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Post by patrice on Jul 4, 2017 21:00:48 GMT -5
I grow peppers in containers (14"w X 14"L x 12"H). They grow very well. If I keep them trimmed, enough light can reach the ground so I'm thinking about growing herbs under the pepper and maximize the space.
Do you think that would work well? Herbs I'm thinking about are oregano and thym. If those aren't good choice, do you have better ideas?
Thanks
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Post by desertwoman on Jul 4, 2017 21:23:24 GMT -5
patrice When you are planting companions in a pot think about their soil fertility and water needs and be sure they work well togetherr. Oregano would be a particularly good herb to plant with your peppers.It doesn't need a whole lot of water so the water you give the pot would get drawn up by the peppers first. You might have to keep the oregano trimmed. They can get tall when they are flowering.
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Post by patrice on Jul 4, 2017 21:31:21 GMT -5
Thanks for your reply. What do you think of the roots? I'm not too sure how deep oregano roots can go and if they can become a problem for the pepper plants. The peppers are at over 100 day old and are well established already.
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Post by octave1 on Jul 4, 2017 21:44:32 GMT -5
The idea of growing herbs is nice, but since your peppers are doing well I'd leave them alone. Oregano grows fast and quite tall, and it would shade the pepper plant. Same is true for basil, which has some significant roots, although there is a variety of basil that stays really short. Parsley is out of question, same as mint. I do not know what else is out there that is worth growing with peppers.
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Post by pepperhead212 on Jul 4, 2017 23:03:20 GMT -5
I have planted many herbs in pots, and of the two you mention, the thyme seemed to get the smaller rootball, when I went to replant them. Oregano, much like mint, can become sort of a weed, sending out runners, and this is probably why it had much more roots than the thyme.
Maybe you'd want to try a type of creeping thyme? It is good in shade, which would be a good thing for you.
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Post by patrice on Jul 18, 2017 19:53:06 GMT -5
Thanks for your input pepperhead212. I'm giving a timid try to thyme and greek oregano right now but if I'm to push this idea further, I should certainly follow your advice and look for creeping kinds of herbs. Now it's just a question of finding creeping kinds of herbs and the seeds for it.
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Post by Mumsey on Aug 8, 2017 5:13:11 GMT -5
This year I put basil in the center of my tubs with the wave petunias. This has worked well, especially the one that is in partial shade. I have a thyme bed that is out of control! It has taken over about a 6 x 6 ft area. Lots of it will go this Fall. Oregano does spread by runners and every year I cut it out and contain the main plant with a wire cage.
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Post by lilolpeapicker on Sept 24, 2017 6:24:17 GMT -5
Something ate that beautiful pink hibiscus plant this year and there was not a single flower. There were holes in the leaves from the very start. Looks like Japanese Beetle webbing damage to the bean crop(have had in the past) but there were no Japanese Beetles at my house at all. I think I may try to put some garlic around the base of the plant for growing this fall. I hope they are compatible.
I wonder if garlic would do well to chase away leaf miners in pots. Do you think garlic would survive in a pot through the winter?
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Post by patrice on Sept 24, 2017 22:59:48 GMT -5
lilolpeapicker, I have garlic in a pot that also contains green onions. Green onions are thriving but garlic has been struggling a bit. It's not dying but it's not doing great either. I'm not too sure what's the problem with this one. I didn't check but I kind of assumed garlic and green onions liked the same kinds of things. I might have been wrong
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Post by Mumsey on Sept 27, 2017 16:49:40 GMT -5
patrice, Garlic planted in Fall is what we do here, after the first frost. Then in Spring it's the first thing to come up. Planting in Spring will bring much smaller heads. Is there a place you can put it kinda outdoors in Fall, in pots well protected with tons of straw, leaves, etc., even snow! I don't know what your winter temps are, but it can get pretty cold here. Below zero some nights. Maybe if you do that, then bring them in when Spring comes you will have a better crop. I love reading about your challenges, I can't even imagine!
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Post by Mumsey on Sept 27, 2017 16:50:39 GMT -5
lilolpeapicker, I noticed a few of the Japanese beetles on my hibiscus this year, but not til after they began blooming. I guess they concentrated on the beans in the back yard.
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Post by patrice on Sept 27, 2017 22:23:56 GMT -5
Thanks for the ideal Mumsey. I could try to plant them in a pot on the balcony. humm... I'm curious.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 29, 2017 16:04:15 GMT -5
i have a pink hibiscus..in which i'll definitely need to transplant,to a larger pot by august of next year..that'll be when i'll be looking for a flower or herb to plant with it.. and this year,is the year that the hibiscus has done yet..but yet.we did get a package of jobes fertilizer spikes.i used 2 or 3 of them,after i repotted the hibiscus in new n fresh potting mix..
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Post by patrice on Sept 29, 2017 20:41:51 GMT -5
I just planted 40 radish under a small eggplant and 20 more under a new tomato plant I just transplanted into a larger pot. I know someone who will have a yummy radish and butter sandwich for snack next month.
I tried it in a pot with cucumber and it worked well but I didn't plant enough to get an interesting harvest. My only problem was that my radish grew leaves a little too big for my taste. I feel like they competed for light too much and some of them didn't develop well. I was using cherrybelle radish. They taste very good but I wish they would grow smaller leaves.
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Post by Mumsey on Sept 30, 2017 3:41:39 GMT -5
patrice, You can eat those radish leaves too!
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