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identifying pepper plants by leaves??
I screwed up. I didn't label some seedlings and I'm not sure if the
are Bell Peppers or Cayenne. One of the unlabelled has grown well-- maybe too well. It is amongst the tallest, but by far has large wide green leaves. Do bell or cayenne tend to be large leafed for their more mature leaves? I know the answer is going to be no--and I will have no clue what these plants are unless I let them mature. I wondered if this big leafy growth was because of too much nitrogen, but two seeds only three inches away in the same dirt are much shorter and have no such larges leaves(same variety though). DiGiTAL_ViNYL (no email) |
identifying pepper plants by leaves??
I buy my pepper plants as seedlings from the nursery. I was there today and
can tell you that they had some plants that were way taller than the others. They were sweet red peppers. When the seedlings are about the same size it is hard to tell the difference appart from Habaneros which tend to have broader leaves and a more rounded bush like appearance which is how they mature. Perhaps you could take a trip to your local nursery. Here in NJ I am lucky enough to have nurseries that supply 10 or more sweet and hot pepper varieties. If you are into hot peppers try Thai Dragons they are hot but not like habaneros. Robin DigitalVinyl wrote: I screwed up. I didn't label some seedlings and I'm not sure if the are Bell Peppers or Cayenne. One of the unlabelled has grown well-- maybe too well. It is amongst the tallest, but by far has large wide green leaves. Do bell or cayenne tend to be large leafed for their more mature leaves? I know the answer is going to be no--and I will have no clue what these plants are unless I let them mature. I wondered if this big leafy growth was because of too much nitrogen, but two seeds only three inches away in the same dirt are much shorter and have no such larges leaves(same variety though). DiGiTAL_ViNYL (no email) |
identifying pepper plants by leaves??
"Robin" wrote:
I buy my pepper plants as seedlings from the nursery. I was there today and can tell you that they had some plants that were way taller than the others. They were sweet red peppers. When the seedlings are about the same size it is hard to tell the difference appart from Habaneros which tend to have broader leaves and a more rounded bush like appearance which is how they mature. Perhaps you could take a trip to your local nursery. Here in NJ I am lucky enough to have nurseries that supply 10 or more sweet and hot pepper varieties. If you are into hot peppers try Thai Dragons they are hot but not like habaneros. Robin I stopped at a nursery today with many varieties of peppers. The bells were the biggest plants and had the widest leaves. However I spotted a few cayennes that had grown large and their leaves were clearly widening as they got larger. I guess I'll roll the dice and assume it is a bell. DiGiTAL_ViNYL (no email) |
identifying pepper plants by leaves??
"Robin"
lucky enough to have nurseries that supply 10 or more sweet and hot pepper If you're in NJ and you like peppers check out http://www.chiliplants.com/ |
identifying pepper plants by leaves??
Can't speak to Cayenne and "Bell" peppers, but having just put out my
pepper starts today from the cold frame, I noticed the hot varieties were all smaller leaved than the bell types. LOL Richard "Even on the internet they can tell you're an A__hole" DigitalVinyl wrote in message . .. I screwed up. I didn't label some seedlings and I'm not sure if the are Bell Peppers or Cayenne. One of the unlabelled has grown well-- maybe too well. It is amongst the tallest, but by far has large wide green leaves. Do bell or cayenne tend to be large leafed for their more mature leaves? I know the answer is going to be no--and I will have no clue what these plants are unless I let them mature. I wondered if this big leafy growth was because of too much nitrogen, but two seeds only three inches away in the same dirt are much shorter and have no such larges leaves(same variety though). DiGiTAL_ViNYL (no email) |
identifying pepper plants by leaves??
When last we left our heros, on Sat, 17 May 2003 22:10:55 -0400,
DigitalVinyl scribbled: I stopped at a nursery today with many varieties of peppers. The bells were the biggest plants and had the widest leaves. However I spotted a few cayennes that had grown large and their leaves were clearly widening as they got larger. I guess I'll roll the dice and assume it is a bell. What kind of bells did you plant? It is a short season or long season pepper? Is it a taller or shorter variety? What kind of caynnes did you plant? Give me something to work with, although it shouldn't matter as the pepper pods will certainly be distinct. Pam, trying to squeeze in one more Brandywine tomato. -- "Maybe you'd like to ask the Wizard for a heart." "ElissaAnn" |
identifying pepper plants by leaves??
Pam Rudd wrote:
When last we left our heros, on Sat, 17 May 2003 22:10:55 -0400, DigitalVinyl scribbled: I stopped at a nursery today with many varieties of peppers. The bells were the biggest plants and had the widest leaves. However I spotted a few cayennes that had grown large and their leaves were clearly widening as they got larger. I guess I'll roll the dice and assume it is a bell. What kind of bells did you plant? It is a short season or long season pepper? Is it a taller or shorter variety? What kind of caynnes did you plant? LOL. The Home Depot variety. I grabbed these selfstarter pots-basically just seed tossed in clay pot of soil-so there is no variety specific info. Next year I will be selecting specific ones to grow. Give me something to work with, although it shouldn't matter as the pepper pods will certainly be distinct. yeah It's just that I'm running out of room. I have a few spots left open for pepper and tomato plants. I'm at the point where I have to decide which plant gets transplanted to a nice sized sunny spot and which go to transplant heaven. This particular plant, which I think is a bell(red), would be the best one I have. The other bells are at least a week or two of growth behind it. DiGiTAL_ViNYL (no email) |
identifying pepper plants by leaves??
KK from NJ wrote:
"Robin" lucky enough to have nurseries that supply 10 or more sweet and hot pepper If you're in NJ and you like peppers check out http://www.chiliplants.com/ Wow! Thanks for the link. I am about an hour away. I will have to take a vist. Thanks again, Robin |
identifying pepper plants by leaves??
"DigitalVinyl" wrote
Do bell or cayenne tend to be large leafed for their more mature leaves? I know the answer is going to be no--and I will have no clue what these plants are unless I let them mature. True Cayenne pepper plants tend to have smaller, pointier leaves that sprout all along the stem, whereas bells don't. Jason |
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