Water from a soaker hose, do not use a sprinkler or anything that gets the flower wet.
Do not water too much. With good roots, it is O-K for the soil surface to dry out.
Got Bees? Insect polinators are important. Add some flowers nearby and avoid pesticides unless there is a problem.
I got back late last night from my first camping and fishing trip for the summer. I hope you enjoyed your weekend.
The secret to bell peppers is not to over fertilize with nitrogen. Most gardeners love their beautiful green bushy bell pepper plants with a few peppers. They never realize they should be getting four times the pepper crop, because their plants look so big and green. Nitrogen helps the plant, not the peppers. When your plants are about one month old stop using nitrogen. You should use phosphorous and potassium fertilizer only. These two minerals help the plant produce peppers. This is very important.
Robin, if you are not award of fertilizers. Look on the outside of the box. You will find the letters, N_P_ K with a number next to each letter. The N=Nitrogen, the P=Phosphorous, and the K=Potassium. Get a fertilizer which is low in or no Nitrogen.
The web site below is from the University of Illinois. The first question on the web site sounds like your question. It will help verify my answer to you.
If you are going to continue being a gardener, I recommend you buy a Ph Soil Testing Meter. You can buy one at Home Depot for $7. The meter is very easy to use, and it will last you for years. Good soil with mulch and good ph levels will attract earthworms. Earthworms are a gardener’s little helper. They carry nutrients deep into the soil in order for the roots to feed. They work for free (smile). Click on peppers for ph level.
http://www.gardenersnet.com/atoz/ph.htm
I started in the hills of Kentucky at the age of three (smile) with my uncle’s help. I have a 20x20 ft. vegetable garden. I grow nine (9) rare fruit trees and a front and back yard with dozens of flowers.
I have researched and studied plants for years. Here are some extra gardening tips on peppers. Do you know a green bell pepper is a bell pepper which is not ripe? A bell pepper turns red when it is ripe and ready to pick. Commercial farmers pick them green because they want their money off the plants. They charge more for a ripe red bell pepper. Most people do not know this. People have just learned to accept it.
I hope I have added to your gardening knowledge. You and your family have a beautiful day. Peace, from Los Angeles.
I got back late last night from my first camping and fishing trip for the summer. I hope you enjoyed your weekend.
The secret to bell peppers is not to over fertilize with nitrogen. Most gardeners love their beautiful green bushy bell pepper plants with a few peppers. They never realize they should be getting four times the pepper crop, because their plants look so big and green. Nitrogen helps the plant, not the peppers. When your plants are about one month old stop using nitrogen. You should use phosphorous and potassium fertilizer only. These two minerals help the plant produce peppers. This is very important.
Robin, if you are not award of fertilizers. Look on the outside of the box. You will find the letters, N_P_ K with a number next to each letter. The N=Nitrogen, the P=Phosphorous, and the K=Potassium. Get a fertilizer which is low in or no Nitrogen.
The web site below is from the University of Illinois. The first question on the web site sounds like your question. It will help verify my answer to you.
If you are going to continue being a gardener, I recommend you buy a Ph Soil Testing Meter. You can buy one at Home Depot for $7. The meter is very easy to use, and it will last you for years. Good soil with mulch and good ph levels will attract earthworms. Earthworms are a gardener’s little helper. They carry nutrients deep into the soil in order for the roots to feed. They work for free (smile). Click on peppers for ph level.
http://www.gardenersnet.com/atoz/ph.htm
I started in the hills of Kentucky at the age of three (smile) with my uncle’s help. I have a 20x20 ft. vegetable garden. I grow nine (9) rare fruit trees and a front and back yard with dozens of flowers.
I have researched and studied plants for years. Here are some extra gardening tips on peppers. Do you know a green bell pepper is a bell pepper which is not ripe? A bell pepper turns red when it is ripe and ready to pick. Commercial farmers pick them green because they want their money off the plants. They charge more for a ripe red bell pepper. Most people do not know this. People have just learned to accept it.
I hope I have added to your gardening knowledge. You and your family have a beautiful day. Peace, from Los Angeles.
I got back late last night from my first camping and fishing trip for the summer. I hope you enjoyed your weekend.
The secret to bell peppers is not to over fertilize with nitrogen. Most gardeners love their beautiful green bushy bell pepper plants with a few peppers. They never realize they should be getting four times the pepper crop, because their plants look so big and green. Nitrogen helps the plant, not the peppers. When your plants are about one month old stop using nitrogen. You should use phosphorous and potassium fertilizer only. These two minerals help the plant produce peppers. This is very important.
Robin, if you are not award of fertilizers. Look on the outside of the box. You will find the letters, N_P_ K with a number next to each letter. The N=Nitrogen, the P=Phosphorous, and the K=Potassium. Get a fertilizer which is low in or no Nitrogen.
The web site below is from the University of Illinois. The first question on the web site sounds like your question. It will help verify my answer to you.
If you are going to continue being a gardener, I recommend you buy a Ph Soil Testing Meter. You can buy one at Home Depot for $7. The meter is very easy to use, and it will last you for years. Good soil with mulch and good ph levels will attract earthworms. Earthworms are a gardener’s little helper. They carry nutrients deep into the soil in order for the roots to feed. They work for free (smile). Click on peppers for ph level.
http://www.gardenersnet.com/atoz/ph.htm
I started in the hills of Kentucky at the age of three (smile) with my uncle’s help. I have a 20x20 ft. vegetable garden. I grow nine (9) rare fruit trees and a front and back yard with dozens of flowers.
I have researched and studied plants for years. Here are some extra gardening tips on peppers. Do you know a green bell pepper is a bell pepper which is not ripe? A bell pepper turns red when it is ripe and ready to pick. Commercial farmers pick them green because they want their money off the plants. They charge more for a ripe red bell pepper. Most people do not know this. People have just learned to accept it.
I hope I have added to your gardening knowledge. You and your family have a beautiful day. Peace, from Los Angeles.