Pepper plants not growing tall
SoCarRob (Zone 7)
9 years ago
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woohooman San Diego CA zone 10a
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Comments (35)I'm not sure what little I've found to work for me would help the original poster given their light, growing conditions, etc.... I am FAR from an expert. This is just some FYI of what's worked for me. I've been growing bell peppers now for about 4 years. The soil is clay-based but has been ammended some every year and the dirt is nice, crumbly and slightly moist when you stick a shovel in to turn the soil and dig the planting hole. The first year the peppers just did okay. I kept reading how they LOVE heat and sun. Perhaps this is contrary to most info out there but I've found, at least in the South when summer temps are frequently in the mid nineties or higher that they benefit from some kind of shade cloth during the hot afternoon hours. I drape a row of burlap overtop of the plants supported by wire cages. They never suffer from afternoon wilt and the peppers have been much larger and more abundant. The plants are larger and seem "happier". I also began spraying the leaves once with epsom salts when they start to blossom and once again when the fruits are dime sized. I read this somewhere online. In addition I started fertilizing them with Tomato Tone about half as often as I do the tomatoes. I couldn't tell you if it's any one of these things or all of them but my peppers have been doing wonderfully ever since (knock on wood). I used soaker hoses the first several years then switched to drip irrigation last year. Both methods seemed about the same with respect to plant growth and production although the drip irrigation is more water efficient since it doesn't water the dirt in between plants. Just my two or three cents. Good luck with your peppers this year!...See MorePepper Plants Grow Update...
Comments (8)Caelian, very good eyes. surprised anyone would notice that. The second row in the first picture is Aswad Eggplant. First year growing them, Iraqi variety that can weigh well over 3 pounds... well see I'm keeping my fingers cross on them. If they do well I'll share the seeds with who ever wants them. Caelian, please tell me all your plant are not gone? You worked so hard on them. jifjifjif, I keep staring a my pepper plants too. The heat coming off the supper hots may eventually blind me but at least I can still taste them. Mmm Mmm can't wait for that sweet heat! I'm guna pickle, roast, dry, stuff and bake, powder, grill and smoke em. Any thing else I may have missed.. Oh Yea eat them right off the plant. Going to go to Cross Country Nurseries soon.. They have 500 hundred different varieties of pepper plants for like $2.10 each. Wow I can't wait! First time going check out the link. Eric Here is a link that might be useful: http://www.chileplants.com/...See Morelil pepper plants growing peppers?
Comments (5)The reason they are producing so early is because they have stressed by conditions, probably before they were planted, so they go into survival mode and make some seeds early. I always choose the plants without flower buds at the nursery, then they grow more normally, not sure of your situation. As said you could pinch off the early peppers in the hope that plant will get bigger and more productive in summer. Or you could let them grow to eatable stage but pick them quickly, don't let them sit there and ripen, and your plant will still be fine if growing conditions are good....See MorePepper plants fruiting instead of growing
Comments (4)Thanks Rancher! Good point you can always add more but can't remove it. Like you suggest, I'll look forward to other folks' comments too, and work on getting that soil test. The tomato plants which are in a row 4' away have doubled in size to 24-30" since being put in the ground, and the Beeksteak plants have golf-ball sized green fruits. Prior to being plowed & tilled this spring, this was a horse pasture for many years. This post was edited by AmericanGardner on Mon, Jun 2, 14 at 1:21...See MoreSoCarRob (Zone 7)
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woohooman San Diego CA zone 10a