Re: [CH] Staking chile plants
Tony Lill (ajlill@ajlc.waterloo.on.ca)
Fri, 23 Oct 1998 19:46:07 GMT
>>>>> "Michael" == Michael Bailes <frgntgar@ozemail.com.au> writes:
Michael> At 5:57 AM +1000 22/10/98, Brian Thompson wrote:
>> Should my chile plants be supported with stakes as I do with
>> the tomato plants ? What do commercial growers do ?
>>
>> Regards Brian
Michael> Only the vampire varieties. Seriously it depends very
Michael> much on the variety and the situation I rarely stake
Michael> although some big ens like Bi bell might be
Michael> helped. Chillies need staking much less than tomatoes,
I've found that I have to stake all my chiles. Perhaps it's because
the soil in my garden is too clay-ey, but all my chiles have very
weak roots, and by the end of the season almost all of them will have
been blown over without it.
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