Do sweet peppers do well in pots?
linnea56 (zone 5b Chicago)
3 years ago
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zeedman Zone 5 Wisconsin
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Sweet peppers... one plant doing nothing.
Comments (4)There may be something going on near the roots...ants maybe? Or a rodent tunnel? Might it have been root-bound when you planted it? I would carefully dig it up if it's not too close to the other one and examine the root structure. You have nothing to lose if it hasn't even flowered by now and it could be valuable info for next year. Depending on your season, and if moving it is an option(or potting it up), it may still produce for you.HTH...See MoreBell Peppers not doing well
Comments (2)Bell peppers are a challenge around these parts, they love the heat so when you plant them in February they tend to just sit there for awhile. Then when it gets warmer and the nights warm up they take off and really grow, before long you will find loads of peppers forming, leaving one to believe that everything will be okay; however, all is not well because about that time the inferno begins here in Phoenix, scorching heat and the plant kind of goes into survival mode. Then peppers get scorched on the side facing the sun if they are not under leaves. I pick them off and eat the good side they are fine that way and at least it is not a total loss! Production then rapidly declines but the plant will survive if watered well, you can keep them going for a couple of years. Bottom line, the end of May provide them with heavy shade, water well, then the middle of September remove shade and you may get a second crop but when it cools down production declines again and they don't survive frosts you will have to cover them! A pinch of sulphur helps peppers and a couple of tablespoons of epson salts in a gallon of water sprayed on leaves and watered in helps them along faster increasing production time, really greens them up, they love magnesium. I like the banana peppers they are sweet and are heavy producers and hold up to the sun better. All the hot peppers hold up well in our summers they have even sprouted on their own in my garden and turned into great productive plants...I guess if you are that hot you are tough as well!...See MoreHow well do Geraniums do in the ground vs. pot?
Comments (4)When I lived in Nebraska, we'd plant ours in the ground in springtime and dig them up in the fall and keep them in the house, and repeat each year. They'd look awful in the spring when we'd first plant them...they would lose their leaves and look bad for a month or so, but then, they'd put out new growth and look amazing all the rest of the spring/summer. They'd get around 3 feet wide and almost as tall...the most amazing geraniums you've ever seen! We found out it's a good idea to cut it back after planting in them outside in the springtime. Then you can stick the cuttings in the ground and the'll root almost 100% of the time...giving you more and more each year....See MoreDo you have a bell/sweet pepper that does OK here?
Comments (14)OK, I got some very healthy, mature bell and sweet pepper plants hardening off now... looks like night time temps will be reliably 50*F or higher starting next week or so. What do you think, can I put them out in Wall'o'waters once I think the below 50*F nights more or less over? Maybe some plastic on the ground to help out as well? I settled on Wisconsin Lakes (bell), Sheep Nose pimento, Napoleon (bell) and Bull's nose (bell), plus two types of hot pepper. I'd love grow more just to experiment, but I don't have a very big space. I will be sure to report back here on how it works! It's been a rather nasty spring for solanacea plants... hope things will be better in the upcoming weeks....See Moregardengal48 (PNW Z8/9)
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