Tomato and Pepper Help - May 1st, 2006 at 03:13 PM
Hello! This is my first post and my third year gardening, and I've got a 10x20 foot of ground I'm working in. This used to be grass and sand burs aka our lawn, but I dug it up and cleaned it out. I have grown tomatoes and peppers (Anaheim, jalapeno, bell) in all previous years, but these plants do not seem to produce very well. The varieties I have tried include, brandywine, better boy, early girl, grape, and celebrity tomatoes. I have a sneaky suspicion that my problem is my soil. It is very sandy and tends to wash off of the tops of the roots. To prevent this, I put my plants in furrows. I usually work in some 10-10-10 before planting and every few months afterwards. Last year I used mulch, so I now have a lot of mulch worked in. What else can I do to feed my poor plants better? This year I am planting roma tomatoes instead of the larger varieties, will this help production? I don't know if it matters or not, but I am also growing pumpkins, corn, yellow squash, cucumbers, and cilantro. Oh, and I'm in zone 6a, I think... Any advice, suggestions, anything would be helpful!!
Thanks!
Sarah
Thanks!
Sarah