My sad pepper patch.

[Ratman667]

I need to weed it, but dollar weeds are impossible to keep under control.

I only have six plants, as this is my first year trying to grow in florida. Next year, I will have a better patch, more plants and hotter peppers.

At the moment, I have 2 Hot Wax, 2 Pablano, 1 Anaheim and 1 Cayenne. Of these, the only ones I will be overwintering will be the Wax and Cayenne.

It's a crappy cell phone picture, but you get the just of it.

Next year, I will have Bishop's Crown, Orange Habs, Datils, Caribbean Reds, Cayenne, Elephant Trunk, Hot Wax, and whatever came in my Pepper Joe's Surprise pack.

 

[Badger]

You'd probably be better off growing your plants in pots - hell of a lot easier to keep them free from weeds.

 

[Canuck Pepperhead]

Dont feel bad I had some wierd infestations in my garden this year all could have been fixed but some assh*le contracter thought it would be a good place to backfill without asking me.I lost everything.I wonder if sugar in his gastank is too much of a payback lol

 

[Ratman667]

I thought of that, but the HOA won't allow it. Unless I build planter boxes, which I plan on building over the winter. I will still have a few in the ground, but the planters will double my planting space.

Dollar weeds, however will take over anything. I found them growing in my starter box, that is located inside.

 

[boutros]

The HOA won't allow container plants? WTF is this world coming to?

 

[Ballzworth]

you're serious about the HOA? I'm glad to know that someone else sees the danger of containers. I thought I was alone on that.

 

[Ratman667]

We can have containers up to 3 gallon I think. Apparently, they are an eyesore, but home made planter boxes are ok. It's Florida, what do you expect?

Either way, I prefer to plant in the ground. I'm going to do some work on my patch over the winter, so next spring I can keep the weeds at bay. I'm going to border it, till in some horse manure (perks of having a girlfriend with horses) and after I plant the peppers, mulch it.

I'm not sure what size boxes I will make, yet.

 

[AlabamaJack]

It's Florida, what do you expect?/QUOTE]

just say its the NEW Florida...hell, it wasn't that way in the 50s and 60s...but then we had an influx of......never mind...