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Old 11-08-2004, 11:23 PM
Bob Hobden
 
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Default Pepper plant help please


"Tim Challenger" wrote
They do take a long time to really start growing. Cool temps and crowded
pots slow them down a lot. If you get lucky and the fruit grow big they

may
be helped by a bit of support from a small stick. Once the fruit start
developing they grow fast - like tomatoes, try not to water them
erratically as they can split or get blossom-end rot. Otherwise they're
pretty low-maintenance plants. Good luck.

Tim is quite right, they all seem to sulk for a few weeks after being
planted out, we use a seaweed extract feed which does seem to do the trick
and get them moving faster. Once there are a few fruit on the plant then a
quality Tomato feed is good too.
You'll have to think about moving that greenhouse. :-)
Non gardening neighbour of ours moved into a house with a greenhouse in full
sun and this being his first year decided to plant it with various varieties
of chilli and also Toms all in growbags. He has an excellent crop and the
chilli plants are amazingly healthy and covered in perfect fruit. Beginners
luck I say! :-)

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Regards
Bob
in Runnymede, 17miles west of London, UK