Ever heard of the mnemonic for remembering the colors of the rainbow? Roy G. Biv! At LP Farm Store we have tomatoes in every color of the rainbow. Blue you need a bit of an imagination because there aren’t any true blue tomatoes. Red- Manitoba and Sweet Million Orange- Amana Yellow- Lemon Boy Green- Green…
Category: Vegetables
A to z veggies. Learn about various veggies and how to use them in various dishes.
Hot Peppers 2024
How hot do you like your peppers? At LP Farm Store we have 34 varieties of hot peppers to choose from. We sell plants in spring time and peppers in summer time. The mild jalapeño, the it’s getting hot serrano, and the knock your socks off dragon’s breath. Hot pepper heat is based on the…
Types of Carrots
Growing carrots can be hit or miss. For some people it’s super easy and some people the carrots never get big. It mainly comes down to what type of soil you have and watering. It takes carrots 10-30 days to germinate. My soil makes bricks so growing root veggies can be challenging. Last year my…
Tomato Descriptions
Penner Pumpkins grows 41 varieties of tomatoes. Pots are $2.75 (3.3″ by 3.3″) and contain one plant. 6 packs are $3.50 each. Bush Slicer Days Ind vs Det Size Notes Manitoba 60-65 6 oz Red, prolific Red Deuce 72 10 oz Red Red Morning 70 14 oz Red Primo Red 65 8.5 oz Red Sub…
Scoville Units…How Hot is it?
Hot pepper heat is measured by the Scoville scale. The scale measures the heat/pungency of hot peppers. The scale is based on the concentration of capsaicin, an active component of chili peppers that produces a burning sensation when it touches your tongue or skin. It was developed in 1912. What is really interested is that the heat…
Hot Peppers
Penner Pumpkins sells 20 varieties of hot peppers and 2 ornamental varieties. Pots are 3.3″ by 3.3″, contain 1 plant and range from $2.75-$3.50 each. For more information. Peppers Information Scoville Heat Units Non-hot Jalapeno Perfect for stuffing, no heat. Jalapeno flavor 0 Padron 1 in 20 is hot, green, 2 “ long. 500-2500 Garden…
The Archaic Garden Plan
I tried various methods to make my garden plan/map for the previous post. I tried drawing, but I realized quite quickly I don’t have the skills to make an eye pleasing map. Next I tried MS Paint and realized I need gridlines. My plants were doing the wave in the rows. Next up I tried…
Making a Garden Where There Once was Lawn
Are you a beginner gardener and it seems a bit daunting? In this post I’ll go through everything you need to do to have a successful garden. This post I’ll be writing about inground gardening. In later posts I’ll go into container gardening and raised bed gardening. Step 1 is finding the perfect spot to…
Spacing Vegetable Plants and Seeds
Spacing vegetables adequately is important due to preventing crowding, diseases, adequate air flow, and support healthy growth. Spacing plants too far apart will mean decreased yields. Spacing is also important with container gardening. I often have to tell people putting 3 indeterminate tomato plants in a 24″ pot is a very bad idea. Also crowding…
Starting Seeds Indoors
In this post I described everything you need to start seeds inside. Now that you have everything for seed starting what’s next? When do you start seeds? How can you make sure you have successful germination and strong healthy seedlings. When to start seeds? Most seed packets will give you information on when to start…
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