Post by MikeH on Apr 1, 2014 15:31:34 GMT -5
How to Grow Chocolate M&Ms
The secret to getting lots of blues is to liberally apply smurf poop to the garden soil about 6 weeks before planting.
Alternatively, feed the plants twice a week with a mixture of blue jello water and crushed skittles. You can run them through the blender together for easier preparation.
You can grow blue M&Ms during winter because blue grows best in colder weather. However, the blue ones must be put in the fridge first just like you do with Meconopsis blue poppy seeds, they need vernalisation before they germinate.
The blue one's are a challenge. In Southern California, you will probably only see the orange, brown and red, with the occasional green. In more more northerly areas such as Norway, it's more likely that you'll only grow blues and greens and never reds and oranges. That may have to do with the soil of the fjords and unique day lengths in the north had something to do with it, but we really don't know. To grow more of the blue M&M's an acidic soil (pH 5.2-5.5) is required. Mulching with pine needles or pine bark can help, or for more immediate results use a soil acidifier such as ammonium sulfate or aluminum sulfate.
It should be noted that the peanut variety will not germinate in zone 6 or colder. They require sustained warm soil.
M and M's can be grown in the same bed as the donut bush. Genuine donut seeds have holes in the middle resembling Cheerios. There are 2 varieties of donuts you can raise in the home garden... Plain or glazed. Both are outbreeders and will cross.
Alternatively, feed the plants twice a week with a mixture of blue jello water and crushed skittles. You can run them through the blender together for easier preparation.
You can grow blue M&Ms during winter because blue grows best in colder weather. However, the blue ones must be put in the fridge first just like you do with Meconopsis blue poppy seeds, they need vernalisation before they germinate.
The blue one's are a challenge. In Southern California, you will probably only see the orange, brown and red, with the occasional green. In more more northerly areas such as Norway, it's more likely that you'll only grow blues and greens and never reds and oranges. That may have to do with the soil of the fjords and unique day lengths in the north had something to do with it, but we really don't know. To grow more of the blue M&M's an acidic soil (pH 5.2-5.5) is required. Mulching with pine needles or pine bark can help, or for more immediate results use a soil acidifier such as ammonium sulfate or aluminum sulfate.
It should be noted that the peanut variety will not germinate in zone 6 or colder. They require sustained warm soil.
M and M's can be grown in the same bed as the donut bush. Genuine donut seeds have holes in the middle resembling Cheerios. There are 2 varieties of donuts you can raise in the home garden... Plain or glazed. Both are outbreeders and will cross.