Saturday, August 1, 2009

Pepper Update

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2 comments:

James David said...

You have a wonderful pepper plant. This one is locally called chilli.

I had planted few times but often faced problems like wrinkled leaves and flowerbuds falling off before they turn into peppers.

Do mind sharing your secret in getting them to bear friut?

Thanks.

Samantha Safer said...

I totally know what you are talking about, during weeks where we get either too much rain or too much sun I get crinkled leaves and blossom drop (when the flower buds fall off).

I don't really have a secret to stopping it, I just know what I do to try to stop it, when it rains a ton I don't really have any options, but when its dry and the sun is shining all day I make sure to get out in the garden at around 8 am before the air gets really dry. I water everything thoroughly and make sure not to water any of the leaves. If I water the leaves and the sun comes out it basically scorches the leaves, or causes the curled and crinkled look.