My Pepper Growing Secrets For Huge Harvests
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Date: 2023-07-23
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Lowcountry
Happy to hear you not recommending topping peppers. Years ago everyone was posting videos about how you should top your peppers. I tried it and all it did was shock the peppers more, which stunted their growth and attracted more pests. My peppers have done great with just letting them go. I also plant my peppers close. Pretty much like the square foot method. The Florida weave is my favorite way to hold up peppers. I use a stake every 3-4 peppers and it even held up during hurricane strength winds late last summer.
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Happy to hear you not recommending topping peppers. Years ago everyone was posting videos about how you should top your peppers. I tried it and all it did was shock the peppers more, which stunted their growth and attracted more pests. My peppers have done great with just letting them go. I also plant my peppers close. Pretty much like the square foot method. The Florida weave is my favorite way to hold up peppers. I use a stake every 3-4 peppers and it even held up during hurricane strength winds late last summer.
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Storm
Thank you so much Kevin! Question! I m in zone 9 in the desert of southern Arizona and I ve had an infestation of hornworms! They ve pretty much destroyed my entire garden!
(Ps. : I do enjoy machete-ing them in half and watch them ooze the green back to my plants haha)
How can I prevent these moths from laying their larvae in my area!
I have a TON of peppers and watching like a hawk in 111 weather isn t fun!
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
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Thank you so much Kevin! Question! I m in zone 9 in the desert of southern Arizona and I ve had an infestation of hornworms! They ve pretty much destroyed my entire garden!
(Ps. : I do enjoy machete-ing them in half and watch them ooze the green back to my plants haha)
How can I prevent these moths from laying their larvae in my area!
I have a TON of peppers and watching like a hawk in 111 weather isn t fun!
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
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Healthy
This year, I have my peppers in grow bags.
I have 2 kiddie pools that I sort of do compost tea in. it's rain water with me throwing yard waste in when passing by. When the plants get dry. I put them in those pools for a couple hours and just let them drink the tea
Pests are my biggest challenge. just today I got several big green worms off them. same ones I found and eradicated from my tomatoes a while back
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This year, I have my peppers in grow bags.
I have 2 kiddie pools that I sort of do compost tea in. it's rain water with me throwing yard waste in when passing by. When the plants get dry. I put them in those pools for a couple hours and just let them drink the tea
Pests are my biggest challenge. just today I got several big green worms off them. same ones I found and eradicated from my tomatoes a while back
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June
Excellent informative video thanks Kevin. I envy your pepper crops. I live high in the Adelaide hills, South Australia, and only like the red bell peppers. We have a short growing season, so I m constantly disappointed in my crop. Last year I got hit badly by wasp infestation and didn t pick one red. Does anyone know how to prevent those white wasps please?
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Excellent informative video thanks Kevin. I envy your pepper crops. I live high in the Adelaide hills, South Australia, and only like the red bell peppers. We have a short growing season, so I m constantly disappointed in my crop. Last year I got hit badly by wasp infestation and didn t pick one red. Does anyone know how to prevent those white wasps please?
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Tayten
That s crazy you uploaded this video when you did. I had just harvested two quarter sized habanero peppers off of my plant. I had tried one and it was way hotter than a habanero I had a while back. Can plant stress cause higher levels of capsaicin in hot peppers? I ve eaten a ghost pepper and I swear this baby habanero was hotter lol.
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That s crazy you uploaded this video when you did. I had just harvested two quarter sized habanero peppers off of my plant. I had tried one and it was way hotter than a habanero I had a while back. Can plant stress cause higher levels of capsaicin in hot peppers? I ve eaten a ghost pepper and I swear this baby habanero was hotter lol.
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Nola
Your timing is perfect! I've got jalapeno peppers, first time. I really don't eat anything hot, but will give these to the neighbors. Mine are about 2-3 inches long, and I've been wondering about when to harvest. Thank you!
