Re: Drought.../ now peppers

Sorry--trigger happy.

Sue try one of those plant hormone based "pepper set" sprays. I've used Ferti-lome Tomato & Pepper Set, which is mostly indolebutyric acid. Worked wonders on my Barbados cherry last year.


On Aug 5, 2006, at 3:15 PM, SueNY wrote:

My hot peppers are producing tons..but my sweet peppers..NADA. Lots of
flowers but only two peppers formed..and got knocked off in a severe storm.
Oh well. There's always next year!

Sue(6B)
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From: <Hollikft@aol.com>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Saturday, August 05, 2006 10:36 AM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] Drought.../ now peppers


How lucky for you Donna, I have absolutely NADA............. When I saw
things were not going well, I let a very large caterpillar have his way.
When
I did decide, heck I will take a picture of him... all was left was his
shell (so to speak ) I am not up on caterpillars.

Weather has been horrid......... veggies just didn't do well, I haven't
gotten anything but critters having there way and some powdery mildew.

Oh well, maybe I will have better luck next year.

Holli
LI, NY

In a message dated 8/5/2006 10:28:19 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
gossiper@sbcglobal.net writes:

Most years I would agree with your folks, but not this year.

My 6 plants have yielded more than we can eat. My family is tired of
stuffed peppers :) They are huge ones too....good 5 -6 inches. Another
round is about ready, looking into cutting them and freezing for stews
etc over the winter... anyone done that?


I am also going to have an over aboundance of tomatoes ....and cucumbers
.. and cantalope... only a couple of watermelons tho. Sweet corn didn't
make it.... the few ears where harvested by some critter.


I guess this series of rain, hot weather was perfect for the veggie
garden. I planted less than I usually do since I didn't think I would
have time to preserve the extras, so only planted what we normally could
eat..... sigh.... hum, if they continue at this pace, wonder if I could
offer it on freecycle.....


Donna

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