Peppers in PNW 2014

Tania · June 19, 2014

We have got a beautiful fruit set on many peppers this year.

Slugs and aphids are the usual problem, and this year we are using biological control (aphidoletes, hoverfly larva). It worked quite well, but now the plants are so big that aphids have much better opportunity to hide under leaves and they are multiplying faster than the predators.

Rats and voles already figured out where our peppers are and they chewed up a few cayennes (they seem to love cayenne peppers!).

But overall, it has been a good season so far.

If you are wondering how we managed to get such a lovely fruit set on our peppers so early in the season, it is a combination of two things: our pepper cold frames and the great warm spring we had this year.

Happy pepper growing!

Tatiana

June 19, 2014	#1
Tania Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Anmore, BC, Canada Posts: 3,970	Peppers in PNW 2014 We have got a beautiful fruit set on many peppers this year. Slugs and aphids are the usual problem, and this year we are using biological control (aphidoletes, hoverfly larva). It worked quite well, but now the plants are so big that aphids have much better opportunity to hide under leaves and they are multiplying faster than the predators. Rats and voles already figured out where our peppers are and they chewed up a few cayennes (they seem to love cayenne peppers!). But overall, it has been a good season so far. If you are wondering how we managed to get such a lovely fruit set on our peppers so early in the season, it is a combination of two things: our pepper cold frames and the great warm spring we had this year. Happy pepper growing! Tatiana __________________ Tatiana's TOMATObase