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peppers not growing

17 years ago

Hello all!

i HAVE ABOUT 25 VARIOUS PEPPER PLANTS STARTED FROM SEEDS, SOME ON 2/16 AND SOME ON 4/20. i WAS LIVING IN bIRMINGHAM, AL THEN ON JUNE 1ST MOVED TO tUSCALOOSA, al , 1 HOUR SOUTH OF BHAM. THEY'RE ALL IN ADEQUATE SIZED CONTAINERS AND ARE GETTING ADEQAUTE WATER. i LET THE SEEDLINGS STAY IN SMALL POTS UNTIL i MOVED JUNE 1ST THEN TRANSPLANTED TO MUCH LARGER POTS FOR REMAINDER, SHORTLY AFTER i TRANSPLANTED WE HAD VERY HOT HUMID WEATHER, 95-100% HUMIDITY AND TEMPS IN UPPER 90'S TO 100(H) AND 85 OR SO LOWS, NOW ITS IN LOWER 90'S AND GETTING ALITLLE COOLER AT PM. wHY AREN'T THEY GROWING OR BLOOMING AT MY NEW PLACE. LAST YEAR I DID IT THE SAME AND ALL WERE QUITE LARGER AND HAD MANY PEPS BY THIS TIME. i DID GET ALOT OF WIND AT MY OLD PLACE B/C IT WAS ALITLLE HIGHER ELEVATION, i HAVE BACKED OFF ON WATERING, ONLY USING BLOOM BOOSTER STYLE FERTILIZERS WITH LITTLE nITROGEN, WHAT AM I DOING WRONG? I THINK THEY'RE ALSO GETTING MORE SUN NOW BUT WITH LESS GROWTH. i HAVE A FEW PEPS ON SOME BUT NONE ON MOST AND MINIMAL BLOOMS WITH ALOT OF DROPPED BLOOMS AND VERY MINIMAL LEAF CURL TO MAKE THEM LOOK LIKE THE SHAPE "u"?? HELP PLEASE

fyi--i HAVE GREAT CUCUMBERS X2 PLANTS AND ONE TOMATOE PRODUCING

Comments (10)

  • 17 years ago

    i think your caps lock is broken.

  • 17 years ago

    HEY CHINAMON!!!
    THIS IS A GRADENING SITE NOT A COMEDY SITE, OH AND IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE YOU CAPITALIZE THE I AT THE BEGINING OF SENTENCES!!!!! THANKS THOUGH
    PS--- I WORK FOR A LIVING AND AM BUSY ENOUGH TO NOT WORRY ABOUT LITTLE DETAILS SUCH AS THAT!

  • 17 years ago

    Well. it appears as if you are yelling in caps as that is the convention.

    If you expect people to respond to your questions, stop being so busy and turn off the caps lock......

  • 17 years ago

    I'm here in B'ham and just recently in the past week my cayenne start to flower and set fruit again. The weather for a month prior was so hot that flowers dropped and the plant stopped growing. You should start seeing growth and flowers soon. By the way these folks are correct in stating typing in all caps on-line equates to yelling, and people don't respond well to that; sorry but it's just how it is.

  • 17 years ago

    The strange thing is they are still holding down the shift key for letters that need to be capitalized, so instead of just straight caps lock ( I HAVE BLAH BLAH BLAH TUSCALOOSA, AL), its ( i HAVE BLAH BLAH BLAH tUSCALOOSA, al).

  • 17 years ago

    I would answer his questions but I work for a living too so I must be too busy. :-p

  • 17 years ago

    Hello all!
    I have about 25 various pepper plants started from seeds, some on 2/16 and some on 4/20. I was living in b'ham, al the moved to tuscaloosa, al, south of town.. they're all in adequate sized containers and are getting enough water, i transplanted to larger pots on june 1st, shortly after we had extreme heat, 95-100%humidity anf temps in upper 90'S TO 100(H) AND 85 OR SO LOWS,now its in lower 90's and lower at night.any ideas why they're not blooming or growing? i did get alot of wind b/c i was on red mtn , i have backed off water, only using bloom booster and have read that epsom salt might help??, What am I doing wrong. They're getting more sun but less growth. I have a few peps on some but none on most and minimal blooms with alot of bloom drop and alittle leaf curl, I am having luck with regular cukes, mini whites and tomatoes?? can anyone help,,

    To whom ever was offended,, I'm sorry about caps locked, I will be more attentive, thanks again

  • 17 years ago

    What sort of 'soil' are they planted in, and have you not fed them anything besides bloom booster?

  • 17 years ago

    In addition to medcave's soil and fertilizer questions, what size are the pots exactly? "Adequate" varies depending on the plant. I know a lot of folks don't have the equipment but if you can, posting a picture or two might help us help you better.

    Bill

  • 17 years ago

    I say hit them once and hard with a high nitrogen fertilizer. That will start them growing.

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