Comment on Planted chillies, neighbouring tree infested the planter.
Transform2942@lemmy.ml 1 week ago
If you try again I cannot recommend wood chip mulch highly enough. After you plant your seeds, cover with a few inches.
The wood chips help the soil retain moisture, reduce temperature fluctuation, and deter unwanted seeding
nicgentile@lemmy.world 1 week ago
This makes sense. And weirdly, I actually have woodchips that have been in the garage for almost 2 years that we were going to throw out. Thanks for this tip.
Transform2942@lemmy.ml 1 week ago
You’re welcome!
Just FYI most plants that produce food are kind of high maintenance. Especially after it has sprouted it probably will need to be watered several times a week to survive (I don’t have a ton of experience though with peppers, I don’t love them like my pops does)