My bell pepper plants are drooping a lot from all the heat we are having in TX. I pulled 2 plants and put them in a pot and put them in the patio area. Let's see if they make it
I had a reaper plant snap on me. had 50-70mph winds come thru. Snapped right off. Did not have it tied to a stake. 1st time grower here. Lesson learned. All my plants are staked now.
Winds haven't been an issue...but slugs...ate through sweet pea,tomatoes .... snapped pepper, yes... I use a stick,cord and a little soil to hold in place... so far no issues, but I'm watching for diseases
In my container peppers, I take a small tomato cage but I turn the bottom tines back on themselves (make like a giant hair pin). The plants roots grow around the doubled tines and they are really sturdy!
Really love you're channel and content, it's really helped open my mind to peppers and now I'm a fanatic. Would love to see a top 10 pepper varieties to try video or something. Thanks
Thank you for another good and informative video 👍🏻 I live close to a forest, so I mostly use dead/dry branches as stakes for my peppers and other plants when I can... No living trees are harmed 😄 I gather bark from dead trees to use for moist retentioning mulch at the top of my soil. It might not be the most effective mulch but it's free and I like the rustic look of it I know you can buy that, but I live in a second story flat so I don't need a lot + I can get it for free 👍🏻
Had a storm recently in Ohio that took about a third of one of my White Scorpion plants via wind. Kinda new to growing peppers, but videos like this led my Habanero plants to start fruiting! Hopefully the rest will follow. ❤
This was my first year to try and grow anything. I had a single plant this year, so my stake was actually a straight, dried limb from one of my trees. Not creative, but it was on hand, inexpensive, and re-purposed debris that would otherwise have been destroyed.
Oh man, what timing. I had been growing peppers in fabric pots and never needed much more than the bamboo stake. However, I’m in a raised bed this year and they are dramatically bigger than in the past. I got a heavy rain last night and it knocked some of them over. I may have to upgrade to the cage for next year because I don’t want to deal with this mess again.
I use some of those tomato cages. A couple of year ago I found that those hoop cages with just the one ring, used to support peonies mostly have worked well for most peppers. I also place a stake next to the plant as soon as I plant it and if I see any leaning to the plant I'll go ahead and support it. Other times just having the stake there is all the support the plant needs to prevent it from leaning over!
one of mine broke last year, i tied it with a splint and for some reason it produced more than any of the others. i was going to experiment this year an d break a few to see if the broken ones produced more but never got around to planting any.
Awesome, needed tips on this one today. I tie mine off to a support stake, i think a clothes line situation with drop down support lines would be better like the hydroponic greenhouses use on tomatoes. It is super hot here in texas so my plants grow fast. Have a chocolate bhutlah plant that is currently over 5ft tall and i still have 4-6 months of grow time! So they need support!
I have had a hard time getting peppers from seeds to plants. The chickens keep flying over my garden fence, & effing up my hard work. My Fresno chilis, my jalapeno, & habaneros i have had to start over with each 2 to 3 times, at this piont getting any hot pepper seems like a dream.
I grow a variety called Siberian Red Hot. Have never stalked them, and they are always strong enough, though they do lean and grow sideways sometimes. Over wintered some bell peppers from last year, and they are producing well but they breaking like crazy! Strings suspended down from the top of the greenhouse with clothespins to hold the string on seem to work.
simplest method I've found that works simply planting your peppers closer together. instead of 18 inches apart I've done 10-12 inches apart and the pepper branches grow out weaving into one another supporting each other. sometimes you do have to do some pruning to make sure you're getting good wind ventilation and it's not a super thick forest that becomes a breeding ground for pests and diseases but it can work.
I grow mine where it's often windy and I think that it makes the stems stronger. Today there was a gale warning and all my plants endured it without any supporting sticks. Maybe one can shake the plants now and then to make them stronger. 💪
For a row of containers, bamboo stake each plant and then lash a horizontal bamboo cane to the base of each container's bamboo stake making a tied-in row. Add a container to the side (or better yet a row) and this ties all the containers together and prevents toppling.
