so why are my peppers wilting?
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Why are my peppers so hot?
Comments (7)Just out of curiosity... were the milder peppers from the same plants as the hot ones? I've noticed that thre biggest determinant of heat seems to be genetic. Last year I had what looked like a bumper crop of jals, but when I tasted them, they were bell pepper mild - exept for a few. Next time I picked them, I carefully sorted and tasted them by plant (which I numbered) and there were maybe 6 hot plants out of 20. I kept the hottest plant over winter for seed stock and this year ALL those offspring are hot, and some are very hot - for a jalapeno....See MoreWhy are parts of my red currant plant wilting and going limp?
Comments (7)There is a caterpillar which bores into tomato stems. You should see a hole about 3-4 mm wide. Above the point of entry, the stem will be puny and slow-growing. If you have this problem, you're probably better off just cutting that branch off. If it's the main stem and that's not an option, you can try to open the stem and remove the bug -- I read about doing that, but didn't have much luck when I tried it; I don't know if the branch is supposed to recover once the caterpillar is gone. http://www.organicgardeninfo.com/potato-stalk-borer.html http://lancaster.unl.edu/hort/Articles/2002/TomatoWilt.shtml...See Morewhy are my pepperocini peppers so bitter?
Comments (0)I'm waiting until they are greenish yellow to harvest (they say to wait till then) and they are all horribly bitter. I don't mean just a teensy bit bitter, more like totally where that's all you taste. I have lactofermented some and am going to wait a few months to hope the fermentation process will transform the bitterness into better-ness. The plants get plenty of water, food and nitrogen. Could too much nitrogen cause them to be bitter?...See Moresome of my tomato plants are wilting...why?
Comments (24)njitgrad: Never had a problem with wilting before in 4 years so I doubt the containers are too hot for the roots. Just because things were fine before doesn't mean they're going to be fine now. Conditions differ every year. If you make your 5-1-1 fresh every year, there could be a difference in the particle size/absorbency of the materials you use, etc. I always water them heavily with each watering. When I say heavily I mean until water seeps out of all sides of the containers including the bottom. Probably about 2 gallons of water per plant. It depends on the rate of watering. If you dump a lot of water quickly, much of it may run off without hydrating the mix properly. Also, if the mix is getting too dry in between waterings, it doesn't matter how much you water when you do water. 5-1-1 is a well-draining mix, so it won't hold onto a lot of water. It's not like growing in-ground. So excess water does nothing, just drains away. The key is enough water at the optimum frequency. A ton of water but not often enough will still lead to drought stress if you're growing in containers with a well-draining mix. I understand that it's frustrating that what you did before is not having the same good results today, but it doesn't really help your plants to reject advice because what you were doing before worked before. It's obviously not working now for some of your plants....See Moreseysonn
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