TechnicalBarbarity
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Do Poblanos take longer to germinate than other chili peppers? My jalapenos, serranos and anaheim peppershave all sprouted. Nothing from the poblanos
Onder's chilli (*21.1.2014)
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Baroque
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Most peppers take the same amount of time in my experience, but some require warmer soil than others to sprout. For example habaneros you want to sprout later in the year than jalapeños. Also you can get bad seeds sometimes. I've had full seed bags that didn't sprout and others where almost all of them sprout
It really depends on the plant's tolerance for cold though. My Nu Mex twilight survived the full winter and is still producing peppers, where most other died since it was a very cold winter for socal standards. The jalapeños are just barely surviving if at all
TechnicalBarbarity
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Yea this is my first time trying to grow peppers and i think ive already made a few mistakes. For some reason i put more than one seed in the peat-pots and now i have more than a few of em' growing in each one. What to do?
I'll take some pics tomorrow
I'll take some pics tomorrow
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Baroque
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How many growing in each one? If it's two or three you should be fine, more than that and you may want to cull them a bit.
TechnicalBarbarity
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yea its two or three(although there are a few with more 
), but a few of them are growing very close to each other ... like literally touching each other
), but a few of them are growing very close to each other ... like literally touching each other
Baroque
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yea its two or three(although there are a few with more
It should honestly be fine. I've planted them before like that and usually the strongest one or two will win out eventually by natural selection.
With peppers it's easy to overwater them. Make sure they have good drainage. You don't want any mold growing on your peat pots or anything. If the soil is bone dry do water them though. Once they're planted you only need to water like once or twice a week depending on temperature outside
TechnicalBarbarity
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oh shit, i've been watering them everyday ... not heavily though. I have a very good spot next to my house where i can plant a whole row of plants, but that area doesnt get more than a few hours of direct sunlight. What size pots would you recommend if i decide to just keep them potted?
Baroque
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More sunlight is better for peppers. I find they especially like morning sun if you have to choose, but I'm not 100% on that.
Deeper pots are better for most food crops, peppers included, the deeper the roots can grow the bigger plant they can support, the more peppers it can produce. They don't have to be very wide just deep. And you want holes in the bottom of the pot for drainage. You can drill holes if it doesn't come with them
TechnicalBarbarity
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yeah i have a little experience with growing too(just not food ), not sure if this is much different though. I picked up a few 10" pots from the 99cent store and i have a few smaller ones laying around the backyard. Planning on putting all of em to use
), not sure if this is much different though. I picked up a few 10" pots from the 99cent store and i have a few smaller ones laying around the backyard. Planning on putting all of em to use
Krow
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Haven't started any peppers (or any vegetables at all for that matter) yet this year. Too early for most stuff in WV and I don't particularly want to go cover shit every time the temp dips too low. I'm definitely planting red paper lanterns again this year, everyone seemed to like those and the plants yielded a ton. I want to up the number on jalapeños and I'm going to completely stop with the chocolate habanero. Those were gross and too hot to eat. Might try some oddball kind I haven't before and see how they go.
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Krow
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Haven't ever needed to. Maybe if you're growing something like Thai chilis which grow straight up it could help but pepper plants tend to get woody and are very sturdy unlike, say, tomatoes imo.
I have tons of peppers in my garden ripening. Proud of it even though I haven't had a lot of time for it this year.
Baroque
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Not needed but can help with heavier chilis like Anaheim and bells. Those plants can fall over if you don't monitor them and pick the chilis when they get heavy. If you keep them well watered in partial shade in their early life they'll get strong and leafy, and can then withstand heavier fruits later in life (full sun and somewhat less water usually for flowering/fruiting).
TechnicalBarbarity
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ok cool, i only have serranos, jalapenos and poblanos so i should be good. One of my buddies told me i had to put up stakes because they would end up touching the ground and thats a big no-no. But the weird part was he knew what kind of peppers i was growing.
Two of my plants are about a quarter inch away from each other but are growing strong as fuck so im not even gonna try separating them, but i did put up a little double stake earlier because my friend had me a little paranoid.
The ones i tried growing earlier this year did not make it for some reason. Most stayed small and died. These new ones were all planted in my yard and are thriving.
Two of my plants are about a quarter inch away from each other but are growing strong as fuck so im not even gonna try separating them, but i did put up a little double stake earlier because my friend had me a little paranoid.
The ones i tried growing earlier this year did not make it for some reason. Most stayed small and died. These new ones were all planted in my yard and are thriving.
TechnicalBarbarity
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yo guys so a few of the leaves on one of my plants are starting to bubble up. They look kind embossed or something. Could it bee too much water?
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Krow
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TechnicalBarbarity
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ill try to take a few. Some of the leaves look like this...
https://www.google.com/search?q=pep...FvPHVAhWC4CYKHb1PCdEQ_AUICigB&biw=981&bih=682
calcium deficiency i guess?
https://www.google.com/search?q=pep...FvPHVAhWC4CYKHb1PCdEQ_AUICigB&biw=981&bih=682
calcium deficiency i guess?
Krow
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I've never had that problem before but everyone's process is different and I'm sure my soil is fairly different from yours, here on the other side of the US. Do your plants have any peppers on them yet? Looks like if that gets bad the tips of the peppers will rot but I have no idea how to tell if they were to that point.
Seems like every year I plant Jalapenos theyre always corked to hell and look unappealing... but being 85 and humid/rainy all summer probably makes it unavoidable here.
Seems like every year I plant Jalapenos theyre always corked to hell and look unappealing... but being 85 and humid/rainy all summer probably makes it unavoidable here.
TechnicalBarbarity
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yeah i don think the soil on my property is too good. Also i just added fertilizer today for the first time. And yes the one that is curling and the one up front look like they are starting to "flower"
Here's a pic from a few days ago, you can already see it starting to happen to the one on the right...
Here's a pic from a few days ago, you can already see it starting to happen to the one on the right...
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