[CH] Growing chiles in Kentucky
Byron (byronbromley@tellink.net)
Sat, 21 Feb 2004 12:46:40 -0500
Toni
If you have a 90 day growing season here's a tip from the granite pile
with about an 80 growing season
Select varieties with a 60 to 70 days to maturity, Most of the Northern
seed suppliers carry them
Like Stokes, Harris, Johnny's, Vesey's etc.
Start seedlings 12 weeks before plant out, grow in a 3.5 to 4" dia
pot. At about 8 weeks transplant into 1 gal pots. This will give you
the equivalent of an extra few weeks in the field.
Do not use High N fertilizers.
If you can, a high tunnel hoop house for the first 4 weeks and last 4
weeks will increase yeilds
Helps with tomatoes and eggplant also.
L.B.
When the season is shorter than Anchorage Alaska
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