Re: [CH] PEPPERS AND SHADE
David Cook (zeb@austin.rr.com)
Sun, 24 Feb 2002 15:39:37 -0600
Hey Fred,
I've found that down here in Tex and out in Cali that a little shade doesn't
hurt them. When it gets real hot and bright the pods can get sunscald and
they don't set fruit as well. In Texas especially where we get the death
march heat from July into September, the plants tend to go practically
dormant. Shade cloth can help them through that period. One grower I know
here cuts his chiles (jalapenos & serranos) back in July and harvests a
second crop in the fall.
As for their going wilty, if they perk back up in the evening or by morning,
don't rush out to water them. The problem is the plant roots can't take up
water as fast as it's lost through the leaves. If you keep watering them
because they look wilted, you risk waterlogging the roots which can do even
more harm to the plant. Try to stick to a watering schedule so you're
forcing the roots to go deeper (and get a stronger plant).
David "Zeb" Cook
----- Original Message -----
From: "Fred Morris" <Sooner54@webtv.net>
To: <Chile-heads@globalgarden.com>
Sent: Sunday, February 24, 2002 1:26 PM
Subject: [CH] PEPPERS AND SHADE
> Hey everyone,
>
> I've seen a couple of passing references lately to giving peppers a
> little shade when it's hot. Last one was from Wisconsin where I
> wouldn't think it would get all that bad. I live in Oklahoma where it
> just boils in August and always grow my peppers right out in the open -
> if they get to looking a little wilty, especially early in the day, I
> just give em a shot of water.
> Tomatoes, now, I have to cover with a mesh fabric.
>
> Any comments? Does some shade have some definite benefits?
>
> Fred the habaneronut
>