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Posted by julie new in france (U3837878) on Sunday, 2nd January 2011
I sowed these in October and they are now in little pots with coke bottle cloches. They are about 2 inches tall, what I need to know is do you nip them out to get a better crop, and if so at what height ? Thanks
I don't nip the tips out of mine but I do keep the number of friut down on each plant so I get bigger pepper's.....less is sometimes more.
Whatsthemarrow...
Gosh Julie you are early with your peppers! I never sow mine until March and still have a really good crop. Do you have a heated greenhouse to grow them on?
I grew some green peppers for the very first time last year. As I didn't know what to do with them after starting them off at home I planted them in the allotment in May. I had no idea what to expect, being my very first time, but I ended up with quite a few peppers. Not as big as you would find in the supermarket but not too small. I did find however you need to be very careful with water resting on top of the fruits or in any hollow. Several of mine rotted that way! (
I have a couple of packets to sow that my wife brought me back from Spain. As we have a greenhouse on the allotment I'd thought of starting them off at home in the warm & later taking them down to the GH.
I look forward to hearing how other people have got on with their sweet peppers.
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Posted by julie new in france (U3837878) on Monday, 3rd January 2011
I dont have a greenhouse but the weather here is different, today it is -3 but clear sky so the little plants are outside on the windowsill. This is only a trial but other members on the site do it this way so worth a try for an early crop. I will plant more in march just in case.
I'm with you, I think. I do tend to sow peppers and toms in the house in January... mainly because I'm bored of waiting... but sowing in March, I think, largely catches up earlier sowings. Where I do have probs is ( in an unheated GH)maintaining growth rate in late Spring/ early summer (esp in an English summer) to get an early crop. Ripening is another prob. My peppers seem to be at their best in September, when I'd like to be picking 6 weeks before.
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Posted by ladynovicegardener (U5368058) on Thursday, 6th January 2011
I sow my peppers at the end of the summer for fruiting the following year. When done this way they produce good peppers earlier than they would if I sowed and cropped the same year. This years are already good strong sturdy plants with about 10-12 leaves on them and are sitting by the window in the spare bedroom facing south west.
Now I find that very interesting! I have a couple of packets that I want to sow earlier than I did for the very first time last year.
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Posted by julie new in france (U3837878) on Monday, 17th January 2011
mine are still quite small about 4 inches but look rally healthy so it may just work.
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