Hi Alberta!!

Yes, spider mites can be a real pain on peppers in winter! I give them showers when it's time for watering. It helps a lot! I didn't do such a drastic cut back on my other peppers though...no spider mites yet. They love these showers and it keeps them nice and clean.

Vera

Vera, I sent you an email through GW. If you don't receive it email me. I wanted to know if you had any information on the creeping thyme you sent me. Thanks.

proudgm_03

My email thru gardenweb is an old one, but since the fiasco last year when we had technical issues here they haven't allowed me to update my email addy!
The creeping thyme in the picture is not the same that you got. Your's is Thymus Serypllum and I wintersowed it in winter 2003 from a commercial source. Apparently some sources have this same T. serypllum but they don't look like these. Could be a case of mis-classification! It has a good germination rate and will cover ground quickly if small HOS are spaced about 12" apart.... really could be spaced farther apart if you want....they have a fast growth rate! They get about 8 to 10 in spring flower; taste is spicy for Thyme...good flavor! After flowering sheer them back (a good weed eater or hedge sheers works) to keep neat and within a few weeks it will look great again. They always rebloom in late summer/early fall. I like to trim them up again so they look good all winter :D
They do self-sow!!

If you need a shorter one try www.superseeds.com Magic Carpet Thyme...that's the one in the picture above. They didn't give a latin name. It's supposed to grow to less than 4" in height and has flowers like this below....this pic was taken June 28th:
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BTW it doesn't smell or taste like anything! I wonder if it's really thyme at all! A real good look alike though...hmmm.

Here's the one you have on June 26th...
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June 13th...before flowering up front....
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April 21st...
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Vera, thanks so much. Trying to get files straightened out. Hard to believe how time consuming all this is.

Your welcome! Last year I waited until all my trading was done and then did my database...it took days. This year I had it all set up and recorded all the information as the seeds came in. No sooner did I open the envelope did I have my database open and ready to enter information! LOL!
Here...I found another picture for you taken 7th of June:
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Vera