tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2884216770926932676.post6480681235444476165..comments2024-03-24T11:10:13.186-04:00Comments on The Gardening Me: End of Season Review - PeppersMargarethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15949946977793864054noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2884216770926932676.post-42403120495799626722015-01-17T14:46:25.043-05:002015-01-17T14:46:25.043-05:00It took me a while to narrowed down my pepper sele...It took me a while to narrowed down my pepper selections for this year and Lady Bell is on my list - I believe it was from a spotlight you did? And after seeing basket after basket of Padron's coming out of your garden, those are on my hot pepper list too. Even though your weather is on the cool side, you growing season is so much longer - I would be quite pleased with one (large!) basket of those Padrons.Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15949946977793864054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2884216770926932676.post-89161645296744108872015-01-17T12:16:13.863-05:002015-01-17T12:16:13.863-05:00In 2012 I tried a number of cool climate/short sea...In 2012 I tried a number of cool climate/short season sweet peppers, including King of the North, and other OP and hybrid varieties. I was not impressed by King of the North. My favorites ended up being Lady Bell (an F1), Shephards Ramshorn (OP), and Odessa Market (OP). I've grown those for 3 years now and they've done consistently well. Yes I am gardening in California but I'm near the coast and our summers are cool and somewhat foggy and night time temps dip into the 40°F range well into July so most heat loving pepper varieties don't do well. I've had my best success since I started growing cool adapted or short season varieties. Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07812702328134261533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2884216770926932676.post-13195536582288617992015-01-11T10:24:38.904-05:002015-01-11T10:24:38.904-05:00HI Nancy! I do love spicy food, but am not a fan ...HI Nancy! I do love spicy food, but am not a fan of blistering heat - after all, I want to actually taste what I'm eating!Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15949946977793864054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2884216770926932676.post-80709772624852718862015-01-11T10:22:45.850-05:002015-01-11T10:22:45.850-05:00You are so lucky to have a greenhouse! I'm su...You are so lucky to have a greenhouse! I'm sure that it will make a huge difference, especially when it comes to getting those pepper to ripen quickly.<br /><br />There are quite a few sweet varieties that have been grown by other bloggers that seem to do very well. Along with changing where they are planted, I'm hoping that growing a couple of those varieties will give me at least a good harvest next year.Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15949946977793864054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2884216770926932676.post-772094422197138602015-01-10T21:33:53.102-05:002015-01-10T21:33:53.102-05:00Hi Margaret, the only peppers I grow are the swee...Hi Margaret, the only peppers I grow are the sweet green peppers. I even cheat and buy the plants. We don't like hot or spicy foods. Nancy <br />Cozy Thyme Cottagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03933769393226611441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2884216770926932676.post-77300752727910187472015-01-10T19:45:36.797-05:002015-01-10T19:45:36.797-05:00I've struggled so much with sweet peppers, I d...I've struggled so much with sweet peppers, I don't even know where to start with remedies. I have zero problems with hot peppers, regardless the variety, but sweet peppers, ugh. They germinate too slow, production is poor ... last season was the absolute worst. Luckily, I now have a greenhouse for next season so I'll see if the heat inside helps along with new varieties, new locations, new fertilizing methods, etc.Susiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10354350096358468967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2884216770926932676.post-36735876004995871652015-01-10T13:02:16.406-05:002015-01-10T13:02:16.406-05:00We don't have an airing cupboard, but I did (f...We don't have an airing cupboard, but I did (finally!) get a heat mat last year. I can't, however, remember if I already had it when I started the peppers - I didn't note that I placed their cell packs on the heat mat, so I'm thinking that I didn't have it yet. This very well may have been the reason why my seedlings took so long to appear. I'll find out when I start them this year.<br /><br />And with so many other wonderful varieties to try, I can't justify giving King of the North a spot this coming season. If I see others having good results, I may try it again in the future - as you say it could just have been a bad year for them.<br />Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15949946977793864054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2884216770926932676.post-7395074123330167502015-01-10T12:07:51.922-05:002015-01-10T12:07:51.922-05:00Thanks Daphne - and Wow! I really wish I had that...Thanks Daphne - and Wow! I really wish I had that much room to devote to them. So far, my plan has them occupying half of two 8x4 beds...nowhere near enough but at least more than last year!Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15949946977793864054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2884216770926932676.post-78022442708874891492015-01-10T12:05:42.805-05:002015-01-10T12:05:42.805-05:00I always give my chilli seeds a boost after sowing...I always give my chilli seeds a boost after sowing by keeping them in the airing-cupboard until they germinate. I grow mine in containers, so they don't have to compete with any other plants. I grew King of the North last year but was unimpressed - small plant; small yield; small peppers. Of course that might just have been an unusual result!Mark Willishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04558305122821209520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2884216770926932676.post-49506129483840314972015-01-10T10:07:27.954-05:002015-01-10T10:07:27.954-05:00Good luck in finding your pepper variety. The last...Good luck in finding your pepper variety. The last year I grew peppers I had a whole 16x4' bed of them. I really miss them now. Daphne Gouldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17305049560953735881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2884216770926932676.post-75783949849522866782015-01-10T08:47:47.353-05:002015-01-10T08:47:47.353-05:00Now THAT'S a FABULOUS idea!!!!!!!! hee hee ;)
...Now THAT'S a FABULOUS idea!!!!!!!! hee hee ;)<br /><br />I love accidental discoveries...we will see if my "theory" holds true next year. Now to dig into those catalogues....definitely one of the best ways to spend a cold, cold winters day!Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15949946977793864054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2884216770926932676.post-22043323461539516132015-01-10T03:28:00.320-05:002015-01-10T03:28:00.320-05:00Interesting post, as I have ALWAYS put peppers in ...Interesting post, as I have ALWAYS put peppers in with the tomatoes and ALWAYS had lousy production. I thought it was my cool summers here, but this is worth a look in to!<br /><br />You are having the problem of too many choices just like the rest of us. I have gotten down to my basic varieties, but it's so hard when those catalogs start coming in and you see the incredible variety--each described to sound better than the next. And let's not forget those hilarious catalogs where ever description is followed by !!!!!!! . LOL!<br />Maybe you should put the names on a dartboard and try it that way??? At least that way, if you don't end up liking the variety---it was beyond your control---just bad aim!<br />Have a wonderful weekend<br />Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10122524042294993949noreply@blogger.com