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I am growing capsicums in Sth Qld. They are supposed to be rather large, but
are about 3" long by 2" across. The soil is a rather sandy loam held
together with lots of animal manure ( Sheep horse & cow composted).trace
elements have been added and a bit of processed chook doo.
Any suggestions as to why they are under acheivers???
Jim

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same here.. I don't thin out the fruit on mine though,and I'd say that might
have something to do with it..


"SG1" wrote in message
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I am growing capsicums in Sth Qld. They are supposed to be rather large,
but
are about 3" long by 2" across. The soil is a rather sandy loam held
together with lots of animal manure ( Sheep horse & cow composted).trace
elements have been added and a bit of processed chook doo.
Any suggestions as to why they are under acheivers???
Jim

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In article ,
"SG1" wrote:

I am growing capsicums in Sth Qld. They are supposed to be rather large, but
are about 3" long by 2" across. The soil is a rather sandy loam held
together with lots of animal manure ( Sheep horse & cow composted).trace
elements have been added and a bit of processed chook doo.
Any suggestions as to why they are under acheivers???

Did you plant them a bit late for your area? That's what springs to mind on
rather cool autumn day in Sydney.

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or beyond." -- Innocenti Declaration, Florence, 1 August 1990

Capsicum Help
 

I am growing capsicums in Sth Qld. They are supposed to be rather large,
but
are about 3" long by 2" across. The soil is a rather sandy loam held
together with lots of animal manure ( Sheep horse & cow composted).trace
elements have been added and a bit of processed chook doo.
Any suggestions as to why they are under acheivers???
Jim

Too much sandy loam and not enough of the other &/or regular watering. If
you have had plenty of rain and the plants are pale green, nitrogen has been
washed out. To get good thick fleshed tasty fruit you need all the NKP the
plants want.

regards Alan

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Thanks about the NPK. Plenty of the N not too sure about the others.

Planted in August same time as my deceased without fruiiting toms. Drought
and a couple of rather stinking months Oct Nov 40+ most days NO RAIN to
speak of.

Jim

Laurie Stearn wrote in message
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I am growing capsicums in Sth Qld. They are supposed to be rather large,
but
are about 3" long by 2" across. The soil is a rather sandy loam held
together with lots of animal manure ( Sheep horse & cow composted).trace
elements have been added and a bit of processed chook doo.
Any suggestions as to why they are under acheivers???
Jim

Too much sandy loam and not enough of the other &/or regular watering. If
you have had plenty of rain and the plants are pale green, nitrogen has
been
washed out. To get good thick fleshed tasty fruit you need all the NKP the
plants want.

regards Alan

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Chookie wrote:
In article ,
"SG1" wrote:


I am growing capsicums in Sth Qld. They are supposed to be rather large, but
are about 3" long by 2" across. The soil is a rather sandy loam held
together with lots of animal manure ( Sheep horse & cow composted).trace
elements have been added and a bit of processed chook doo.
Any suggestions as to why they are under acheivers???


Did you plant them a bit late for your area? That's what springs to mind on
rather cool autumn day in Sydney.

Capsicums, tomatoes and eggplants belong to the same family so all
require the same growing conditions.

If the capsicums are "underachieving" then pretend that they are
tomatoes and ask why the tomatoes would be underachieving.

--
"I'd rather be a has-been than a never-been-at-all."

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"SG1" writes:
I am growing capsicums in Sth Qld. They are supposed to be rather large, but
are about 3" long by 2" across. The soil is a rather sandy loam held

Wouldn't it be too late for them now? I'd have thought they'd be
something that should be bearing around Xmas? Next year, put them
in earlier. Or I think you can thin/prune the bushes back to just a
few centre stalks and they will produce for a second year. Don't
take my word for it, but ask for a second opinion.

If I was a capsicum plant and felt that summer was coming to an end
I would try and short-circuit the growth stage, to quickly go from
young fruit to mature fruit so as to produce seed and prepare to
perpetuate the species before winter stopped me dead. :-)

The soil sounds all right.
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John Savage (newsgroup email invalid; keep news replies in newsgroup)

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The previous lot I grew here lasted through the winter, but it was warm &
wet. Last year everything was killed by frosts. The 2nd crop on the original
bushs mostly fed fruit fly. Did not get any fly this season, drought maybe??
Jim
John Savage wrote in message
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"SG1" writes:
I am growing capsicums in Sth Qld. They are supposed to be rather large,
but
are about 3" long by 2" across. The soil is a rather sandy loam held

Wouldn't it be too late for them now? I'd have thought they'd be
something that should be bearing around Xmas? Next year, put them
in earlier. Or I think you can thin/prune the bushes back to just a
few centre stalks and they will produce for a second year. Don't
take my word for it, but ask for a second opinion.

If I was a capsicum plant and felt that summer was coming to an end
I would try and short-circuit the growth stage, to quickly go from
young fruit to mature fruit so as to produce seed and prepare to
perpetuate the species before winter stopped me dead. :-)

The soil sounds all right.
--
John Savage (newsgroup email invalid; keep news replies in newsgroup)