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Re: My new garden (Repost)

Hi, here's a post that came back to me while the list was not working.
Apologies if it is a multiple, it's not the machine's fault this time!  Bob

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Hi Doug,

> Just a quick status and question regarding my new Sq. Ft. garden.
> Everything seems to be doing well. I have been eating radishes (set out in
> mid April) and the  tomatoes, broccoli, cauliflower, carrots, and onions
> seem to be OK. I have 2 questions:

> 1. My California peppers seem to not have grown much (just like last year).
> I set them out Memorial Day weekend. I have been reading in this list about
> peppers needing "warm" weather. Is there anything I can do to "save" them?
> Is it to late for the 2 liter bottle greenhouse? Some nights have been in
> the low 50's and 40's since planting them and this week is the only week we
> have seen 80 and 90 degree days.

They should pick up now that the weather is warmer.  They are not the fastest
growing plant in the garden, even when the weather is warm, so as long as they
otherwise look green and healthy I wouldn't worry.

Did you feed them when they were transplanted?  Others may not agree, but I like
to feed my transplants some fish and seaweed right after I put them in.  The
reasoning is that when first transplanted the plants' roots are still confined
to the rootball, so despite the fact that you may have great soil the plant
isn't necessarily able to use much of the nutrients there.  By feeding right
after transplanting (always water your transplants in really well first!) they
are stimulated to grow roots beyond this into that rich garden soil you made.
So if you haven't fed them you still can, that will give them what they need to
get established and growing well in your garden.

> 2. I would like to know what other vegetables I can plant in the space
> currently being used by the radishes? They are almost gone and I am ready
> to use the space for something else.

Following the principles of crop rotation (not immediately replanting the same
or closely related plants in the same ground) a few good followup plantings
might be: carrot, beet, lettuce, pea or bean seeds or celery or onion
transplants.  Avoid replanting other mustard family plants there immediately -
cauli, broc, cabbage, etc. - especially if there were any problems with the
radishes.

> This mailing list has helped me greatly in my first season. Thank you all.

> Doug Hogue
> Zone 5 (NH)

Good luck and way to go Doug! :-)

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  |                    |
  |     Bob Carter     | Kootenay Bay, BC, Canada
  |  bcarter@awinc.com | Zone 6b
  |____________________|


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