Has anyone used a soil amendment additive called Volcanic rock dust?
its supposed to increase fruit, root and foliage production as well as improve texture and taste of crops.
i would like to know personal opinions from the growers on this site.
Thank you
Wow guys your plants look awesome. I've got 2 mini rocotos yellow growing decently. 1st time growing them so dont really know what to expect but they're doing well regardless.
I do have access to grass cuttings and leaves etc. Is there anything to break up the clay to make it finer to work with. I've read that gypsum does that.
I might have to start preparing it this year for next.
I have gotten mites in my garden. I am not worried about aphids, white flies and...
The problem is where i live we have this hard rocky clay. So I have done a couple plants in the ground with 50/50 mix compost and top soil I bought and they're doing well. But I'm planning to do around 20- 30 plants this year and thought 25L buckets would be better. I live near a big open...
Thanks for the info guys.
The organic compost I'm using is from a local horse stables - its composed of horse manure and the straw/hay swept up from the horse beds.
The compost feels very light and fluffy even after watering it down.
I've only tried with 1 plant so that will decide...
Has anyone grown peppers in pure organic compost as the medium?
I've added 20% perlite and a handful of organic bonemeal to the planting hole along with 100% organic compost in a 6.5 gallon bucket.
That's great bud, ya I've also got a shed with my indoor stuff. They're getting an hour of sun every day just to harden off. So hopefully I get fruitful plants this year
Ya no frost at least, it has been reaching 5 degrees here early mornings. They are under cover on back patio and getting some side sun.
How are your plants doing?
My other Chinense varieties have been moved indoors as they started getting some deformed leaves due to the "cold".
I'm growing some Rocotos as well here in Durbs. The mini rocoto yellow, this is my 1st year growing any type of pubescens and they have very interesting growth. My 2 dont seem to have any flowers yet either.
Wow guys, you all have some great looking pubes lol. Your Rocotos are awesome. Mine are just growing but I haven't seen any sight of flowers starting yet. How long does it normally take from transplant?