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Vegetable Gardening Tips. Why it’s so easy.
December 29, 2009 by Landscape Ideas
Filed under Gardening
Vegetable gardening is really easy if you know what to do. Below are some excellent tips on what needs to be done to get those tomatoes, chili plants and others to look healthy and best of all good natural eating.
Choose a good location. Preferably a west location as this side will have plenty of sun. Most vegetables like lots of sunlight. Especially green chile peppers, japapenos and other southwestern chile.
Vegetables and Chile plants love the long southwestern sunshine which is ideal for productive and abundant crop.
Rototill the land or at least dig up the soil with a shovel to loosen the dirt/soil.
Clear the spot or location of any large rocks, grass or weeds that may be in the area.
Chose a good vegetable fertilizer and apply it over the soil.
Chile peppers and vegetables do NOT like cooler temperatures. Plant them when temperatures are consistently above 50 degrees fahrenheit during the night.
A good fertilizer will have the following nutrients: Nitrogen (N), Phosphorus (P), and Potassium (K) are the three nutrients of concern to most gardeners. Calcium (Ca) and magnesium (Mg) are also needed. A good fertilizer will have a 5-10-5 mixture. Apply about 2 tablespoons per 50 sq ft.
Consider growing vegetables and chile seeds that are suitable for your area. Call your local Nursery for information on what will grow well in your area. Many nurseries have vegetables and chile already planted as seedlings. These type of plants will do better for the novice gardener since they are already set to plant and grow!
Remember its YOUR garden decide if you want vegetables seeds or grown container plants?
Water is essential to your vegetable garden. Use a good Drip System or water by hose on a daily basis especially in the desert southwest. About 1.5" of water per week should do.
Vegetables like low acid PH levels in the soil. You can always amend the soil with nutrients at a later date.
Weeds will suck up all the nutrients and water from the soil. So remember to pull out all weeds whenever possible. Avoid using herbacides or weed killers. Unless you plan to have a commercial type vegetable garden.
Don't over water or have standing water over a long period of time.
This may promote fungus or diseases. Over watering is just as bad as little or no water!
Try to buy tomato and chile seeds or plants that are resistant to "VFN". What is "VFN"? Following is what this means: V=Verticillium F=Fusarium, and N=nematodes. These are fungii that causes plants to wilt.
Most vegetable plant seedlings will have a label with the "VFN" information on them.
Start getting ready for your vegetable garden today. Visit your local nurseries and ask questions? Most retail nurseries have very knowledgble employees. It really is much easier than you think.
About The Author
Paul Guzman is general manager of Guzman's Greenhouse located in Las Cruces, NM.
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