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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

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...

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...

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...

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...

My dad is growing cherry tomatoes and they are touching the top of his greenhouse and continuing to grow, but haven't ripened any fruit yet and our season is going to end soon. If we topped the plants would they stop growing and instead focus on its current fruit? Or would it die?

I grew 3 Yellow Devil's Tongue plants, but one of the plants turned into this, another plant I grew turned out fine, and the last isn't producing anything. So what is this?   Thanks in advance.

Hi, I have finally got my pepper plants in my greenhouse and now there are ants crawling over them. I believe they are carpenter ants since there is a lot of old wood near my greenhouse. Are they friends or foes?

Hi, its time for my peppers to go outside now in my area, but I have a question about hardening them off. They will be going in a greenhouse, so do I still need to harden them off? Or is there no need when putting them in a greenhouse?

Hi, I have a question. I was watching a video and he said indoor pepper pods don't grow as big as if the plant is outside and are misshaped. Is this true? Because my MOA Scotch Bonnets pods are small and misshapen. I was thinking the seeds may have crossed with something else, but if this is...

I have two Hot Paper Lanterns and they both are dropping a couple leaves a day and I'm not sure why. So I have a few pictures of one of them and would like your opinions on how they look and maybe why they are dropping so many leaves.   EDIT Added another picture below.

My MOA Scotch Bonnets are flowering, but they are dropping their blossoms and I have a question. I have never grown pepper so I'd like to know if in this picture is a pepper starting to form. It looks like it to me, but I don't know since I have never done this before.

I want to sterilize my soil but Im not sure how to do it. It is miracle grow potting soil with perlite and I was going to put it in the microwave, but I just read that heating perlite will release toxic chemicals in the soil. Is this true? How should I starilize this soil?

In the bottom of my solo cups, I have these tiny bugs, a lot of them, 20-30. They are about 1-2 mm in length and are black. They also move around decently quick. It looks like there are even smaller ones, maybe babies, which are a lighter color, but they are so small I'm not sure if there bugs...

I'm having another leaf issue. Here are a couple pictures..... On the edge of the first leaf, that is not a reflection.   I have overwatered my plants causing edema, so could this also be caused by overwatering? I have not fertilized this plant yet, except for the Miracle Grow Soil it was...

Two leaves on one of my MOA Scotch Bonnet are looking like this..... What is this problem? Also, they have these little white hairs on them as you can see. Is this normal? They don't move and can't be brushed off, so I don't think their pests.   Thanks in advance.

I have topped the very first pepper plants I have even grown, was kinda scary, but now I have a couple quick questions. Should I remove more leaves? And how much of a risk is there of killing the plants? Thanks in advance and here is a picture.....

Hi, quick question. I'm growing some pepper plants and I want to keep one or two plants inside all year round. But was wondering if there is any way to try and keep it from growing too big? Would putting the plant in a smaller pot, say 3 gallons, keep it from growing large, or would it hurt the...