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Growing vegetables and chili tips |
| By Gary Guzman |
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- Choose a good location. Preferably a west location as this side will have plenty of sun. Most vegetables like lots of sunlight. Especially green chili peppers, japapenos and other southwestern chili's
- Vegetables and Chili plants love the long southwestern sunshine which is ideal for productive and abundant crop.
- Rototill the land or at least dig up the soil with a shovel to loosen the dirt/soil.
- Clear the spot or location of any large rocks, grass or weeds that may be in the area.
- Choose a good vegetable fertilizer and apply it over the soil.
- Chili or peppers do NOT like cooler temperatures. Plant them when temperatures are consistently above 50 degrees fahrenheit during the night.
- A good fertilizer will have the following nurtients: Nitrogen (N), Phosphorus (P), and Potassium (K) are the three nutrients of concern to most gardeners. Calcium (Ca) and magnesium (Mg) are also needed. A good fertilizer will have a 4-10-6 mixture. Apply about 2 tablespoons per 50 sq ft.
- Consider growing vegetables and chili seeds that are suitable for your area. Call your local Nursery for information on what will grow well in your area. Many nurseries have vegetables and chili already planted as seedlings. These type of plants will do better for the novice gardener since they are already set to plant and grow!
- Remember its YOUR garden decide if you want vegetables seeds or grown container plants?
- Water is essential to your vegetable garden. Use a good Drip System or water by hose on a daily basis especially in the desert southwest. About 1.5" of water per week should do.
- Vegetables like low acid PH levels in the soil. You can always amend the soil with nutrients at a later date.
- Weeds will suck up all the nutrients from the soil. So remember to pull out all weeds whenever possible.
- Do NOT over water or have standing water over a long period of time. Overwatering is just as bad as little or no water!
- Try to buy tomatoes and chili that are resistant to "VFN". What is "VFN"? Following is what this means: V=Verticillium F=Fusarium, and N=nematodes. These are fungii that causes plants to wilt.
- The above tips are normally for USDA zones: 7b-8a
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About The Author:
Gary Guzman is the author of the above article: You can read it online at: http://www.guzmansgreenhouse.com/vegetabletips.htm">http://www.guzmansgreenhouse.com/vegetabletips.htm Or visit his website at: http://www.guzmansgreenhouse.com
Gary Guzman has free valuable information on southwestern gardening.If you have any questions regarding gardening in general. email him at: gary@guzmansgreenhouse.com |
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RE: Growing vegetables and chili tips
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Post By (Guest Post)
(07/08/2005)
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I have been able to extend the life of my chillies by puting solargaurd plastic over them to protect from the frosts. It is July now and I still have fresh chillies to pick. I don't think they will last much longer. I tried one year to keep them from one year to the next by keeping them inside the hothouse during the winter. They lived and grew on the next year but I'm not sure if it was worth it. It was a lot of work to water all during the winter and I could have achieved the same by buying seedlings early for the next year. Does anyone have any tips for extending the season of chillies? Here in Ballarat, Victoria, Australia we have a fairly short growing season and it can be quite difficult to get red chillies, capsicums and egg plants to mature.
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