Market Farming

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In a message dated 6/18/01 10:39:29 PM Central Daylight Time, 
potzkai AT hotmail.com writes:


> My pepper plants are turning yellow and new growth is slow


The peppers need some heat, warmer weather,all over the country.  Here in 
Iowa the wind has blown every day, hard, and everything we have planted looks 
like crap.  I did some soil test the other day and everything is pretty well 
balanced, the weather has just not cooperated with us growers.  

One of the venders showed up with peppers at the market Saturday, if you can 
believe that.  Greenhouse he say's.  O'Well????

I really hope that things start to grow a little faster, our season is short 
enough the way it is.  Maybe I need to build more hoop houses in the future 
in order to stay in the business.  Hoop houses and the wind we have all the 
time is another factor, and when it gets hot later in the summer is another 
factor on hoop houses.  

Just some personal thoughts
Phil from Iowa.