Bell peppers
 

In over 10 years I have never succeeded getting Bell Peppers (
California Wonder) usually end with one or none per plant.
Soil is excellent , fertilize twice a year with high middle number,water
every second day. No flowers on it yet, they seem to come in September.
All other types of peppers grow well.. Zone 5 Toronto. Canada
Any Ideas??



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Bell peppers
 

"Andy Petro" wrote in message
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In over 10 years I have never succeeded getting Bell Peppers (
California Wonder) usually end with one or none per plant.
Soil is excellent , fertilize twice a year with high middle number,water
every second day. No flowers on it yet, they seem to come in September.
All other types of peppers grow well.. Zone 5 Toronto. Canada Any
Ideas??


I've had the same thing happen right across the lake (Rochester). Sometimes
I think that although they like full sun, they also want cooler temps than
we get in summer, so they don't do much until September. Or, perhaps they're
day-length sensitive, although I've never read that anywhere.

Bell peppers
 

In article ,
"Andy Petro" wrote:

In over 10 years I have never succeeded getting Bell Peppers (
California Wonder) usually end with one or none per plant.
Soil is excellent , fertilize twice a year with high middle number,water
every second day. No flowers on it yet, they seem to come in September.
All other types of peppers grow well.. Zone 5 Toronto. Canada
Any Ideas??

Your soil may be too rich in nitrogen, which will result in lush
vegetative growth but abortive flowering and poor fruit yields. You
might consider growing a crop of sweet corn or other non-leguminous
vegetables with high nitrogen demand next year to deplete the soil a
bit, then resume your attempts to grow peppers the year after next, but
only treating the soil with a little compost and bone meal. Also, plant
a few different varieties.

Bell peppers
 

In article ,
"JoeSpareBedroom" wrote:

"Andy Petro" wrote in message
.. .
In over 10 years I have never succeeded getting Bell Peppers (
California Wonder) usually end with one or none per plant.
Soil is excellent , fertilize twice a year with high middle number,water
every second day. No flowers on it yet, they seem to come in September.
All other types of peppers grow well.. Zone 5 Toronto. Canada Any
Ideas??


I've had the same thing happen right across the lake (Rochester). Sometimes
I think that although they like full sun, they also want cooler temps than
we get in summer, so they don't do much until September. Or, perhaps they're
day-length sensitive, although I've never read that anywhere.

Won't help this year but you can eliminate the soil as a problem by
growing them in pots next year. You've probably run out of time to
replant them this year, from the soil into a pot, right?

What other types of peppers are you growing that produce well?
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