[CH] Cracked pods
Love2Troll (Love2Troll@kc.rr.com)
Mon, 1 Sep 2003 15:07:59 -0500
We got 5" (12.7cm) of rain in August. Just about what I would want. Unfortunately, it was all at once. It caused all my ripe & near-ripe bell peppers to crack like tomatoes & most of the ripe rocotos on my deck plant too.
Pods (large file): http://www.fototime.com/773D28E3E885D11/orig.jpg
Same picture small file: http://www.fototime.com/4D2AA7F9B2973EF/orig.jpg
Pod (large file): http://www.fototime.com/5A33926CD70B78A/orig.jpg
Same picture small file: http://www.fototime.com/C0C0B9C19B37265/orig.jpg
Plant (large file: http://www.fototime.com/9845AFA3BAFE7F6/orig.jpg
Same picture small file: http://www.fototime.com/E44D9916231FDDB/orig.jpg
I've often wondered just why tomatoes and peppers crack after a heavy rain. I've had continuous drip systems and hydroponics systems with no cracking. Does water pressure have anything to do with it? Can water be literally forced into roots by the weight of the water?
JohnT