Sprinklers or Drip in the Vegetable Garden : “Is it okay to use overhead sprinklers in a vegetable garden?
“You can water most plants with overhead sprinklers, and farmers often have no other choice. But drip watering is the better choice. The main concern with overhead watering is disease. Splashing water or wet leaves are what many plant diseases need to spread. Sprinkling is also wasteful, since so much water is lost to evaporation. Drip watering systems deliver water exactly where it’s needed: the soil at the base of the plant. The water is applied slowly and is able to soak in. Leaves stay dry, limiting disease problems.” back to top Getting the Heat out of Jalapeno Peppers : “We purchased seeds for ‘mild’ jalapeno peppers. The plants are producing nicely, but the peppers are very hot. What can we do to reduce the heat when we want to use them for salsa? Would boiling them or roasting them on the grill help?” “Mild jalapeno varieties vary in their heat levels and in their tendency to occasionally produce hotter fruit. Anything that stresses the plant will cause a mild jalapeno to produ
