Re: [CH] Questions about soil, and garden report

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Tantrika asked,

>I've heard, and seen, that planting tomatoes or peppers over and over again
>in the same area eventually makes that bed unuseable for planting tomatoes
>or peppers again in that soil after a few years.

I've been planting tomatoes in the same place in my garden for years with
no ill results. My peppers have been moved around some, but not much.
They're fine, too.

And Tom shouted,

>WHAT YOU DESCRIBE IS THE TYPICAL RESULT OF "CHEMICAL" GARDENING.

Mine's all organic. This year I started using the mulch/no-till method, and
I think it's a keeper. I don't know if it's significantly less work than
the usual digging-up method: I had quite a bit to do at start-up time,
basically in creating the mulch, but I haven't had to do any weeding, and
the plants seem quite happy.

Alex

P.S. I just harvested my first Fatali from a plant that I'd overwintered.
It was a magnificent shade of orange and simply bursting with flavor and
heat. And there are more waiting in the wings.....And Calvin's Hindu pepper
plants are thriving. The peppers are a light green, about an inch long, and
pointing skyward. Looking forward to their ripening.

Alexandra Soltow
pamra@rockland.net

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