Pepper plants stunted
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Comments (4)i'm curious to see what others say too as my bell peps (not ornimental) seem to be stunted too. at least i think after stating them from seed at end of march that they should be bigger than 3-4 inches tall! good luck!...See MoreHot Pepper plant stunted growth??
Comments (10)How are the temperatures there? If it gets too hot (or too cold, but that seems unlikely) the pod growth may slow. In that case, I wouldn't worry too much about it. But I completely agree that the pods are obviously not cayenne (long, thin, almost strongly pods) or Anaheims (shorter, stubbier, pointy at the end). Burpee does sell some round peppers. I don't remember for sure, but I think they are all sweet peppers. This looks more like one of those peppers maybe. Angie...See MoreMy faith in organic gardening is being seriously shaken.....
Comments (89)Shellva, I just found this thread and after seeing the photo of your "sick" tomato of a couple years ago scanned down through to see if you reported on the results of your soil test. To my eye that tomato showed nutrient deficencies. There seemed to be a purplish cast to the stem--not enough phosphorous maybe. The growing tip was pale green--not enough nitrogen. The dried leaf margin so early in the season may have been a potassium lack. And those cupped leaves are indicative of a nutrient lack too but I don't remember what. And as some have said, pH is critical. Here in eastern Okla our soils are too acid to grow many crops well, beans and peas especially, also asparagus. So we amend our soils with woodashes as well as lots of organic stuff. And I am in total agreement with those who say it takes 3-5 years to get good results. Aeration is also critical. Our first garden at this location--on heavy clay--was built by hand, because we didn't own a tiller. My husband and I turned the soil with shovels, our two oldest children beat it up with rakes and hoes. That was 24 years ago. Then we got a soil test and for a couple years used a bit of chemical fertilizer while we built up the soil. Have been organic now for 20 years. We still till twice a year--the garden is 5000 sq ft, too big not to, although we tried one year. Once in the late fall we turn under the chickenmanure/woodchip litter from the chicken house and again in late winter we have to till to get rid of the darn winter weeds. We don't till to "cultivate", but use a hoe early in the season. Then we mulch with oak leaves that have decomposed some over the winter and grass clippings and rotten sawdust from a sawmill when we can get it. And we provide veggies for 4 familes all summer and a good part of the winter. So I hope you come back and let us know what that soil test showed. It is a very handy tool to use. Knowledge is power. It is also very handy to study the photos of nutrient deficiency in plants. Wish I could remember the name of the book that I first saw them in but I gave the thing away to a neophyte gardener. Maybe someone knows of a link that shows them. I would like to refresh my memory....See Morestunted plants
Comments (0)a cold and wet spring has resulted in my tomato and pepper plants being stunted. they are about 3-4 inches tall after a month in the ground. they have grown really thick for three inches then really skinny at the top. the bottom leaves and branches look great on the tomato plants but the top barely has any growth. the pepper plants are kind of yellowy green and dont grow at all. the temperature at night has been consistently about 7-13 degrees celsius.(45-55 degrees F) i tried to cover but some nights i missed. what can i do with these plants. will they bear fruit. can somebody give advice. tnx aki...See Morerbduke0330
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