Tomatoes and chili peppers (peppers and hot peppers) are the fruits of gourmet plants; that is to say, they need a large quantity of nutrients to provide good production. Here are some tips for taking good care of your plants during the summer.
When planting:
- If you plant in a pot: 1/3 of the pot should be compost and 2/3 should be container soil (e.g. Fafard Urban Vegetable Garden);
- In the planting hole, incorporate the marine compost with a calcium supplement (e.g. Marine Calcium from Bionik) and granulated chicken manure (e.g. Vegetable Garden Fertilizer from Passion Jardin);
- Place this mixture at the bottom (of the pot or planting hole) but also on the sides of the plan.
- Use mycorrhiza (Mike) to help establish roots (the Myke must touch the roots).
Fertilization:
- Water your plants normally with liquid algae (e.g. Acadie or Bionik) every two weeks. Dilute according to the manufacturer's instructions.
Once a month in JUNE, JULY and AUGUST:
- Add chicken manure in granules (e.g. Fertilizer for flowers and vegetable gardens from Passion Jardin) which you incorporate into the first 5 centimeters of the soil around the plants.
MID-SEASON (end of July):
- Add compost to the base of your plants.
Watering:
- Be regular in your watering;
- Check, if there has been rain, that the water has penetrated into the earth;
- The soil should be dry to the depth of your index finger before watering; Also, after watering, the soil should be moist to the depth of your index finger.
- Check the condition of your plant's leaves: let the leaves wilt slightly between waterings.
General information for tomatoes:
- Cut off the heads of indeterminate plants in mid-August to help the tomatoes ripen;
- There is no need to cut out the gourmands;
- When planting: plant the plant in the ground up to the first leaves.
General information for peppers:
- Peppers need a lot of heat to produce: it is therefore favorable to grow them in a pot (container).
- It is not necessary to cut off the head of the plant. It is possible, if the peppers are not ripe at the first frost, to bring the plant inside the house to finish its production. Watch out for pests!
Happy season!
