Greetings, strangers

[kerberos]

Hello, this is kerberos and since being recently introduced to the home growing hobby, my quest for finding an online community to share and learn started as well. This seems like a great start. Historically, my family always have had a thing for green spaces (we have a large home patio and own a county house), where we grow orange, avocados, apples and tangerines.
Living in the northeast part of Mexico poses a great deal of challenges. The weather is aggressive. He are having a major drought (been about 8 months without significant rain), a constant of 100F+ every single day since late april. On the other hand we had about 10~12F last january that caused a holocaust of non-endemic plants of the region (most people had a variety of ficus trees that were completely wiped out due to cold, really hope a lesson was learned).
Other than helping my dad removing old trees, mowing the lawn or planting new trees, I never had any other experience. So I decided to start a small project in my balcony to grow some chilli. Bought some seeds and planted them. So far they are in some plastic cups and I am planning to move them to the main garden as soon as they grow a bit more and the sun is less harmful. But I am really liking the idea, I mean, there is something so compelling about growing vegetables. I hope I can keep pace, to learn from the seasoned gardeners and lastly have fun.

[Lesley Jay]

Hi there Kerberos!! A very warm welcome to you - from Anglesey where I live (which is an island) to Mexico!!

[Husker]

Hi Kerberos, and welcome. Glad to have you with us.

[Alison_Kristina]

Mexico, great! Welcome to the forums. And yes, there is something so compelling about growing vegetables !

Ali.