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Pepper Blunders
May 25, 2007 | 4:55 PM PST
The first Pepper Blunder of the year is that I started my seeds out late. I know that they take a long time to germinate, I just didn't pay close enough attention to the calendar. I got some of the seeds to germinate and I bought some colored sweet bell peppers from the store. The only pepper that would be in the HOT category that was purchased from the store was a 'Tam Mild Jalepeno. I like the flavor but not too much heat. The next blunder of this season would be that I neglected to add the newspaper and mulch around the plants. This is actually visible in the photo of the Brandywine tomato. I had begun to refer to that area as the grassy knoll. My most recent blunder came last week when I was cleaning up after blunder #2.....weeding the pepper patch. All of the pepper plants were clearly visible. I looked at the plant closest to me and said to myself, "I should be careful not to catch that plant in my fingers as I pull out these weeds". Then what do I do not 1 or 2 minutes later? You guessed it. I pulled that poor baby right out by the roots!!!! I STARTED THAT BABY FROM SEED!!!! Of course I was mortified. Part of the main root was snapped off. I decided to try to save it, so I put it in some water that had fish fertilizer in it. It perked up and I was able to pot it back up. Despite my crazy mistakes my abused pepper baby is doing quite well and I will transplant it back outside sometime in the next week. Needless to say I was much more careful as I worked my way through the rest of the bed. Hopefully I will learn from all of my mistakes. LOL at myself. Gardening is most certainly a journey worth taking.
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May 25, 2007 | 4:55 PM PST
The first Pepper Blunder of the year is that I started my seeds out late. I know that they take a long time to germinate, I just didn't pay close enough attention to the calendar. I got some of the seeds to germinate and I bought some colored sweet bell peppers from the store. The only pepper that would be in the HOT category that was purchased from the store was a 'Tam Mild Jalepeno. I like the flavor but not too much heat. The next blunder of this season would be that I neglected to add the newspaper and mulch around the plants. This is actually visible in the photo of the Brandywine tomato. I had begun to refer to that area as the grassy knoll. My most recent blunder came last week when I was cleaning up after blunder #2.....weeding the pepper patch. All of the pepper plants were clearly visible. I looked at the plant closest to me and said to myself, "I should be careful not to catch that plant in my fingers as I pull out these weeds". Then what do I do not 1 or 2 minutes later? You guessed it. I pulled that poor baby right out by the roots!!!! I STARTED THAT BABY FROM SEED!!!! Of course I was mortified. Part of the main root was snapped off. I decided to try to save it, so I put it in some water that had fish fertilizer in it. It perked up and I was able to pot it back up. Despite my crazy mistakes my abused pepper baby is doing quite well and I will transplant it back outside sometime in the next week. Needless to say I was much more careful as I worked my way through the rest of the bed. Hopefully I will learn from all of my mistakes. LOL at myself. Gardening is most certainly a journey worth taking.
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May 26, 2007 | 2:56 AM PST
I've been in your shoes more times then I care to admit to. I am a bit jealous you can grow peppers in your area. I've always seemed to really struggle having much success with them, partially due to the cooler summers here. At least that is what I keep telling myself. :) |
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May 26, 2007 | 12:21 PM PST
They really do thrive in the 80 to 100 degree summer heat here. Last summer I only had 2 plants and they lasted until frost. |
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