Comments on: Makin’ Habaneros - Part XI – Hardening http://www.hotsauceblog.com/hotsaucearchives/makin%e2%80%99-habaneros-part-xi-%e2%80%93-hardening/ Thu, 08 Jan 2009 16:23:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: pepper guy http://www.hotsauceblog.com/hotsaucearchives/makin%e2%80%99-habaneros-part-xi-%e2%80%93-hardening/#comment-148416 pepper guy Sun, 29 Jun 2008 15:23:35 +0000 http://www.hotsauceblog.com/hotsaucearchives/makin%e2%80%99-habaneros-part-xi-%e2%80%93-hardening/#comment-148416 Puckered Leaves? My habs are outside, look pretty healthy and are flowering, but the leaves have a puckered look to them. I see little bugs on them, an occasional aphid or two, but no infestation. Any ideas? Puckered Leaves? My habs are outside, look pretty healthy and are flowering, but the leaves have a puckered look to them. I see little bugs on them, an occasional aphid or two, but no infestation.

Any ideas?

]]> By: Jay http://www.hotsauceblog.com/hotsaucearchives/makin%e2%80%99-habaneros-part-xi-%e2%80%93-hardening/#comment-140973 Jay Sat, 24 May 2008 15:38:49 +0000 http://www.hotsauceblog.com/hotsaucearchives/makin%e2%80%99-habaneros-part-xi-%e2%80%93-hardening/#comment-140973 Pepper Guy, the plant will know when it is the right time to start producing fruit from those flowers, the flowers will probably drop, most will you will find. If you do want to encourage stem and leaf growth then go ahead and nip the lower leaf nodes (carefully) this will allow more energy to go to the rest of the plant and keep growing up. --Jay Pepper Guy, the plant will know when it is the right time to start producing fruit from those flowers, the flowers will probably drop, most will you will find.

If you do want to encourage stem and leaf growth then go ahead and nip the lower leaf nodes (carefully) this will allow more energy to go to the rest of the plant and keep growing up.

–Jay

]]> By: pepper guy http://www.hotsauceblog.com/hotsaucearchives/makin%e2%80%99-habaneros-part-xi-%e2%80%93-hardening/#comment-140948 pepper guy Sat, 24 May 2008 13:39:40 +0000 http://www.hotsauceblog.com/hotsaucearchives/makin%e2%80%99-habaneros-part-xi-%e2%80%93-hardening/#comment-140948 That regimen sounds good - I will go to the plant store today! Unfortunately I'm seeing tiny blooms on my cayennes (I only set them out a week ago). This seems really early to me. Perhaps I should remove the blooms? May in New England is too early for flowers. That regimen sounds good - I will go to the plant store today!

Unfortunately I’m seeing tiny blooms on my cayennes (I only set them out a week ago). This seems really early to me. Perhaps I should remove the blooms? May in New England is too early for flowers.

]]> By: Jay http://www.hotsauceblog.com/hotsaucearchives/makin%e2%80%99-habaneros-part-xi-%e2%80%93-hardening/#comment-140932 Jay Sat, 24 May 2008 12:34:35 +0000 http://www.hotsauceblog.com/hotsaucearchives/makin%e2%80%99-habaneros-part-xi-%e2%80%93-hardening/#comment-140932 Pepper Guy, Well, typically tomatoes and peppers are very similar in the benefits they can receive from certain practices. In both tomoto and pepper plants too much nitrogen will allow lots of pepper growth,but you will see them drop rather than producing fruit. Try this regimen instead; Week One: Add 1 tbsp of Fish Emulsion to the average 10" high squirt bottle dilute with water. Spray the soil of each seedling thoroughly, you don't want to water the plant this way, but you do want to add the nutrients Week Two: Add 1 tbsp of epsom salts to the same amount of fresh water. Spray the leaves of each plant. This works amazing, alternating each week between the two, watering as usual in between. --Jay Pepper Guy,

Well, typically tomatoes and peppers are very similar in the benefits they can receive from certain practices. In both tomoto and pepper plants too much nitrogen will allow lots of pepper growth,but you will see them drop rather than producing fruit.

Try this regimen instead;
Week One:
Add 1 tbsp of Fish Emulsion to the average 10″ high squirt bottle dilute with water. Spray the soil of each seedling thoroughly, you don’t want to water the plant this way, but you do want to add the nutrients

Week Two:
Add 1 tbsp of epsom salts to the same amount of fresh water. Spray the leaves of each plant.

This works amazing, alternating each week between the two, watering as usual in between.

–Jay

]]> By: Pepper Guy http://www.hotsauceblog.com/hotsaucearchives/makin%e2%80%99-habaneros-part-xi-%e2%80%93-hardening/#comment-140684 Pepper Guy Thu, 22 May 2008 23:22:01 +0000 http://www.hotsauceblog.com/hotsaucearchives/makin%e2%80%99-habaneros-part-xi-%e2%80%93-hardening/#comment-140684 Jay - I bought Miracle Gro Tomato Plant food - the guy at Agway said it would be fine, even after I expressed my worries about too much nitrogen. Anyways, the mix is 18-18-21 and I'm worried it's too high in nitrogen. What do you think? Jay - I bought Miracle Gro Tomato Plant food - the guy at Agway said it would be fine, even after I expressed my worries about too much nitrogen.

Anyways, the mix is 18-18-21 and I’m worried it’s too high in nitrogen. What do you think?

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