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Your timing is perfect! I've got jalapeno peppers, first time. I really don't eat anything hot, but will give these to the neighbors. Mine are about 2-3 inches long, and I've been wondering about when to harvest. Thank you!
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Jeanna
You didn't mention over-wintering! Several years ago my 3 overwintered Serranos grew so early and healthily (with that well-established root system) that I now have a big bag in the freezer that will last me for years.
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You didn't mention over-wintering! Several years ago my 3 overwintered Serranos grew so early and healthily (with that well-established root system) that I now have a big bag in the freezer that will last me for years.
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Jeanette
This year im using one of my metal garden beads for nothing but pepper and one for tomatoes and so one and so on quick tip in Florida grow these all year long but its better in the winter less bugs
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This year im using one of my metal garden beads for nothing but pepper and one for tomatoes and so one and so on quick tip in Florida grow these all year long but its better in the winter less bugs
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Jefferey
My peppers get morning sun till about 1 pm. Then they are shaded for 5 or so hours then late in the afternoon to early evening for about an hour or 2 they get some sun. They are doing very well.
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My peppers get morning sun till about 1 pm. Then they are shaded for 5 or so hours then late in the afternoon to early evening for about an hour or 2 they get some sun. They are doing very well.
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James
I am sick to death of Americans just talking and talking, get to the fcken point we don't just have endless credit just because you love the sound of your own voice and want to make money
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I am sick to death of Americans just talking and talking, get to the fcken point we don't just have endless credit just because you love the sound of your own voice and want to make money
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Nina
No one over 50 can pronounce Chipotle? Funny, my old self can say Chi-pote-lay, but the 28 year old I work with insists it's Chi-pull-tee. Not cool, I mean why insult half your viewers?
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No one over 50 can pronounce Chipotle? Funny, my old self can say Chi-pote-lay, but the 28 year old I work with insists it's Chi-pull-tee. Not cool, I mean why insult half your viewers?
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Stephen
I have to agree about topping.
I have had deer top my plants for me sometimes they don't recover well sometimes they do but not worth the risk I'm zone 7
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I have to agree about topping.
I have had deer top my plants for me sometimes they don't recover well sometimes they do but not worth the risk I'm zone 7
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Danny
My peppers are turning black, where the sunlight hits the peppers? No physical damage, just the color changes. Is this something to be concerned about?
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My peppers are turning black, where the sunlight hits the peppers? No physical damage, just the color changes. Is this something to be concerned about?
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atomicblue
I like to grow Poblanos here in central Florida. They aren t hot, but delicious stuffed with cream cheese and herbs and cooked on the grill.
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I like to grow Poblanos here in central Florida. They aren t hot, but delicious stuffed with cream cheese and herbs and cooked on the grill.
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Chef
In the deep South, you prune back your peppers and just keep them anyway year after year. I wonder if that makes a pepper plant bush out as well?
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In the deep South, you prune back your peppers and just keep them anyway year after year. I wonder if that makes a pepper plant bush out as well?
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syerra
I haven t topped my peppers and I also planted them in a part shade spot under some trees- I have TONS of peppers and they must be 4 feet tall!
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I haven t topped my peppers and I also planted them in a part shade spot under some trees- I have TONS of peppers and they must be 4 feet tall!
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jmac2481
0: 59 Topping causes any plant more stress than benefit. Particularly in a plant's formative early stage, causes long-term stunted growth.
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0: 59 Topping causes any plant more stress than benefit. Particularly in a plant's formative early stage, causes long-term stunted growth.
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Untiltedfox1
Sorry I'm late Epic Gardening, but Thank you for the Video!
Edit: I promise I won't unsub (I hope I won't forget): D
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Sorry I'm late Epic Gardening, but Thank you for the Video!
Edit: I promise I won't unsub (I hope I won't forget): D
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Nancy
My peppers are not doing well at all, and I have no idea why. Going to fertilize with agrothrive 3-3-2 and see if that helps.
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My peppers are not doing well at all, and I have no idea why. Going to fertilize with agrothrive 3-3-2 and see if that helps.
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