I don't have a comment on this but a question. I have 3 jalapeno plants. They were doing great for first time growing them. Today after work I seen they had been eaten up.pretty good. Horn worms. 4 of them. I pulled them off and killed them. My question is are the jalapenos that are ripe and still ripening still good to pick and eat? I am new to all this and can't find anything about it. Thank you for your assistance
Do Tabasco,red ghost,jalapeño,chili red,Serrano,banana pepper really need support bc I spent so much money on plants this year I don’t I can afford anything else 😂
I have a small ghost pepper plant in a container. One of the branches is Y shaped and in the middle of the Y it is splitting. Is this ok or will it continue and break off? It is also darker than other branches. Thanks for all your advice!
I might try to support the two branches to avoid that split getting any worse. Maybe place 2 stakes on either side of the branches, and attache them to the stakes to keep them upright. This is fairly common in any pepper plant, especially as they grow taller
Pepper question: Living in Wisconsin our summers are rather short. Is it possible to grow peppers totally indoors we can ever peppers all year? If so, any advise. Lastly, have you ever raised Hungarian Wax Peppers (For paprika)?
Not sure if I can ask questions a different way but I have a couple of ghost peppers and reapers that I started in 3 gallon pots but they seem to be out growing them and I’ve thought about replanting to a 7 gallon grow bag. Would that be ok or will it hurt how the plants are growing? This is my first year and I’ve been buying locally and starting from seed. I have 6 inch to 3ft plants at the moment.
I have a question, can I leave a ripe pepper on the plant until there is a few more ready to harvest instead of just harvesting one or two at a time. Is there a certain amount of time a ripe pepper can stay on a plant. Like I have some mini bell peppers and jalapeños. The plant has quite a few peppers on them all at different stages and I want to get a bunch at one time instead of picking each one as they become ripe. But I am not sure how long a ripe pepper can stay on a plant before rotting or falling off
When it happens to us, we just bring that plant back upright and stake it. If the stem has completely snapped, the leaves will wilt and die very quickly. If they don't wilt, it means that the plant is still sending water/nutrients up to those leaves
Pepper geek! (Or anyone who knows) I need advice. I have a candy cane pepper plant and I wait til the size is right but they aren't spicy at all. Any ideas?
You can definitely freeze ghost peppers whole. They will be more "mushy" when thawed, but should still have 100% of the original heat and flavor. Great for making hot sauces, cooking, etc.
Tried growing it last year but the plants didn’t survive past the seedling stage. I think they succumbed to fungus gnat damage. Interested in growing it again, but I don’t think it can survive our winters. Would be cool to try growing a pepper year round outside
You definitely need a 5 gallon or larger pot or grow bag for them. I live in an apartment, and I have my peppers growing in 7 gallon grow bags on my patio. They are doing really great and are full of tiny peppers and flowers.
Great ideas for avoiding broken pepper plants!
Thanks, unfortunately we still get broken plants on occasion...the windstorms don't make it easy 😅
I'm new to farming peppers and I'm learning so much about it thanks to you. Cheers from Italy
My bell pepper plants are drooping a lot from all the heat we are having in TX. I pulled 2 plants and put them in a pot and put them in the patio area. Let's see if they make it
i use old camping tent parts to stake my plants. I don't get high winds but I do get droopy plants once in a while..
I had a reaper plant snap on me. had 50-70mph winds come thru. Snapped right off. Did not have it tied to a stake. 1st time grower here. Lesson learned. All my plants are staked now.
Winds haven't been an issue...but slugs...ate through sweet pea,tomatoes .... snapped pepper, yes...
I use a stick,cord and a little soil to hold in place... so far no issues, but I'm watching for diseases
In my container peppers, I take a small tomato cage but I turn the bottom tines back on themselves (make like a giant hair pin). The plants roots grow around the doubled tines and they are really sturdy!
