Each year, we start our pepper plant seeds indoors in small pots. Many popular garden plants require early seed starting to give the plants a long enough grow period to produce fruits. These include tomatoes, peppers, melons and many more. If they are not properly transplanted into larger pots, your plants may become root bound. …
If you’re growing peppers, you want to get the most out of each plant. It can be exciting to see the very first flowers start forming on your plants. More flowers means more peppers, right? Since we start our peppers indoors in the late spring, it is not unusual to see flower buds beginning to …
Growing peppers can be easy when growing conditions are perfect. However, even your next-door neighbor can have a completely different environment that can impact their plant growth. As with anything that is alive, stressful conditions cause problems. With peppers, your plants will give clear signals when something is wrong. One common issue we see with …
So you did it again. You ignored all the warnings to wear gloves when cutting peppers, and now you have hot pepper hands. You’re not alone. Though I am an advocate for wearing nitrile gloves and eye protection, I often slice jalapenos without gloves when I’m in a hurry. It doesn’t take much spicy pepper …
One of the most common issues when growing peppers is a discoloration of the leaves. We see it commonly asked: Why are my pepper plants turning yellow? There are a few possible reasons for yellowing pepper plant leaves, and it is almost always fixable. In this article, we will show you how to diagnose your …
Blossom end rot can be disheartening to see in your garden. You’ve worked all season long to take care of your plants, only to see the fruits turning brown and mushy on the ends. Thankfully, you can take some measures to help your plants recover and produce healthy fruits going forward. Dealing with blossom end …