2018 Garden Shotz

Here are some shotz from the 2018 Garden.  I'm starting to get some Chiles.  The Hot Cherry Peppers are the first ones that are maturing, and they are hotter than I expected.

The Hot Cherry Pepper seems to be prolific in that they are fairly small, and producing a lot of Chiles.  These are great with Barbeque.  I've got a number of decoy plants around the Chiles like Radishes, Cabbage, and Kale.  By giving the insects something they like to chew on I am hoping they will leave the Chiles alone.

Over the last 10 years I have been pursuing an organic program, and have noticed there is a difference in the production of fruit.  So, this year I am continuing all the organic processes I have been using, but also supplementing with a mild chemical fertilizer, and I have noticed a difference.  The Chile plants have started producing Chiles earlier, and more of them.  There are two Poblanos already.

Also the Red Savina Habanero has a few Chiles on it.  Usually the really hot Chiles do not start producing Chiles until it gets really hot outside, like in August.  The nutrition of the plants is paramount to fruit production.  Light is another really important factor.  Fruit bearing plants need lots of light.  Last year we trimmed the trees considerably to get better light.

Sunday we we're out in the garden early to do some maintenance before the temperature got too high.  Harley was actually constructive in that out of all the things in the garden he chose to graze on the weeds...  Yay!  Good Puppy...