Really love you're channel and content, it's really helped open my mind to peppers and now I'm a fanatic. Would love to see a top 10 pepper varieties to try video or something. Thanks
Thank you for another good and informative video 👍🏻
I live close to a forest, so I mostly use dead/dry branches as stakes for my peppers and other plants when I can... No living trees are harmed 😄
I gather bark from dead trees to use for moist retentioning mulch at the top of my soil. It might not be the most effective mulch but it's free and I like the rustic look of it
I know you can buy that, but I live in a second story flat so I don't need a lot + I can get it for free 👍🏻
When the plants are young, skewer sticks are my best friend!
Great idea! Thank you!
Had a storm recently in Ohio that took about a third of one of my White Scorpion plants via wind. Kinda new to growing peppers, but videos like this led my Habanero plants to start fruiting! Hopefully the rest will follow. ❤
This was my first year to try and grow anything. I had a single plant this year, so my stake was actually a straight, dried limb from one of my trees. Not creative, but it was on hand, inexpensive, and re-purposed debris that would otherwise have been destroyed.
Oh man, what timing. I had been growing peppers in fabric pots and never needed much more than the bamboo stake. However, I’m in a raised bed this year and they are dramatically bigger than in the past. I got a heavy rain last night and it knocked some of them over. I may have to upgrade to the cage for next year because I don’t want to deal with this mess again.
I use some of those tomato cages. A couple of year ago I found that those hoop cages with just the one ring, used to support peonies mostly have worked well for most peppers. I also place a stake next to the plant as soon as I plant it and if I see any leaning to the plant I'll go ahead and support it. Other times just having the stake there is all the support the plant needs to prevent it from leaning over!
one of mine broke last year, i tied it with a splint and for some reason it produced more than any of the others. i was going to experiment this year an d break a few to see if the broken ones produced more but never got around to planting any.
Thanks! My poblano peppers are steaked now, good idea to put them in a cage. Going to take your suggestions and do this today.
I love tomato cages for my peppers. It prevents lateral branches from snapping off
Love the video. Used small tomato cages for my bell peppers this year. Going great.
Awesome, needed tips on this one today. I tie mine off to a support stake, i think a clothes line situation with drop down support lines would be better like the hydroponic greenhouses use on tomatoes.
It is super hot here in texas so my plants grow fast. Have a chocolate bhutlah plant that is currently over 5ft tall and i still have 4-6 months of grow time! So they need support!
I have had a hard time getting peppers from seeds to plants. The chickens keep flying over my garden fence, & effing up my hard work. My Fresno chilis, my jalapeno, & habaneros i have had to start over with each 2 to 3 times, at this piont getting any hot pepper seems like a dream.
Thanks for the tips!
I grow a variety called Siberian Red Hot. Have never stalked them, and they are always strong enough, though they do lean and grow sideways sometimes. Over wintered some bell peppers from last year, and they are producing well but they breaking like crazy! Strings suspended down from the top of the greenhouse with clothespins to hold the string on seem to work.
simplest method I've found that works simply planting your peppers closer together. instead of 18 inches apart I've done 10-12 inches apart and the pepper branches grow out weaving into one another supporting each other. sometimes you do have to do some pruning to make sure you're getting good wind ventilation and it's not a super thick forest that becomes a breeding ground for pests and diseases but it can work.
I literally had this happen to a branch today 😢
I grow mine where it's often windy and I think that it makes the stems stronger. Today there was a gale warning and all my plants endured it without any supporting sticks.
Maybe one can shake the plants now and then to make them stronger. 💪
i support my plants emotionally
Garden Like A Viking sent me to your channel…
Thanks for sharing, his channel is great!
For a row of containers, bamboo stake each plant and then lash a horizontal bamboo cane to the base of each container's bamboo stake making a tied-in row. Add a container to the side (or better yet a row) and this ties all the containers together and prevents toppling.
I use left over chop sticks in the early stages instead of buying skewers.
