Do you do this to force flower and fruit production? Nurseries do
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Do cool nights help bell or other pepper fruit flowering?
Comments (5)Well, it's pretty well established, as far as I know, that heat delays or prevents proper blossoming and fruit set on peppers and tomatos, so your cool nights probably are helping, as are your frequent rains. Now, here in Michigan, we have the opposite problem, it's been VERY cool, and heat lovers are sulking. Daytime temps have struggled to hit the 70 degree mark most days in May and the first half of June (high saturday, for example, was 64), and nights have been mostly in the 40's, a few 50's, and some nights in the 30's (including one night last week when it hit 32 in Port Huron, Michigan, about an hour northeast of me). I DEFINITELY think peppers like a lot of nutrients, you just have to be careful to balance out the nitrogen so that the don't just grow leaves. I would use something like a 20-20-20 at the minimum, if not something that is actually lower in N and higher in the other two....See MoreDo you like flower shows?
Comments (23)I do enjoy an occasional flower show. The ones I attend, either in Boston or in Portland, ME, provide me with a shot of green and growing during a time of year when I know I've got about another month to 6 weeks of winter followed by about two weeks of mud season. I don't go every year, but I do enjoy them when I attend. Perhaps it's the particular shows I attend, but often the display "gardens" are actually realistic gardens, with a particular time of year emphasized, often spring. I've learned about particular plants that I haven't seen elsewhere. For instance I have Rhododendron viscosum, swamp azalea, in my garden because its scent drew me to a set of them at a long ago Boston Flower and Garden show. I guess I look at them as a form of spectacle as opposed to being literal gardens. From Boston Flower & Garden Show 2013 From Boston Flower & Garden Show 2013 The other places I go to get some green during the winter is any of several commercial or educational greenhouses that are relatively local to me. I also really enjoy visiting real gardens on open garden days, as well as public gardens when I travel. Seeing how others have used the space on garden tours and what plants they have combined is such a personal aspect of gardening....See MoreSo. Cal, Mango many flowers, always few fruits. what should I do.
Comments (10)Yes, Rainbird - I have a friend around the corner from me here in Palm Springs who gets a tiny handful of fruits every year from a huge tree, and I don't know what to say to her to help. The tree looks healthy and gets plenty of sun, but something, whether it's nutritional or a watering issue, is allowing very few fruits to hold. How much water and how often does this tree get water compared to the other productive tree? Actually go out when the sprinklers or bubblers are on and take a look at the watering situation. I had a tree once that looked fine but never produced - I discoverd the sprinkler head was clogged and it was surviving on very little water. if it's nutritional, the only think I can suggest is a balanced fertilizer with a less Nitrogen and more emphasis on Potassium and Phosphorous. I always feed it MUCH more diluted than the instructions on the package and more often. Even as often as every 2 weeks throughout the growing season. I mean I'm trying to figure out how to get trees to hold more fruit myself...... Ah, the mysteries of tree intelligence..... But Stanofh is right - a picture would really help.... Gary...See MoreDo you have a Soursop that is producing fruit for you?
Comments (77)The tree on the picture had blooms last fall but the blooms did not turn into fruit for the temperature was falling so I had to take it into my kitchen. No sun and low humidity made the flowers dry and eventually dropped. I am hoping for it to bloom again at the right time this year....See Morejojosplants
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