sure, now they set!!!

piegirl · October 11, 2010

So far this season - odd at best - my peppers have set 2 - six big berthas which always do extremely well - 2 and they are quite small. First 4 plants were hit with some sort of wilt/blight but slowly recovered and NOW, NOW are setting peppers like crazy - found about 10-12 today - small of course - like extra large peas. The jalapenos did well, the sweet yellow bananas were hit w/ same blight but recovered a little faster. Peppers like cooler weather - our nights are quite cool, day temps have been quite warm, hot actually (91). I figure they have one more week, maybe two but NOW????? piegirl

remy · October 11, 2010

I'm used to this! It always seems to happen when there's not much time left before frost. I grow many of them in pots now so I can haul them in if need be.
Remy

b54red · October 14, 2010

You need to order some seed for Socrates bell peppers. TGS carried them the last few years and I hope they keep carrying them. They produce so much better than any other bell pepper I have tried and in thirty five years of growing peppers I have tried a lot of different varieties. For the past four years it has been my main bell pepper because of it's production and great taste with the plus of being fairly large.

October 11, 2010	#1
piegirl Tomatovillian™ Honoree Join Date: May 2006 Location: Lincoln, NE Posts: 791	sure, now they set!!! So far this season - odd at best - my peppers have set 2 - six big berthas which always do extremely well - 2 and they are quite small. First 4 plants were hit with some sort of wilt/blight but slowly recovered and NOW, NOW are setting peppers like crazy - found about 10-12 today - small of course - like extra large peas. The jalapenos did well, the sweet yellow bananas were hit w/ same blight but recovered a little faster. Peppers like cooler weather - our nights are quite cool, day temps have been quite warm, hot actually (91). I figure they have one more week, maybe two but NOW????? piegirl

October 11, 2010	#2
remy Buffalo-Niagara Tomato TasteFest™ Coordinator Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Z6 WNY Posts: 2,354	I'm used to this! It always seems to happen when there's not much time left before frost. I grow many of them in pots now so I can haul them in if need be. Remy __________________ "I wake to sleep and take my waking slow" -Theodore Roethke Yes, we have a great party for WNY/Ontario tomato growers every year on Grand Island! Owner of The Sample Seed Shop

October 14, 2010	#3
b54red Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Alabama Posts: 7,068	You need to order some seed for Socrates bell peppers. TGS carried them the last few years and I hope they keep carrying them. They produce so much better than any other bell pepper I have tried and in thirty five years of growing peppers I have tried a lot of different varieties. For the past four years it has been my main bell pepper because of it's production and great taste with the plus of being fairly large.