Here goes another year of learning, experimenting and with a bit of luck more success than years past. Last year proved to give some excellent yields however they started later than I had hoped, and will try and remedy that this year by getting started a bit earlier. As with most of us chileheads we are overwhelmed with the huge numbers in varieties available to us with more coming out each season, while I do plan to expand the number of varieties I grow this year from last, I have weeded out some (unfortunately only a few) to skip this year. I will be expanding my secondary grow area down at my hunt camp, last year I only planted about 35 plants there, this year I am shooting for about 150 plants. For the grow here at the house I am going to make the best attempt I can at expanding my grow in pubes all in containers with a sun shade to help keep them protected in our warmer months. The in ground grow will be decreased to allow for easier tending and harvesting, yes the field of green was nice, but a royal pain in the ass to crawl through to pick peppers and check plants.
Soil prep started at the end of last season with my first go at a winter cover crop, I used a mix of oats, beans, rye, and beets. They came up good, and will hopefully come back to life as the temperature rises come spring. The container soil will be recycled and replenished with a mix of all organic nutrients that seemed to do well for me last season.
Seeds went into the new AeroGarden Ultra LED just now.
The wait now begins.
Soil prep started at the end of last season with my first go at a winter cover crop, I used a mix of oats, beans, rye, and beets. They came up good, and will hopefully come back to life as the temperature rises come spring. The container soil will be recycled and replenished with a mix of all organic nutrients that seemed to do well for me last season.
Seeds went into the new AeroGarden Ultra LED just now.
The wait now begins.
