Tomatoville® Gardening Forums


Notices

General information and discussion about cultivating peppers.

Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
Old April 19, 2019   #316
PlainJane
Guest
 
Posts: n/a
Default

Peppers are looking fantastic!
  Reply With Quote
Old April 19, 2019   #317
roper2008
Tomatovillian™
 
roper2008's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Virginia Bch, VA (7b)
Posts: 1,337
Default

Yes, they are looking very healthy. I’m in the process of hardening off. My least favorite thing to do.
roper2008 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old April 19, 2019   #318
clkeiper
Tomatovillian™
 
clkeiper's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: ohio
Posts: 4,350
Default

Shrinkwrap.. tell us what you do. those are FANTASTIC looking and I grow lots and lots of plants but I don't think I have seen any as nice as those.
__________________
carolyn k
clkeiper is offline   Reply With Quote
Old April 19, 2019   #319
Shrinkrap
Tomatovillian™
 
Join Date: May 2006
Location: N. California
Posts: 694
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by clkeiper View Post
Shrinkwrap.. tell us what you do. those are FANTASTIC looking and I grow lots and lots of plants but I don't think I have seen any as nice as those.
Thank you! That's high praise!


Usually I start in styrofoam seed starting trays, with a dome, on a heating mat, then remove the dome and the mat when they sprout and put them under lights.

This year (thanks to @MuddyBuckets) I used the double solo cup thing, adding used ProMix to the grow plugs that go with the seed starting trays, and with a little hydroponics food in the reservoir once the roots reach the bottom.

In a nutshell, I do what Khang Starr tells me to!

https://youtu.be/9q1hyW-00kg

Last edited by Shrinkrap; April 20, 2019 at 06:28 PM.
Shrinkrap is offline   Reply With Quote
Old April 21, 2019   #320
GoDawgs
Tomatovillian™
 
GoDawgs's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2018
Location: Augusta area, Georgia, 8a/7b
Posts: 1,685
Default Ready To Plant Out

I was going to finalize bed prep yesterday and plant these peppers out yesterday but rain came in and the prep came to a halt. Several days ago I lightly topped these and will be eager to see the results as I've never done that before.

GoDawgs is offline   Reply With Quote
Old April 21, 2019   #321
PlainJane
Guest
 
Posts: n/a
Default

By “lightly top” do you mean pinch out the growing tip?
  Reply With Quote
Old April 21, 2019   #322
Shrinkrap
Tomatovillian™
 
Join Date: May 2006
Location: N. California
Posts: 694
Default

Those look very nice! What kind are they?
Shrinkrap is offline   Reply With Quote
Old April 22, 2019   #323
GoDawgs
Tomatovillian™
 
GoDawgs's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2018
Location: Augusta area, Georgia, 8a/7b
Posts: 1,685
Default

PJ, yes. I pinched out the growing tip. It's an experiment this year after some of last year's peppers, particularly the Jalapeno M, grew rather tall and thin compared to other types.

Thanks, Shrinkrap!. They are:

Alma paprika (will grow this in a pot on the porch)
Ancho Grande
Big Jim
Feher Ozon paprika
Gypsy
Jalapeno M
Jupiter
Mucho Nacho jalapeno
Sweet Banana

I'm not into real hot peppers, just some milder types for enchiladas, etc and putting up pickled jalapenos. The Jalapeno M was just a trial of an OP but this year I'm back to growing hybrid Mucho Nacho next to it and compare it to a pinched out Jalapeno M. I'm also looking to dry the paprikas for making my own paprika powder to add to the garlic powder and herbs I already dehydrate.
GoDawgs is offline   Reply With Quote
Old May 24, 2019   #324
Rajun Gardener
Tomatovillian™
 
Rajun Gardener's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: Tomato Cornhole
Posts: 2,550
Default

And the first peppers to ripen for 2019 is.......Over wintered Fatali!!!

__________________
Rob
Rajun Gardener is offline   Reply With Quote
Old May 24, 2019   #325
Salsacharley
Tomatovillian™
 
Salsacharley's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2013
Location: New Mexico
Posts: 2,051
Default

Those look very nice!

Quote:
Originally Posted by Rajun Gardener View Post
And the first peppers to ripen for 2019 is.......Over wintered Fatali!!!

Salsacharley is offline   Reply With Quote
Old May 25, 2019   #326
GoDawgs
Tomatovillian™
 
GoDawgs's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2018
Location: Augusta area, Georgia, 8a/7b
Posts: 1,685
Default

Pretty, Rajun! So shiny! Two winters ago I brought a Gypsy inside for the winter and it sure started kicking out peppers early once set back out in the spring. I didn't have a pepper to overwinter this year but I put a Feher Ozon paprika in a 3 gallon bucket this spring so I could bring it in this winter.
GoDawgs is offline   Reply With Quote
Old May 30, 2019   #327
GoDawgs
Tomatovillian™
 
GoDawgs's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2018
Location: Augusta area, Georgia, 8a/7b
Posts: 1,685
Default

So far the peppers are doing ok in the heat and setting a lot of flowers and a few fruit. They get shade until about noon and then after 6PM. They've done well in that environment so I'm rotating them every year through three beds in that part shade area. They're not tied to the stakes but they lean against them when the prevailing wind blows.

I probably should have put the soaker hose under the mulch but it was an after thought and thus after the fact so it will stay that way since it works.

GoDawgs is offline   Reply With Quote
Old June 2, 2019   #328
b54red
Tomatovillian™
 
b54red's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Alabama
Posts: 7,068
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by GoDawgs View Post
So far the peppers are doing ok in the heat and setting a lot of flowers and a few fruit. They get shade until about noon and then after 6PM. They've done well in that environment so I'm rotating them every year through three beds in that part shade area. They're not tied to the stakes but they lean against them when the prevailing wind blows.

I probably should have put the soaker hose under the mulch but it was an after thought and thus after the fact so it will stay that way since it works.

Dawg I have had some great results although somewhat messy looking pepper beds by setting out sweet potato slips every three to four feet in my peeper beds. For some reason this has helped the peppers maintain their health and production much longer than usual. I am also going to try the same thing in my okra bed this year and see if having the sweet potato vines under them is as complimentary to them as it is to the peppers. It does take some pruning of the sweet potato vines throughout the season as they like to run up everything and you don't want that. The funny thing is I get much better production out of the sweet potatoes when grown in the same bed as the peppers than when grown by themselves. Besides pruning the vines that try to climb the peppers I also try to prune them if they leave the bed otherwise they will go everywhere.

Bill
b54red is offline   Reply With Quote
Old June 2, 2019   #329
AlittleSalt
BANNED FOR LIFE
 
AlittleSalt's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2014
Posts: 13,333
Default

Pretty N Sweet and Jimmy Nardello.
Attached Images
File Type: jpg HNI_0096.JPG (66.2 KB, 114 views)
File Type: jpg HNI_0097.JPG (64.0 KB, 116 views)
AlittleSalt is offline   Reply With Quote
Old June 3, 2019   #330
roper2008
Tomatovillian™
 
roper2008's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Virginia Bch, VA (7b)
Posts: 1,337
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by AlittleSalt View Post
Pretty N Sweet and Jimmy Nardello.
How are the Pretty N Sweet? My fruit are still green.
roper2008 is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump


All times are GMT -4. The time now is 05:41 AM.


★ Tomatoville® is a registered trademark of Commerce Holdings, LLC ★ All Content ©2022 Commerce Holdings, LLC ★