Growing Peppers

[Dodge Man]

Anybody got any tricks to tips for growing peppers? I have done ok with jalape�os the last few years but I can't get my bell peppers to produce as well. This year I also added some anaheim and habaneros.

 

[TAFKAP]

I've never heard of anyone that had any distinct success with bell peppers. They seem to be very tempermental. You're lucky to get one the size of a small tomato.

I was taught to always plant a folded-back cardboard book of matches sulfur-head first into the dirt at the bottom of your pepper plant. Not sure about any of the science with it, but apparently hot peppers love the sulfur.

 

[Wobblyshot1]

I don't fool with bell peppers but on the others that I do grow, I've had good results using bonemeal. Sprinkle some around each plant every 2-4 weeks during the growing season.

 

[WRbowhunter]

last year was the first year that I had good success with Bell peppers during the summer. the other years seemed like if the plants survived the summer they would not produce until late September and October.

 

[Dodge Man]

I have had years that the bell peppers got so big and heavy that they would break the limbs but most years I am lucky to get 3 or 4 peppers per plant

 

[catman529]

I grew bells once, production was OK, but not as prolific as the hot peppers. Hot peppers are low maintenance.

 

[Brisco Darlin]

i grow hot peppers. you don't really have to fool with them much.

 

[Sako]

Had a great year with peppers last year..... Mine always seem to do later in the summer. August-september

 

[LA man]

we have had good luck planting cayanne and halapeno's and banana peppers but our bell peppers dont do to good

 

[gil1]

Had a great year with peppers last year..... Mine always seem to do later in the summer. August-september

I agree. I accidentally planted the squash a little too close to the bell peppers last year, and they got completely overrun by them. When the squash died out, I cut it back, and the peppers started growing like crazy. It was way late in the season.