"Valkyrie" wrote in message
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"marty lester" wrote in message
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hi out there-

i live in Austin, TX and i just can't seem to grow jalepeno peppers
well.
i have them in a pretty sunny area (about 6-7 hours a day) and in
decent soil with mulch. they form buds, but after a few days they
usually fall off. any suggestions? thanks in advance,

marty.

Next year before you plant your peppers get a box of book matches. When
you put in your plants drop a book of matches in the hole, water, cover
with about an inch or so of soil and then in goes your pepper plant in the
usual manner. I can't remember what it is in the matches, sulfur or
whatever, that the peppers love and keeps the blossoms from rotting off or
dropping. My garden sat in full sun all day and many of those were in the
triple digit temps during July and August. I usually had at least a dozen
different varieties of peppers and always had bumper crops. This also
worked well with eggplant.

Val


Sulfur makes sense, since it's sold in powder form as a remedy for some
plant diseases. (Also good for dusting bulbs that are to be stored indoors
over the winter, so they're less likely to rot).