Pepper Problems - Page 2

robin303 · May 1, 2008

Thanks Feldon, I'll go out there pinch those puppies. I have one Jap in a 5 gal bucket and he is doing better than those other two in the ground. I Googled that Jimmy Nardello pepper everybody raves about. I'm going to have to try them next year. Might be to late now.

Worth1 · May 1, 2008

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Originally Posted by robin303

Thanks Feldon, I'll go out there pinch those puppies. I have one Jap in a 5 gal bucket and he is doing better than those other two in the ground. I Googled that Jimmy Nardello pepper everybody raves about. I'm going to have to try them next year. Might be to late now.

If you have the room I would go ahead and plant one or two.

They set well in the summer heat.

I'm always getting a wild hair and planting something late.

I'm planting hydrangeas today and I will buy a Japanese Maple (Blood good) as soon as I can get to the store and by it.

I am constantly buying plants and putting them in the ground.

Worth

robin303 · May 1, 2008

I doub't if I can even find those seeds here in Austin. Any favorite seed sources that yawl been happy with.

feldon30 · May 1, 2008

Remind me to bring my Jimmy Nardello seeds to SETTFest.

Or I can send you some now if you want, but it would be very late to start seeds. Jimmy Nardello are 1/2 - 1 inch wide compared to Carmen which is 1-3 inches wide. I saved a ton of JN seeds last year from the first 2 fruits. I had them in a pot all by themselves away from other peppers, but who knows for sure if the seeds are pure. Even if it's crossed, it would be crossed with another Italian type so it should be pretty awesome.

Pepper seeds are only viable for a couple of years so I really should do a seed offer.

tuk50 · May 2, 2008

Thanks Feldon, I usually pick the first few blooms off peppers, but will pick them off till the plant gets taller this year. On another note, I have a pepper plant that overwintered with my temps getting to the low 20's and it didn't kill the roots. The stem is about the size of my thumb and it has two green stems about 2inches long. A few years ago I had a bell planted in a protected spot on the southside of my home and it got very large the second year and looked like a bush with bark on the main trunk. 8)

valencia860 · May 2, 2008

use epson salts circle six inches from plant

barkeater · May 2, 2008

Feldon is mostly right; good observation. They do like to make their first peppers right in the crotch, which will give a gnarly pepper that can crack the plant in half if you wait until it's fully grown when you try to pick it. And, more importantly, like summer squash and other veggies, the first fruit can make the plant lazy.

We used to call it constipated when it came to bells and zucchini. The whole purpose of any lifeform is to reproduce, and vegetables are no different. But if there is no stress to their "baby", why make more?

What I was taught by all the 3rd generation farmers when I started out was to let it fruit and then pick it off. Picking off the blossom isn't stressful enough, as weather can do that. Wait until there is fruit, roughly a quarter to half of the way grown, and then pick it off.

It works especially well on zucchini, cukes, and sweet peppers. You will be amazed how quickly the next few grow and mature.

robin303 · May 2, 2008

Welcome Valencia860, What does the epson salts in a circle six inches from the plant do. Heck I’m new here too.

Worth1 · May 3, 2008

Not to jump in here but I pulled my first Mucho Nacho Pepper today and it was mouth burning hot.

I ate the thing right out in the garden with out a drink of water in site.

I also picked about 20 pounds of cucumbers and squash today.

From the looks of it I will pick about 40 pounds in 2 days.

Lets see, with todays prices thats about $60 worth of food for the table.

Worth

barkeater · May 3, 2008

Ouch, that hurts! I'm down to my last jar of homemade refrigerator dill pickles AND pickled jalapenos, Worth.

I've got to try Mucho Nacho next year. My favorite and hottest jalapenos have been Goliath and Early Jalapeno.

robin303 · May 3, 2008

Where the heck is that GI Issue canteen when you need it.

Granny · May 4, 2008

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Originally Posted by robin303

Where the heck is that GI Issue canteen when you need it.

Water doesn't help. Can even make it worse. Capsaicin is oil soluble. Milk, yogurt, sour cream, etc.

celestina · May 4, 2008

Watermelon works wonders at taking the sting out

the999bbq · May 5, 2008

I'm having similar problems with most of the peppers (hot and sweet). Because I 'observed' last year that the peppers stayed small and thus managable indoors for a very long time my guess was to start them very very early this year to have them bigger at the start of the season. Unfortunately the peppers went on hold mode too. Some are only an inch or two high, have a couple of true leaves but are stalling for some reason. I first thought it could be the cheap potting soil that I bought and mixed half half with good soil to try and improve it. The tomatoes are in the same soil and do far more better than the peppers. All where under growing lamps but in an unheated room (temp between 15 and 21°C). I'm pretty sure they will start growing as soon as they hit the greenhouse but apart from efficiently using the heated propagator (peppers first, tomatoes and others later) there seems no reason to start them earlier than they want ;-)

Maybe some extra feeding would encourage them a bit more but I think they are just waiting for those hot hot temperatures ??

