Comments for Grow Hot Peppers http://www.growhotpeppers.com Heat Up Your Life with Hot Peppers Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:55:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on Jalapeno Pepper Basics: Growing Jalapenos 101 by admin http://www.growhotpeppers.com/jalapeno-pepper-basics-growing-jalapenos-101/comment-page-1/#comment-320 admin Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:55:44 +0000 http://growhotpeppers.com/?p=20#comment-320 Hi Marcus, you should definitely stake your plants because they can topple over in high winds and with a lot of heavy pods. Sounds like you are watering and fertilizing correctly if the leaves are opening up. It's not uncommon for leaves to curl up during the hottest part of the day and then open up again. And yes, the woody area above the soil line is okay. Hope this helps! Hi Marcus, you should definitely stake your plants because they can topple over in high winds and with a lot of heavy pods. Sounds like you are watering and fertilizing correctly if the leaves are opening up. It’s not uncommon for leaves to curl up during the hottest part of the day and then open up again. And yes, the woody area above the soil line is okay.

Hope this helps!

]]> Comment on Jalapeno Pepper Basics: Growing Jalapenos 101 by admin http://www.growhotpeppers.com/jalapeno-pepper-basics-growing-jalapenos-101/comment-page-1/#comment-319 admin Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:50:47 +0000 http://growhotpeppers.com/?p=20#comment-319 Hi Ryan, Thanks for your comment! Your peppers should do fine in your climate assuming you provide good drainage, nutrients and water. You might want to mix in a mulch like hardwood chips with the soil to keep plants cool during those hot days, also filter the hot mid-day sun by placing containers in the shade during that time. As for year-round growing, I can't say for sure, but I don't see why they wouldn't keep growing. It's the cold temperatures (below 50 degrees Fahrenheit) and low light levels that make plants go into hibernation. You should be able to use 2-gallon containers. I wouldn't go much smaller than that. Hope that helps! Hi Ryan,

Thanks for your comment! Your peppers should do fine in your climate assuming you provide good drainage, nutrients and water. You might want to mix in a mulch like hardwood chips with the soil to keep plants cool during those hot days, also filter the hot mid-day sun by placing containers in the shade during that time.

As for year-round growing, I can’t say for sure, but I don’t see why they wouldn’t keep growing. It’s the cold temperatures (below 50 degrees Fahrenheit) and low light levels that make plants go into hibernation.

You should be able to use 2-gallon containers. I wouldn’t go much smaller than that.

Hope that helps!

]]> Comment on Jalapeno Pepper Basics: Growing Jalapenos 101 by admin http://www.growhotpeppers.com/jalapeno-pepper-basics-growing-jalapenos-101/comment-page-1/#comment-318 admin Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:23:24 +0000 http://growhotpeppers.com/?p=20#comment-318 Yep! Mine usually start turning red after a couple of days. Yep! Mine usually start turning red after a couple of days.

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