>>1596183Plant 2 weeks early, plant 2 weeks later then 2 weeks later after that. I find that doing that helps flush out pests so that I know what defense I need to beef up or pest to kill while saving the crop. I got a young rabbit a few weeks ago. Man, it was sooo damn tasty in my breakfast soup. I have its pelt in the freezer, but it was so thin from being so young, that it may not work out well. Right now, my main garden is winding down and I can see where there's been a rabbit inside it eating up some errant weeds here and there.
>>1596208I normally dehydrate and grind hot peppers to use either in a shaker or just to add to recipes. For sweet peppers I just chop them up, but I'll dehydrate chunks if there's a lot I need to store for a long time. I'll use hot peppers diced into stir fries as well.
>>1596218It depends on what you you mean and what type of plant it is. Some need special attention like a special insect that can pollinate them (figs). Some need additional cultivars to cross pollinate with in order to produce a good crop (apples). Some are really easy to do by hand (nightshades). However, if you want to make hybrids or develop new cultivars things can get rather involved. You'd need to isolate plants/flowers, cut off still developing anthers, and hand pollinate. I've been playing around with making a new cultivar of giant beefstake-paste tomato.
I hope that can give you more of an idea of what is involved so you can do your own research or ask better questions.
>>1596267This. Watching ladybug larva roaming around hunting and eating aphids is cool as shit.
>>1596270How far along is your growing season there?
>>1596283That's a bit odd, but that fruit is long past the point where you should have harvested it. Some of it looks like a larva ate into it which can trigger rot like that. I would pick them when they are only about 3-4 inches in diameter and no larger. About 1/3 smaller.
>>1596420Welcome! Homegrowmen originated on old /ck/.
