Hi,

I started my vegetable garden this year. I did well on some and not good on others. With the unusual rainy summer that we had in HOUSTON, TX, my veggies got lot of rain than sun this year.

I have a raised bed which i added gardening soil and chicken manure. I planted

Hybrid Peppers - Did get good produce and still getting them

Jalapeno Peppers - very few

Tomatoes - Didn't get even one single fruit

Cherry Tomatoes - Very few

Both the plants look healthy

Failed miserably on Squash and Cucumbers. Crops got rotten because of the rains and excess water. Finally got 2 Squash which tasted more like cucumbers with seeds inside.

Then i started a few vegetables in containers like

Edible Amarnath - Coming out very good

Okra - first pods are coming out now

BottleGourd - Had 3 of them so far

SnakeGourd - Yet to see any fruit

Now my question is:

1. I don't spray any chemicals on my veggies.I didn't even do a miracle grow. But apart from the manure and soil that i did initially, is there anything taht i can add to the soil

occasionally to improve the growth of my veggies?

2. Can i leave the peppers and other veggies outside in the winter this year?

Can i transplant the pepper into containers?

can i leave the containers in the patio or do i need to get them inside the house

3. what kind of winter preparation should i do for the soil for vegetables?