Kelly's Vegetable Garden May 09, 2010 - Update 1

[68MOHAWKS]

if ur having a slug problem fill several plastic cups with beer and put them in a hole with the brim of the cup equal to the ground and spread them threw ur garden like that and they will fill up very fast

[bobokel2000]

@68MOHAWKS Thanks for the tip. I actually did that very thing and it worked pretty well. It was so bad however that I had to put some slug bait out to kill them off. For now, the garden is slug free and things are doing quite well. Thanks for the post.

Kelly

[HackerGuitarist]

this is one of the nicest ,cleanest "yardens" I've seen ! also your idea of pruning the lower part is dead on,it' keeps the bad bacteria from splashing onto the lower leaves... pruning all the suckers, all the time is not good for production, I don't understand why people are so determined to prune a tomato so heavily.If the plant did not need those leaves it would not grow them.

[HackerGuitarist]

@HackerGuitarist also if I could offer some advice, I am always carefull not to touch every plant in the garden in sucession, I know it's hard not to , but it will transfer any disease from plant to plant ,,especially if they are wet..all bacteria needs is a microflim of water to transfer to other plants.on the other hand, your plants look very healthy !..thanks for posting

[kharv29fan]

Im thinking about getting a pepper for drying and crushing for seasoning..what would you recommend? maybe just a red chile pepper? or cayenne?

[bobokel2000]

@kharv29fan You can really do that with any kind of pepper. It really just depends on how hot you want it. Red Chile and Cayenne are both popular peppers to dehydrate and use in that way. You can also do a Google search on dehydrating peppers and you will find tons of sites that explain more about it. Good Luck. Kelly

[kharv29fan]

Great video and very informative! I have just got into growing veggies and am currently using topsy turvys for pepper and theyre doin amazing! I was wondering tho, do you have to "sucker" pepper plants and pull the growths in between branches? Cant wait to see you next update!

[bobokel2000]

@kharv29fan No, you don't need to prune peppers unless you plan on cloning them. Depending on how many I want to grow and especially later in the season, I will clip a few and clone them. When I do that, I grow them in my greenhouse... Kelly

[TheNewUpsetters]

Great video Beautiful Garden!! Can you make a video maybe on how to built the PVC covers.? Thanks.

[bobokel2000]

@TheNewUpsetters Thanks. Yes, I will put a video together on how I built the hoop house. It's pretty straight forward. The really nice thing is it extends the growing season a ton... Kelly

[emt845]

Looks great. How far apart did you plant your tomato plants? Thanks.

[bobokel2000]

@emt845 Thanks. I planted them 2 feet apart. I've tried closer and farther away but 2 feet seems to be the best distance for me.