[CH] Container Gardening in ABQ

T. Matthew Evans (tmattevans@yahoo.com)
Wed, 30 Jun 2004 03:59:48 -0700 (PDT) 

Perry --

When I lived in ABQ, I had reasonable success growing chiles in pots, largely I
think due to the overabundance of sunlight.  I would be certain that the plants
are getting plenty of water and fertilizer -- I've found it to be nearly
impossible to overfertilize container plants.  Due to the intense sunlight, a
well-watered plant will metabolize nutrients quickly and require plenty of
fertilizer.  Finally, I found that my plants did better with a rock mulch on
top of the soil.  This will steady out the moisture in the soil and be less
stressful on the plants.  Good luck.

Matt

--- "Perry C. Abernethy" <pcabernethy@comcast.net> wrote:
> I started growing Red Savina habs in March in pots. They took a long
> time to germinate and now they are growing very slowly. They are only
> 5-6 inches high at the present time. Is this normal? Is it normal for
> Albuquerque's high altitude? Its not real hot yet. Last year my choc
> habs grew slowly and really didn't start growing fast and setting fruit
> until September, then grew until December when it finally was too cold.
> But they grew right up until it started freezing. Anybody have any
> suggestions, comments, ideas, etc. Perry
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Love2Troll" <Love2Troll@kc.rr.com>
> To: "chile-heads" <chile-heads@globalgarden.com>; "Michael Bowers"
> <mkbowers@wiley.gsm.ucdavis.edu>
> Sent: Tuesday, June 29, 2004 3:32 PM
> Subject: Re: [CH] Getting on Chile-heads
> 
> 
> > Mike,
> >
> > Thanks much!  Paul is not my only friend having problems and I will
> forward this message.
> >
> > JohnT
> >   ----- Original Message ----- 
> >   From: Michael Bowers
> >   To: chilehead@tough-love.com
> >   Cc: LOVE2TROLL@KC.RR.COM
> >   Sent: Tuesday, June 29, 2004 4:28 PM
> >   Subject: RE: [CH] Getting on Chile-heads
> >
> >
> >   >
> >   >>
> >   >> Incidentally, Paul has been unable to resubscribe or post to this
> list
> >   >> for a long, long time now.
> >   >
> >   >Tell him to send an e-mail to: majordomo@globalgarden.com
> >   >
> >   >with subscribe chile-heads in the message body.
> >   >
> >   >Dave
> >   >TLCC
> >
> >   almost -- send SUBSCRIBE to chile-heads-request@globalgarden (or
> >   chile-heads-digest-request@globalgarden for the digest).
> >
> >   AND, when you get the authorization back, ignore the address
> directions
> >   and send it to the same address you used (above).  don't send to
> majordomo,
> >   that interface is swamped with spam and is useless.
> >
> >   thanks
> >   Mike
> >
> >
> >
> 
> 


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