Help on encouraging blooming

10 years ago

last modified: 10 years ago

Hi all,

I have been using Miracle Gro tomato plant food on all my potted peppers with a decent amount of success. My cayenne though seems to only be forming green foliage and not the blooms. There are about 10 fruit on the plant, but my experience with long red slim is that it is way more prolific. It has been hot and I realize hot weather interferes with blooming and setting fruit, but all the other plants seem to be having no problem.

Is there a different fert I should be using? With more potassium?

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northeast_chileman

10 years ago

I use Dyna-Gro and their bread n' butter line up is as follows: Liquid Grow 7-9-5, Liquid Bloom 3-12-6, Foliage Pro 9-3-6 and All Pro 7-7-7. If you're using the standard Miracle-Gro Tomatoes (18-18-21) you'll note the Bloom version of Dyna-Gro has a much lower N (Nitrogen) to P (Phosphorus) percentage to encourage flowering. You can learn about these nutes & what they do at Understanding Fertilizer Numbers: N-P-K.

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peps_22
Original Author
10 years ago
available at Lowes or HD?
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MikeUSMC
10 years ago
last modified: 10 years ago
I don't think so, Peps. I haven't seen it there, anyway. I wish it was! I've been ordering it through Amazon. It's almost $50/gallon. I'm a loyal Dyna Gro user myself. I also agree with NECM, back off the Nitrogen
esox07 (4b) Wisconsin
10 years ago
Yah, make sure you are not over fertilizing across the board. Peppers generally don't need the extra nutrients that some other plants need. Also, keep in mind that most potting mixes already come with enough nutrients to last 30-90 days.
northeast_chileman
10 years ago
I buy mine at a local hydroponics store. Not sure of your location but you can use this as a start.> Central MA Hydroponics Stores
esox07 (4b) Wisconsin
10 years ago
I have purchased Dyna Gro on Amazon.com or ebay.
Brennan (New Mexico 7a)
10 years ago
last modified: 10 years ago
I usually cut out ferts all together and my plants fruit just fine.