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harvesting HELP! Storm coming

LSUtigers

LSUtigers

It has been bone dry and hot as hell here in Louisiana for a month now.  In the next few days we are expecting 10-15" of rain and some good winds.  Should I pick the peppers that have just ripened?  Will the swing from high heat and infrequent watering to cool down and heavy water damage the plants and cause a loss of fruit?  The peppers are only a day or two ripe.  I would have liked to leave them on for a bit longer.
 
I don't know how intense winds will be, so that would be a consideration.  But you had better be ready with some liquid nutrient. That much water is definitely going to temporarily interrupt nutrient uptake.  (for as long as your containers remained waterlogged)  You could also add a touch of slow release granular - maybe an Osmocote product.  And for quick fix, you can also foliar spray a 1/8 strength liquid nutrient.  But...  leaves don't absorb unless transpiration occurs, which means you can't have waterlogged pots.
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If you have the luxury of bringing them in, I would always do that, in this case.  If you're planted in ground, well, it's a non-issue.  If your pods fall, go pick them up off the ground. LOL
 
I'd pick what I could. Now they're forecasting this rainstorm to be a 'cane when it makes landfall in LA
 
If you have no other shielding option, I would say pick and cut your losses. You are potentially looking at Category 1 Hurricane. I imagine that will make quick work of your peppers. Might as well save what you can while you can. 
 
The best web sites I follow to track hurricanes are:
 
www.tropicaltidbits.com 
 
and Mike's Weather Page on Facebook. 
 
Also Mike operates the storm tracking website www.spaghettimodels.com. 
 
Hope you all stay safe. I'm sure our time down south in Florida will come too. Possibly later this year.
 
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Appreciate the concern.  We are all good down here right now.  I plan to bring my bucketed peppers under cover, but the half barrels are too heavy to move easily.  They will have to just ride it out.
 
Well, we made it out pretty much unharmed.  Had some good wind and a bit of rain Sunday but overall, it was pretty painless.  I was able to pick some ripe and near ripe peppers before the storm.  Had a couple of casualties from the peppers that had to remain outdoors.  But did pretty well all things considered.
 
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solid7 said:
The still have attachment.  Set them back up, and try to do a re-graft.  That's what I'd do.
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I am not sure about this process.  Are there any good threads on how this is done?  Or is it simpler than it sounds?
 
LSUtigers said:
I am not sure about this process.  Are there any good threads on how this is done?  Or is it simpler than it sounds?
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Threads?  I couldn't say.  Prop it up, make sure the wounded tissue is touching where it separated from, tape the shit out of it, and then put a splint on it.  If it takes, you'll see the new growth, and can un-tape and re-bind it at a later time.  If not, you just cut it back, and you've lost nothing.
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I've done this procedure MANY times.  
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But you could literally just follow the advice of any kind of grafting.  Suggest maybe find a topic on fruit or nut trees.  This is done extensively with propagation by cutting, and then grafting onto root stock.
 
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