Bad year for bells

b54red · July 30, 2011

This has been the worst year for my bell peppers in a long time. I have had very poor production and some of the sickest looking plants this year. We had terribly hot dry weather til July then constant rains. Some of my plants have lost nearly all their leaves and many have been hit hard by diseases with some even dying. If I can keep some of them alive til fall I'm sure they will perk up but it is not looking good. Even Socrates which is usually a sure thing has not done much so far this year.

The Uyababa and Pappadew plants are doing fantastic and a couple of chiles have done good but overall this has been a terrible year for peppers down here. I talked to a friend of mine and he said his bells have done even worse. I wish I had started some more seedlings to set out now for fall production because I fear many of my plants may be past the point of recovery.

July 30, 2011	#1
b54red Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Alabama Posts: 7,068	Bad year for bells This has been the worst year for my bell peppers in a long time. I have had very poor production and some of the sickest looking plants this year. We had terribly hot dry weather til July then constant rains. Some of my plants have lost nearly all their leaves and many have been hit hard by diseases with some even dying. If I can keep some of them alive til fall I'm sure they will perk up but it is not looking good. Even Socrates which is usually a sure thing has not done much so far this year. The Uyababa and Pappadew plants are doing fantastic and a couple of chiles have done good but overall this has been a terrible year for peppers down here. I talked to a friend of mine and he said his bells have done even worse. I wish I had started some more seedlings to set out now for fall production because I fear many of my plants may be past the point of recovery.