I'll try my friend but it's been a weird year!Hybrid Mode 01 said:Here's to better weather than last season. Put that soil to work!
Yes sir.tctenten said:PMD did you grow your cover crop rightin those root pouches?
Yes that is my entire pepper grow for the season.Spicy Mushroom said:I'm confused a bit. Do you mean 4 Thai Dragon is your entire pepper grow this season? Thai is my favorite pepper at the moment. Thai Dragon is the fave on my profile. I haven't had many varieties though! Im growing lots this season to change that! If this wasn't deliberate on your part I'd be more than willing to send you some extra seeds!
Proud Marine Dad said:Yes that is my entire pepper grow for the season.
Proud Marine Dad said:Yes sir.
JoynersHotPeppers said:What did you use for cover crop?
I used a 13 species cover crop from buildasoil.com.JoynersHotPeppers said:What did you use for cover crop?
I just reuse the same soil and plant a cover crop in the containers to keep the soil food Web going. When it's time to plant your peppers just chop and drop the cover crop as a green mulch and plant your pepper in the pot. If the cover crop keeps going great as it serves as a living mulch. If it dies off then mulch with a thick layer of straw to keep the soil moist longer.tctenten said:
I would be interested in this too for this upcoming fall. Do you mind sharing your process?
You could but I usually just seed the container and then sprinkle 1/4" or so of compost to cover the seeds to germinate them. When you plant your peppers or whatever you are growing in the spring then a top dress of compost/EWC mixed with some chopped Comfrey leaves makes an excellent amendment to it.tctenten said:Great. Thank you. Do you also add more compost/ewc to your pots before you planted? Or is that not necessary if you are planting the cover crop?
Yep, guessing the over winter crop are shallow roots?Proud Marine Dad said:It's basically no-till gardening.![]()
Yeah pretty much.JoynersHotPeppers said:Yep, guessing the over winter crop are shallow roots?