[CH] growing question
John H. Sphar (jsphar@pacbell.net)
Wed, 24 May 2006 08:43:10 -0700 (PDT)
Hey all - I have my first in-the-ground garden
planted. I was able to get a "community garden" plot
which are free to San Jose area residents on waiting
lists. The cool thing is that there was no waiting
list for the smallest of them only 4 blocks from my
house. It works out perfectly.
Anyway while the other three gardeners in the garden
are planting a normal variety of summer veggies, I
guess I overdid it on chiles. Don't know why but I
stuck about thirty-five of them in with 10 heirloom
tomatoes and a single squash. Put some herbs in too
and lettuces.
My question is this:
I have a tomatillo in there too. It is flowering.
Should I snap the flowers off like I do with chiles,
to direct the energy to growing the plant at this
early stage? Then when it grows up let the flowers
set, while at the same time cutting nitrogen off?
Thanks, John