I don't have a comment on this but a question. I have 3 jalapeno plants. They were doing great for first time growing them. Today after work I seen they had been eaten up.pretty good. Horn worms. 4 of them. I pulled them off and killed them. My question is are the jalapenos that are ripe and still ripening still good to pick and eat? I am new to all this and can't find anything about it. Thank you for your assistance
Do Tabasco,red ghost,jalapeño,chili red,Serrano,banana pepper really need support bc I spent so much money on plants this year I don’t I can afford anything else 😂
I'm trying to grow scotch bonnet peppers this year to be able to make an authentic jamacian jerk chicken. Zone 7b, NC. Any advice would be welcome.
I have a small ghost pepper plant in a container. One of the branches is Y shaped and in the middle of the Y it is splitting. Is this ok or will it continue and break off? It is also darker than other branches. Thanks for all your advice!
I might try to support the two branches to avoid that split getting any worse. Maybe place 2 stakes on either side of the branches, and attache them to the stakes to keep them upright. This is fairly common in any pepper plant, especially as they grow taller
Pepper question: Living in Wisconsin our summers are rather short. Is it possible to grow peppers totally indoors we can ever peppers all year? If so, any advise. Lastly, have you ever raised Hungarian Wax Peppers (For paprika)?
Is there a such thing as a Thai chilli pepper and jalapeno cross?
Not sure if I can ask questions a different way but I have a couple of ghost peppers and reapers that I started in 3 gallon pots but they seem to be out growing them and I’ve thought about replanting to a 7 gallon grow bag. Would that be ok or will it hurt how the plants are growing? This is my first year and I’ve been buying locally and starting from seed. I have 6 inch to 3ft plants at the moment.
I have a question, can I leave a ripe pepper on the plant until there is a few more ready to harvest instead of just harvesting one or two at a time. Is there a certain amount of time a ripe pepper can stay on a plant. Like I have some mini bell peppers and jalapeños. The plant has quite a few peppers on them all at different stages and I want to get a bunch at one time instead of picking each one as they become ripe. But I am not sure how long a ripe pepper can stay on a plant before rotting or falling off
Make video about chili mosaic virus and how to deal with it.😭
What do you do for the plant that has a broken stem ?
When it happens to us, we just bring that plant back upright and stake it. If the stem has completely snapped, the leaves will wilt and die very quickly. If they don't wilt, it means that the plant is still sending water/nutrients up to those leaves
My pepper plant broke from the wind. Is it possible to save it?
Pepper geek! (Or anyone who knows) I need advice. I have a candy cane pepper plant and I wait til the size is right but they aren't spicy at all. Any ideas?
Another question but not on this topic (I couldn't find it anywhere) can you freeze a whole ghost pepper or will it somehow ruin it when it thaws?
You can definitely freeze ghost peppers whole. They will be more "mushy" when thawed, but should still have 100% of the original heat and flavor. Great for making hot sauces, cooking, etc.
Got a question do i need to check ph water on germinate stage and the other stages and yes what ph num should be
Have you guys tried growing capsicum flexuosum?
Tried growing it last year but the plants didn’t survive past the seedling stage. I think they succumbed to fungus gnat damage. Interested in growing it again, but I don’t think it can survive our winters. Would be cool to try growing a pepper year round outside
@@PepperGeek that’s what interested me, I’m in nc and some seedlings going. They may be alright supposedly can survive -15.
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My plants are going well, some are slower than others. Some don’t grow as good
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I’m a welder if anyone wants to buy mine I make out of rebar I sell. They last longer than we will
i have a 1 gallon pot and i want to plant a bell pepper help
A bigger pot would probably be better
You definitely need a 5 gallon or larger pot or grow bag for them. I live in an apartment, and I have my peppers growing in 7 gallon grow bags on my patio. They are doing really great and are full of tiny peppers and flowers.
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Hi. Quick question.
Have you tried grafting peppers. If you tried or not, please share your experience either way.
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