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DevilDuck

DevilDuck

I'm really worried about my crop this year. I've signed up for two competitions, and all I have at the moment is two really small Jalapeños on the plants.

This isn't looking good. The plants are really slow growers this year and the flowering is way off.

I've had about a week or so of really good "pepper weather" and it's been rainy and cooler for about three days. My Limon Habs are still in their growing cups, but I guess they are doing as good as can be. The Orange Ricotos seem to have gone back in the dirt. All of the plants that are in the ground seem to be stuck.

I dunno.......... I've had to go to the store to get peppers to experiment with my sauces...

I'm a mess.
 
Well, it's a little early to be giving up on your season, isn't it? The spring was cooler than usual here, this year, and I didn't get most of the peppers in the ground until almost May. Even the very early peppers are just starting to come on strong.
 
I think it was a weird Spring all over this year.My Jolokias, chocholate habs, and aji panca (sic?) are starting to flower big-time, and my fatali is not too far behind. It was so cool the first six weeks that I was really nervous that I put them in the ground too early (and the plants looked like it for a little while). They are definitely making up for lost time, though!
 
It has been a strange year for weather in Northern California too. Blazing hot for a few days at the beginning of spring then unseasonably cold and windy. The weather seems to be getting back to normal this week and the plants are enjoying it. Yesterday was 90degs in the afternoon and 60 overnight in the Chile house which is just about perfect. The plants that is doing really badly for me this year is the Fatalii. The Bhut Jolokias are not doing very well either but it is early days yet.
 
I know the feeling on the weather sd it sure it's been wierd and throwing off all my peppers for sure. Since planting in the garden my thai's are the only peppers that seem to be struggling along with a little progress, but almost all other peppers are going nowhere for the past month! One day it's 90 degree's out and the next 70. Even my tomato plants are barely holding on.

The more I rely on mother nature the more I imagine tearing apart my spare room for an indoor hydro system that'll grow 'sea of green' peppers year round ;)

This year hasn't been good so far outside, First my roto tiller's transmission died the very day I put in a bunch of cow manure. Then 2 weeks ago I got poisen ivy all over me and my wifes from head to toe as it's now somehow continually growing in my hedges now. Then on Sunday I was trimming the hedges around the garden and I hit a bees best and got stung a few times on my back arms etc..:onfire: But, if my garden survives and I can crunch into a hot pepper come the end of the day it will be all worth it:)
 
Pepp3rFreak some people have all the bad luck.Sorry to hear about your's.
I have jalapeno's that are about 3" long already.I live in No.Georgia, the weather has been terrible but my garden is growing like crazy. The only fertilizer I have used is liquid Miracle Grow.last year's garden was a washout with all the day's it was 95 or above. Perhaps this year will be fruitful.oops sorry about the pun.
 
Strange weather abound for everyone, dude. Dave and I are trying to break two world records, and are worried about the crop as well. And to make matters worse, we've got a huge aphid problem (more so than any of the other years)
 
Sorry for you guys.
For me it's my best year ever!!!

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Oh wait humm it's my first year growing anything. ...ah nevermind.:onfire:
 
Oddly enough my spring has been pretty good for the frozen tundra of MN. I had the plants in the ground by the last week in May and only had to use row covers once. Today was 91f w/ dew points in the low 60's, perfect pepper weather. I just hope it lasts.:onfire:
 
Unusually cool in NY also. The few peppers I have that actually flowered still have green chilies on them that won't ripen.

However, I guess I am well hedged with my peppers and my early season tomatoes: If the weather stays cool I'll have lots of early season tomatoes but few peppers. If it turns hot I'll have few tomatoes but lots of peppers.

Sounds like I lucked into a good combo.
 
P_Schneider said:
Oddly enough my spring has been pretty good for the frozen tundra of MN. I had the plants in the ground by the last week in May and only had to use row covers once. Today was 91f w/ dew points in the low 60's, perfect pepper weather. I just hope it lasts.:onfire:
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I guess I am close enough to Minnesota to be considered a northerner too. You are gettin the same weather as I am, 90s all week long with lows in the mid 60s, no way am I gonna complain about that. If I could just get rid of my bugs I will be lookin at a bumper crop!!
 
I ought to keep posting about my pepper problems. It seems as soon as I do, things get better.

The weather is much more summer like and everyone is happy. Even my serrano from last year is looking like it wants to boogie.
 
Talking about your problems to others who care is always good therapy:lol:
I guess I'll have to break out the camera pretty soon to show off my babies. Happy, happy, happy... and without the bug problems that Imaguitargod has reported with his plants of late (knocks on wood!).
 
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