[CH] Pepper Plants/Heat/Sun
GarryMass@aol.com
Thu, 4 Mar 1999 08:55:44 EST
With great jealousy for their "problem," I've noted the regular posts about
excessive sun and heat causing blossom drop or causing chile plants to sulk
unproductively.
Here in the Connecticut River Valley, once the home of world famous tobacco
leafgrowers, the sun and heat are only a problem in the center period of
summer. Cigar wrapper tobacco leaves can't take direct sunlight without
becoming coarse and rubbery. Shade grown tobacco became all the rage and the
shade was provided by netting (a dense variation of cheesecloth) stretched
over the plants (as in the old movie, "Parrish").
Rather than move Australian (and other) full grown sulkers to shadier
locations, perhaps bring the shade to the plants? Also, for full, leafy
woodies, it never hurts to deny them nitrogen while upping the P-K.
Gareth the ChileKnight