Plants came up great, but still no peppers..no blossoms, nada. Any of you FFA alumni have an idea or three why?
No. Just water. Plenty of sun. Gave them a dose of Miracle Gro a few weeks back but that’s it. Epson salts? Never heard that one....
My dad has that book. Good stuff!If you can ever find it, look for the book "The Joy of Gardening" by Dick Raymond. He has more tips that work.
I had that happen one year and it was cutworms at the bases of the stems.My peppers and tomatoes have done absolutely nothing this year. The weather turned very dry fast, then the last half of July we were hitting 105-108. Watching some pepper plants I could see wilt, then water heavily, and unless I kept a soaker hose going, they would wilt again within a couple of days. Tomatoes so far have not been much larger than golf balls, and one plant is totally stunted finally reaching a height of 15-18". It did cool off a bit last week and I have a few bell peppers forming now. THe way things are looking I might get 20% of the cost of my plants back this year.
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Actually your plants look just fine. Give them a few more weeks and I'm sure you'll be blessed with some flowers and fruit. Here is my tabasco plant. It gets full morning sun and scattered to full shade in the afternoon. They like to be fed so I use this with excellent results. Also, most pepper plants just like to grow slow. View attachment 904523 View attachment 904524
Thanks Mike. My favorite peppers to grow are supposedly the grandaddy of all peppers in the world; the chili tepin or chili piquin. Small little powerful balls of flavor and heat but not too hot.Beautiful! Made a note to grow those next year!
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