My pepper plants just don't look good. They're not dark enough green. So today my mission was to do some research on what could cause that and what the fix is. I found this extremely helpful website that is worth sharing:

http://www.vegetablegardener.com/item/3796/fertilizing-its-mainly-about-nitrogen/page/all

My soil analysis that I had done this spring showed that my garden is only deficient in nitrogen. So I decided to produce my own nitrogen. (Ask me if you need to but I think you can figure it out) I store extra cistern water in 2.5 gallon kitty litter jugs and even though it is more dilution than recommended, I decided to add only 8 oz of.... ummmmm.... natural nitrogen.... per kitty litter jug of water. Since it is a weak dilution, I decided to add 1 Tbsp of epsom salt to the jug, as well.

Still carving out a spot in the garden each morning and pulling weeds and grasses till it gets warm enough that it makes the sweat drip off my face, and then I know it's time to quit. Lately that's been about 11:30am. I don't like leaving the ground bare so unless it's Bermuda grass I just throw it down on top of the ground after it's been pulled. The Bermuda grass goes to the burn barrel.

I caught a clip from Cher Bono's latest performance where she told the audience that she is 71 and then asked "What's YOUR Grammy doing tonight??" Well, Cher, I can't speak for ALL 71-year-old Grammy's, but this one is in bed by that time of the night, getting a good rest so she can go out into the garden and work as soon as it's daylight. I'm wearin' more clothes, too.