Re: Peppers
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- Subject: Re: Peppers
- From: W* P*
- Date: Sat, 06 May 2000 00:06:49 -0400
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I don't think one does that with peppers. If you look at tomato stems
you'll see all these little bumps. They're adventitious root buds or some
such which is why you can bury tomatoes or pin them to the ground. I don't
think peppers have those. You can pinch your peppers, though. Last year I
put in peppers in late July. Spindly little things that were completely
potbound in 2 in pots, hardly any soil left. They were yellowing and their
leaves were falling off. Some even began to fruit in their tiny pots!!
Anyway, I snipped all the tips off, about an inch or two. They eventually
took off and were three to four feet tall and very bushy and prolific.
Hope this helps.
William Perez
New York City, Zone 6
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>From: "Julianne Wiley" <jlw@planetc.com>
>To: <veggie-list@eskimo.com>
>Subject: Peppers
>Date: Fri, May 5, 2000, 6:17 PM
>
> Dear Veggiepeople,
>
> I gotta ask again:
>
> When I transplant peppers, should I remove a few leaves on the bottom, and
> bury several inches of stem, as I do with my tomatoes?
>
> Also: some little critter (I don't know what) has eaten all the leaves off
> of some of my peppers. Is it too late to start more plants indoors? I know
> they have a long growing season...
>
> Mrs. Five-Little-Peppers,
> Julianne
> Upper East Tennessee\Zone 6
> Where it's hot already
>
