Search
Latest topics
» Walking stick kaleby plantoid Today at 8:55 pm
» N&C Midwest September 2023
by OhioGardener Today at 5:27 pm
» Beds not holding moisture?
by OhioGardener Today at 5:16 pm
» Butternut squash sets world record at the State Fair of Virginia
by markqz Yesterday at 5:13 pm
» Ohio Gardener's Greenhouse
by OhioGardener Yesterday at 4:29 pm
» Closing beds for winter
by plantoid Yesterday at 4:25 pm
» Famous Gardening Quotes
by OhioGardener 9/23/2023, 12:51 pm
» Foodbank’s composting program creates food from food
by OhioGardener 9/22/2023, 8:29 am
» What Have You Picked From Your Garden Today
by OhioGardener 9/21/2023, 1:15 pm
» Turning existing garden beds into SFG
by jemm 9/20/2023, 7:35 am
» updating my mix - what should I add
by sanderson 9/18/2023, 5:04 am
» Senseless Banter...
by sanderson 9/16/2023, 11:37 pm
» Lumber and measuring for SFG boxes
by sanderson 9/16/2023, 12:21 am
» Avatar issues
by Guinevere 9/14/2023, 7:53 pm
» Happy Birthday!!
by sanderson 9/11/2023, 4:40 pm
» When to harvest? / Watermelon seedlings
by sanderson 9/9/2023, 6:07 pm
» Hornets Nest
by sanderson 9/8/2023, 8:15 pm
» Tropical Storm Hilary
by jennyjo37 9/5/2023, 5:31 pm
» A square foot garden in a round bed.
by alicej 9/4/2023, 3:39 am
» Determinate Cherry Tomato for Greenhouse
by OhioGardener 9/2/2023, 6:52 pm
» N&C Midwest August 2023
by Scorpio Rising 8/31/2023, 9:01 am
» Hurricane
by Scorpio Rising 8/30/2023, 7:25 am
» No-Fail Zucchini Bread
by OhioGardener 8/28/2023, 11:11 am
» buying compost small town SW Pennsylvania
by sanderson 8/27/2023, 6:41 pm
» Phosphate
by sanderson 8/27/2023, 3:43 pm
» Topping brand new SFG box with more gorgeous compost???
by sanderson 8/27/2023, 3:36 pm
» 8 Great Vegetables for Fall Planting
by sanderson 8/27/2023, 2:58 pm
» What are you eating from your garden today?
by OhioGardener 8/26/2023, 7:19 pm
» Flowers to attract hummingbirds
by OhioGardener 8/26/2023, 6:59 pm
» Hoss Tools Seeds 50% off
by OhioGardener 8/26/2023, 6:25 pm
Google
peppers and eggplants lagging behind
+2
Dunkinjean
amcon222
6 posters
Page 1 of 1
peppers and eggplants lagging behind
Planted my first sfg this season on long island, ny ,and tomatoes, cucumbers, squash, lettuces, string beans are all doing nicely. Eggplants and peppers are lagging behind. Hardly any growth with them in this month old garden. I have a few varieties of peppers..cubanelles, jalapenos, cayenne. These were all purchased as seedlings and transplanted into the garden. They seem almost as small as when I first planted them. Any ideas why they are not taking off? All other plants seem to be doing well.
amcon222- Posts : 7
Join date : 2013-05-14
Location : long island ny
Re: peppers and eggplants lagging behind
I am in Central NJ and all my plants are doing well except for my one and only pepper plant (only hubby eats peppers). It looks exactly the same size as when I planted it! I know that peppers love the heat, so since it has been raining constantly I believe that is why it is not doing as well.
Re: peppers and eggplants lagging behind
FWIW, my slowest plants are my serranos and my japanese white egg eggplants. And I'm in holy-hell-heat! And they still won't take off. Well, here's hoping their mustering their strength, or something.
I think my sunflower plant can take me in a fair fight...it's taller than me, and it keeps giving me dirty looks.

