Ouch... that had to suck. I know the feeling... last year during heavy winds and a thunderstorm, a freaking lawn chair (of all things) blew across my garden, tumbling over a cayenne plant along the way. Snapped the main stem toward the bottom. Amazingly, the plant seemed to take virtually no noticeable damage, and flourished like all the others... all I did was get out there ASAP and stake it real good. I thought for sure it was a goner... and I'll never leave a lawn chair anywhere near the gardens again in case winds get bad enough again to send chairs rolling...mega said:Last year, I had a big, beautiful fatali with 40 almost-ripe pods; a windstom came along and blew it over. Very disappointing. That was my last unstaked pepper, ever. That is the simple advantage to staking.
WickedMojo said:just remember , the shorter they are the better chance you have of poking yourself in the face or eye when you bend over to pick a container up, this I know from experience lol
WickedMojo said:just remember , the shorter they are the better chance you have of poking yourself in the face or eye when you bend over to pick a container up, this I know from experience lol
POTAWIE said:I once poked a lense out of my sunglasses You can buy "ends" for bamboo stakes but I generally use hockey tape and roll up a wad