@jonilikens8184 If the flower appears and then you do not get a bean producing afterwards, it may be that it is not pollinating. Peas are self pollinating, which means the male and female are in the same flower. To help the pollination rate, you can lightly shake the plant while the flowers are in bloom.

The fan does not kill the mosquitos. The mosquitos are caught in the netting and then you exterminate them. The purpose of the fan is to pull in mosquitos.

I am sure it uses a lot of electricity. I couldn't say how much though.

@@texasvictorygarden7024 Still a pretty cool trap. 👍🏽

That makes sense. I guess you could put the CO2 source near the fan intake.

I am not sure of how many survive going through the fan. Some do survive, as they are still moving on the mosquito net when I take it off the fan.

Something that produces carbon dioxide. I think active yeast sugar and water will do it.

I have never tried presoaking beet seeds. However, if you start them in seed starting mix in the cells to get them to seedlings before planting them it is similar to presoaking. You have to keep them consistently watered before they sprout. Once they sprout you need to keep them under grow lights for at least 6 hours a day and if possible have plenty of air circulation or you risk them dampening off. You can grow them, it just takes trial and error sometimes. Even though I have been gardening for years I still run into issues growing plants I have grown before.

What did you use for CO2 bait?

For southeast Texas plant from late September to mid November. You can also plant in February unless you get a large frost like we just had. This last frost killed all of my beets.

I think we're coming up to the deadline. They like cool weather, so plant beets asap and hope it doesn't get too hot too quickly.

@@texasvictorygarden7024 Sorry to hear that. I live in North Texas. Probably I can start now.

Broccoli does grow in Houston. However, you have to plant between mid-January and mid-February. I can't remember the variety I grew every time. One of the varieties is Di Cicco. Usually it gets warm fast and a lot of broccoli I harvest is more of a broccolini (small skinny broccoli).

harris.agrilife.org/hort/publications-links/veggies-herbs/ This link has charts on the best times and varieties for Harris County.

Did you snap part of the bean to have snaps and beans?

Thank you. I plan to start back up again, just been really busy. I will probably put out some content in a couple of months.

Great job , those are my favorites beans

Yes, once you pull up the beet root they stop growing. If you want to just eat the greens for awhile before you harvest the beet root you can cut off a few of the outside leaves at a time. Make sure to leave at least 2 to 3 leaves in the middle so that the plant can continue to get sunlight and photosynthesis through the leaves. You should be able to get lot of greens off of one plant.

Thanks for watching. I give the beet seedlings a liquid fertilizer after I transplant them into the garden. (usually Miracle-Gro www.amazon.com/Miracle-Gro-Performance-Organics-Purpose-Nutrition/dp/B07L8TBTVV ) At the same time or shortly after I have applied the liquid fertilizer I will put out a slow release fertilizer to feed the beets throughout the growing cycle (usually Osmocote ). It is also important to have loose soil with compost in it. I use a lot of worm castings from my vermicompost.

Here is my video on planting beets. kzbin.info/www/bejne/a4muZ353rdiliKM

The ones I grew in the video are Detroit Dark Red.

I believe half of these were new seeds and half were from seeds I had saved in 2016. So, the seeds would have been about 3 years old. The germination rate was better on the new store bought seeds, however I did have a lot of the old seeds germinate.

I can't remember if I planted broccoli in 2017. However, I did plant these seeds in 2019 and a lot of them did germinate.

You can usually harvest beets 60 days after planting. However, there a lot of factors (temperature, fertilizer, watering, sunlight) that determine how fast beets grow. So, it could be a little more or less than 60 days.

Interesting question! I had to research this question, as I have never thought about eating them raw. Apparently, the lectins in raw black eyed peas can be toxic. So, make sure to cook them. "Beans contain lectins, which are toxic and cause inflammation. Lectins are proteins found in many foods. The lectins in raw or undercooked beans can be harmful. Properly cooking beans or buying canned beans eliminate the potentially harmful effects of lectins." -Colorado State University College of Health and Human Sciences://chhs.source.colostate.edu/myths-about-beans/

@@texasvictorygarden7024 Thanks for the reply!

LOL!! No, they're not.