[CH] Chile garden
Rain (rain@wwbbs.otherside.com)
Wed, 06 Jan 1999 22:46:00 GMT
JE>Before I start to plan my '99 garden I have to find out about replanting
JE>chile plants in the same area. All the books say I should rotate crops
JE>but all I have is three 5'x16' raised beds that were almost all dedicated to
JE>chiles last year. Does this mean I should go through a year without
JE>planting chiles or drastically scale down my crop? How critical is crop
JE>rotation to the hobby farmer? Can I use different nitrogen fixing plants alo
JE>with the chile plants this year? Gardening would be a drag without my
JE>chiles.
x
Not sure about this year, but next year you might plant clover around
the bases of the plants maybe a month before first frost (after pruning
the lower branches of your chiles far enough back if need be so the
clover can get a little light.)
x
Leave it in place once the chile plants are taken down/in (go on and
seed over the spots where the plants came out, since it may be a while
between first and second frosts) and plow it under before setting out
next year's plants. Not exactly orthodox, but it works pretty well, if
memory serves. Slows weed development during warm spells in the off
season, too; clover is pretty fair at fighting a holding action
against crabgrass. :)
x
Rain
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