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My plants are doing great but I saw or read somewhere that stopping fertilizing will encourage the plants to ripen their current peppers. I have a lot of peppers on my plants and I don't want a frost to destroy them. So is it true that stopping fertilization will encourage them to ripen?

Hi, quick question. I have been fertilizing with tomato fertilizer about every 3 weeks and am wondering when should I stop? My season will be over by the end of September and I was going to fertilize soon but was wondering if to fertilize now or not. Thanks

  How far down each plant would you top them? Half there height? 

Hi, I have 3 Aji Lemon Drops pepper plants and there starting to really grow now and there getting tall and lanky. I still have about a month and a half till they go out in the greenhouse where I live. So my question is should I top these now or is it too late? I worried they will break off in...

Hi, I'm have two different leaf issues with a few of my plants and want some opinions on what they might be.   Here is number 1: This is happening to all 3 of my Ring of Fire Plants. I saw someone on Reddit with this same issue and other people were saying that his grow lights were too close...

Hi, My parents bought me three 60.5L Bags Miracle Gro potting soil, for $3.50 CAD each, last fall. I know a lot of people hate Miracle Gro but I'll be using it anyway instead of throwing it away. But my question is do I need to fertilize with Mircale Gro potting soil? It say it feeds plants for...

  Their under a 70w Sansi Grow light and their in better positions then a couple of other peppers.   Here is a picture of my Aji Lemon Drops, Ring of Fires, and then a picture of a Scotch Brain & a Paper Lantern . Also the toothpicks are to keep them from swaying too much from a fan.

Sorry, yes I meant seedlings and yes to the second as well.

Hi, this is my first year growing anything other then Chinense peppers and have a couple questions about other species. Im growing 3 Ring of Fire (Annuum) & 3 Aji Lemon Drop (Baccatum) and they are growing leggier then my Chinense peppers. Is this normal? Also, is it true that these pepper...

This website https://www.chilipeppermadness.com/preserving-chili-peppers/how-to-ripen-unripe-peppers/

Hi, there is a frost advisory almost nightly where I live and my plants haven't produced much of anything yet and their loaded with pods. I need some advice on what to do with these pods. I have read a few methods on ripening them... #1 Cutting the branches and hanging them upside down indoors...

I just noticed some of the leaves on one of the pepper plants look like this.... Also, a lot of small young leaves are turning yellow and dropping. Could this be caused by being next to a running heater?

Thanks for all the info, but what signs should I look out for this winter if it is too hot for the plants by the heater? Also, I have a couple 50w LEDs I'm going to hang over them for a little extra light in the evening.

Hi, I have brought two plants in for the Winter and have placed them in a south facing window, but there is a baseboard heater beneath the window. I live in Canada so that heater will be heating the room all Winter. Will this hurt the plants being next to it? Or will I just need to water more...