brainchasm-
Posts : 481
Join date : 2013-02-26
Age : 47
Location : Las Vegas, NV
Re: peppers and eggplants lagging behind
Peppers, eggplants and tomato plants are heavy feeders. They like compost tea or a nice thick layer of compost top dressing.
43 years a gardener and going strong with SFG.
https://squarefoot.forumotion.com/t3574-the-end-of-july-7-weeks-until-frost
There are certain pursuits which, if not wholly poetic and true, do at least suggest a nobler and finer relation to nature than we know. The keeping of bees, for instance. ~ Henry David Thoreau
https://squarefoot.forumotion.com/t1306-other-gardening-books
peppers amd eggplants lagging behind
Thanks everyone for your responses. We have been having a lot of rain and not such sunny days so maybe this does have something to do with it. I have them in good rich compost soil but will give a drink of compost tea if they dont perk up a bit in the next couple of weeks. Hoping they are just waiting to take off and are just slow starters. Love the forum and appreciate the feedback.
amcon222- Posts : 7
Join date : 2013-05-14
Location : long island ny
Re: peppers and eggplants lagging behind
brainchasm wrote:FWIW, my slowest plants are my serranos and my japanese white egg eggplants. And I'm in holy-hell-heat! And they still won't take off. Well, here's hoping their mustering their strength, or something.
+1 The hot peppers are just being stubborn and 1 tomato. Sweet peppers and most tomatos are growing great. Eggplant and okra doing ok, but not as fast as I expected considering the heat we have had. But my son says his peppers - started from the same seed packs as mine - are taking off. His were transplanted about 2 weeks before mine.
Kay
A WEED IS A FLOWER GROWING IN THE WRONG PLACE
Elizabeth City, NC
Click for weather forecast
walshevak
Certified SFG Instructor-
Posts : 4374
Join date : 2010-10-17
Age : 80
Location : wilmington, nc zone 8
Re: peppers and eggplants lagging behind
July 1st, and my pepper plants are much smaller than last year. Anyone else having that problem?
squaredeal-
Posts : 192
Join date : 2011-05-09
Location : Indianapolis=6a
Re: peppers and eggplants lagging behind
Mine were but have really taken a jump in growth the past week from the heat and a thick top dressing of homemade compost.squaredeal wrote:July 1st, and my pepper plants are much smaller than last year. Anyone else having that problem?
43 years a gardener and going strong with SFG.
https://squarefoot.forumotion.com/t3574-the-end-of-july-7-weeks-until-frost
There are certain pursuits which, if not wholly poetic and true, do at least suggest a nobler and finer relation to nature than we know. The keeping of bees, for instance. ~ Henry David Thoreau
https://squarefoot.forumotion.com/t1306-other-gardening-books
Re: Peppers and Eggplants lagging behind
As of today, my peppers and eggplants are starting to pick up a little but are still considerably behind the rest of the garden. I am going to give a top layer of compost tomorrow for some more help. That is, in between rain spells that we've been having. I have added epsom salt around the base of the peppers and tomatoes because I read that magnesium helps them grow. Was this correct? A few of my tiniest pepper plants have flowers and I am not sure why they are not growing in height and fullness yet are producing flowers. Any ideas? The rest of my 1st square foot garden has taken hold beautifully. My cucumbers and zucchini are growing wild! I planted a bunch of pepper plants so I hope they play catch-up real soon.
amcon222- Posts : 7
Join date : 2013-05-14
Location : long island ny

» How Many Peppers & Eggplants Per Sq.Ft.?
» Staking Eggplants and Peppers
» pruning peppers and eggplants
» Tomatoes/Peppers/Eggplants
» Peppers and/or eggplants via direct seeding
» Staking Eggplants and Peppers
» pruning peppers and eggplants
» Tomatoes/Peppers/Eggplants
» Peppers and/or eggplants via direct seeding
Page 1 of 1
Permissions in this forum:
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
|
|