Re: harvesting my veg.
In a message dated 9/20/99 2:37:30 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
mphdab@stjames.leeds.ac.uk writes:
<< However I think the reason your peppers and strawberries failed were
mostly due to your cool conditions, not the soil preparation. If you
sucessfully grew many other veggies, then that is an indication that
your soil is okay. >>
That would be a good conclusion if I had prepared all my planting beds the
same. But I didnt. My pepper beds are out of the garden on the side of a
hill, and I did cheat on soil prep. I think tho that you are right and the
cool summer here did influence them somewhat. The strawbs were definitely
the result of my cavalier attitude. I did no soil prep other than digging
up. When they didnt grow well, I scrapped some compost and fertilizer into
the soil and they began to perk up, but much too late. I think I will have
good winter berries on these plants tho. Just afew months late! Better late
than never.
I might try that polytunnel idea for watermelon next summer. They are just
marginal here.
Janet.