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feldon30 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2006 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 5,346	Remind me to bring my Jimmy Nardello seeds to SETTFest. Or I can send you some now if you want, but it would be very late to start seeds. Jimmy Nardello are 1/2 - 1 inch wide compared to Carmen which is 1-3 inches wide. I saved a ton of JN seeds last year from the first 2 fruits. I had them in a pot all by themselves away from other peppers, but who knows for sure if the seeds are pure. Even if it's crossed, it would be crossed with another Italian type so it should be pretty awesome. Pepper seeds are only viable for a couple of years so I really should do a seed offer. __________________ [SIZE="3"]I've relaunched my gardening website -- [B]TheUnconventionalTomato.com[/B][/SIZE] * [I][SIZE="1"]*I'm not allowed to post weblinks so you'll have to copy-paste it manually.[/SIZE][/I]

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May 1, 2008	#16
robin303 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Austin, TX Zone 8b Posts: 531	Thanks Feldon, I'll go out there pinch those puppies. I have one Jap in a 5 gal bucket and he is doing better than those other two in the ground. I Googled that Jimmy Nardello pepper everybody raves about. I'm going to have to try them next year. Might be to late now.

May 2, 2008	#20
tuk50 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Tucson, Arizona (catalina) Posts: 413	Thanks Feldon, I usually pick the first few blooms off peppers, but will pick them off till the plant gets taller this year. On another note, I have a pepper plant that overwintered with my temps getting to the low 20's and it didn't kill the roots. The stem is about the size of my thumb and it has two green stems about 2inches long. A few years ago I had a bell planted in a protected spot on the southside of my home and it got very large the second year and looked like a bush with bark on the main trunk. 8)

May 2, 2008	#21
valencia860 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: san bernardino, Ca Posts: 2	use epson salts circle six inches from plant

May 2, 2008	#22
barkeater Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: NE Kingdom, VT - Zone 3b Posts: 1,439	Feldon is mostly right; good observation. They do like to make their first peppers right in the crotch, which will give a gnarly pepper that can crack the plant in half if you wait until it's fully grown when you try to pick it. And, more importantly, like summer squash and other veggies, the first fruit can make the plant lazy. We used to call it constipated when it came to bells and zucchini. The whole purpose of any lifeform is to reproduce, and vegetables are no different. But if there is no stress to their "baby", why make more? What I was taught by all the 3rd generation farmers when I started out was to let it fruit and then pick it off. Picking off the blossom isn't stressful enough, as weather can do that. Wait until there is fruit, roughly a quarter to half of the way grown, and then pick it off. It works especially well on zucchini, cukes, and sweet peppers. You will be amazed how quickly the next few grow and mature.

May 3, 2008	#24
Worth1 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Den of Drunken Fools Posts: 38,539	Not to jump in here but I pulled my first Mucho Nacho Pepper today and it was mouth burning hot. I ate the thing right out in the garden with out a drink of water in site. I also picked about 20 pounds of cucumbers and squash today. From the looks of it I will pick about 40 pounds in 2 days. Lets see, with todays prices thats about $60 worth of food for the table. Worth

May 4, 2008	#28
celestina Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: New Mexico Posts: 153	Watermelon works wonders at taking the sting out

May 5, 2008	#29
the999bbq Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2007 Location: Belgium Posts: 191	I'm having similar problems with most of the peppers (hot and sweet). Because I 'observed' last year that the peppers stayed small and thus managable indoors for a very long time my guess was to start them very very early this year to have them bigger at the start of the season. Unfortunately the peppers went on hold mode too. Some are only an inch or two high, have a couple of true leaves but are stalling for some reason. I first thought it could be the cheap potting soil that I bought and mixed half half with good soil to try and improve it. The tomatoes are in the same soil and do far more better than the peppers. All where under growing lamps but in an unheated room (temp between 15 and 21°C). I'm pretty sure they will start growing as soon as they hit the greenhouse but apart from efficiently using the heated propagator (peppers first, tomatoes and others later) there seems no reason to start them earlier than they want ;-) Maybe some extra feeding would encourage them a bit more but I think they are just waiting for those hot hot temperatures ??