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Old October 26, 2017   #14
jmsieglaff
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Do you grow your peppers in ground?

A few years back I did some in ground and some in buckets and the bucket peppers far out did the in ground ones. Since then I've gone to solely buckets for my peppers and couldn't have been happier! I grow hot (Aji Amarillo and Serrano), sweet snacking peppers (mix of yellow, red, and orange), a couple sweet bells, and Poblanos. All do great in the buckets.

YMMV, but might be worth giving a shot. Heat is important, but this year only had 2 days in the 90s June-August--but my peppers are full sun, which I think peppers like.

I start my peppers early--Jan/Feb, growing under lights in a cool basement (upper 50s), topped as needed for fitting under the lights, until they go into the cold frame in late April for a mid May plant out.
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