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Hi! This is my first time growing sweet peppers. They've been hot peppers up till now. How long should they stay cookin' in the sun once they've turned colors (Jimmy Nardellos)?

Thanks for the link to Willard's list. The pots they were placed in were fairly light on nutrients due to a miscalculation on my part. I've been a little more aggressive with the feeding regimen and all the pepper plants have responded positively. However, both Nardello plants (I have 2) are...

Hi folks, I have a Jimmy Nardello plant with a couple nice but still immature peppers and a ton of developing buds. There's quite a few newly formed pepper buds that are dropping off. The ratio of fallen to potential peppers is quite low so I'm not overly concerned but I feel like it's trying...

So, does that mean that you can't influence the flavor of your peppers?

Does anyone here use products like Flora Nectar, Carboload or molasses with the intent to sweeten or otherwise add flavor to your hot peppers? I'm trying to resist the urge to sink $20 into a bottle of Flora Nectar for my tomatoes and peppers. Looks great on paper... do you have any experiences?

Assuming for the moment you were using Pro-Mix BX as your peat base, would your ratio of perlite remain the same at 33%?   I don't know what the ratio of perlite is for Pro-Mix BX right out of the bag... but it seems a little higher than other bagged products I've seen. It also contains lime...

Thank you for the feedback!

Really, this a a two-parter.... Mixing up a big (for me) bag of soil and wondering about letting it cook in a semi decent fabric pot (ala Smart pots, GeoPots, etc.) but have never used any over 7 Gallon. If you were looking for something in the 20-30 gallon or maybe more range, what are you...

Question on cooking time:   How long can you let the prepared soil sit and cook? I'd love to mix up a pot or two in anticipation of some new plants - but would it be ok to let the mixture brew for 1, 2 even 3 or 4 months?   Seems like this would be really nice to have on hand, pre-cooked and...

PMD, thanks - great info. The GC thread is also a great find. You seem to gravitate towards the Tomato Tone regardless of what you're growing. Is there something specific in Tomato Tone you like that maybe Garden Tone or Plant Tone doesn't contain? Asking because I recently discovered Tomato...

Looks good - subscribed. What's the plan?

Yeah JayT, I think it's fair to say that.   Thanks for the recommendation.

When I first saw this thread, I ordered a couple bottles of Lucky Dog in the various flavors/heats. I want to comment on the Black Label. Perhaps others with more sophisticated palettes will think I'm crazy - but I love El Yucateco XXX. If you feel, the same, listen here. Basically, Black Label...

Haven't tried Lucky Dog yet - just took the plunge and ordered the variety 4 pack tonight. Looking forward to it,

Cool, thanks. Did I diagnose that condition right? Does that look like calcium-magnesium deficiencies to you guys?    The first pic (single leaf) probably needs no explanation. If you look deeper into the full plant shot, you can see the yellowed veins and some leaf curl.   Thanks for the...

Here's a couple of pics:   http://flic.kr/p/fVit2V   http://flic.kr/p/fVi2xv

I've been using distilled water on my Jalapenos since they were seedlings. They started looking sickly even though they were flowering and starting to fruit. I finally figured out they were calcium and/or magnesium deficient. I have one in straight ProMix that was deteriorating quickly and that...

Nice work. I'm inspired