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Gardening question
Posted on 4/6/13 at 11:48 am
Posted on 4/6/13 at 11:48 am
ok, after this weeks rain and warmer temps my garden is taking off. Tomatoes, cukes, grn beans, squash have all tripled in size this week it seems. Except for my Bell Peppers. They haven't seem to have grown at all. Every year it's the same, they grow slow and I never get a heavy yield. Any suggestion or does anyone else have the same issue?
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Posted on 4/6/13 at 1:03 pm to LSUlefty
Bell Peppers never produced much for us until July
Posted on 4/6/13 at 1:10 pm to weisertiger
so I planted them too early? Last summer when it really got hot the peppers just fell off the plant.
Posted on 4/6/13 at 1:56 pm to LSUlefty
When did you plant them?
Posted on 4/6/13 at 2:17 pm to weisertiger
March 20th
Posted on 4/6/13 at 2:58 pm to LSUlefty
I think you should be fine planting them at that time. That is around when we plant. The plants don't get really big so maybe it just feels like they are growing slower because you are comparing bell pepper plant growth to the rate of growth of plants that get much bigger than bell pepper plants.
I will say, that in my experience bell peppers don't produce much until later in the summer, and we have never had them produce a ton either. But I don't think bell pepper plants are supposed to produce as much other plants
I will say, that in my experience bell peppers don't produce much until later in the summer, and we have never had them produce a ton either. But I don't think bell pepper plants are supposed to produce as much other plants
Posted on 4/6/13 at 9:10 pm to LSUlefty
Try adding magnesium sulfate (epsom salt) to the soil or water in. I do this with good results. Youtube it to see others talk about it.
Posted on 4/6/13 at 9:39 pm to TigerTitleHunter
I'll try that tomorrow. I did see on Youtube that you should fertilize more often than your other plants.
Posted on 4/6/13 at 9:43 pm to LSUlefty
Don't overwater them, they need to dry out completely between waterings
Posted on 4/6/13 at 10:03 pm to greasemonkey
I just got the 2"x12"x10' s to make the box garden at my house.
The messicans showed up this week and tore through the overgrown area in a few hours that would have taken me days to clear out.
My plan is to get the garden built and full of dirt tomorrow then plant this week.
The messicans showed up this week and tore through the overgrown area in a few hours that would have taken me days to clear out.
My plan is to get the garden built and full of dirt tomorrow then plant this week.
Posted on 4/6/13 at 11:14 pm to LSUlefty
My experience with bell peppers is they suck till after summer once they've got their limb growth done. Then in the fall they go fricking nuts. I had one plant last year that I'm still using frozen peppers from. If you can keep them alive over the winter, they're just retarded for how much they put off. If you've got a way to do that, it's worth it.
Posted on 4/7/13 at 7:43 am to faxis
Bellpepper plants are very temperature sensitive.
Nighttime temperatures below 50 degree will stunt a bellpepper plants growth.
Bellpeppers are the last thing I transplant for that reason.
Even worse come summer, night time temperatures above 80 degree will stop production of new peppers.
If a bell pepper plant is still small and sets first bloom that flowers, the plant will be stunted as it matures that fruit.. pinch off the first bloom and the plant will grow larger before setting fruit which often does result in higher yields.
If you can keep the plant health thru the summer and we have a mild fall season you will be rewarded with great production once the temperature falls back to optimum conditions.
Nighttime temperatures below 50 degree will stunt a bellpepper plants growth.
Bellpeppers are the last thing I transplant for that reason.
Even worse come summer, night time temperatures above 80 degree will stop production of new peppers.
If a bell pepper plant is still small and sets first bloom that flowers, the plant will be stunted as it matures that fruit.. pinch off the first bloom and the plant will grow larger before setting fruit which often does result in higher yields.
If you can keep the plant health thru the summer and we have a mild fall season you will be rewarded with great production once the temperature falls back to optimum conditions.
Posted on 4/7/13 at 9:36 am to Kajungee
So would they do better in partial shade during the summer?
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