Hi, Toni; If twas me, I think I would start with a soil test. Check with your extension agent or get a kit. We grow all sorts of them in Northern Michigan with a 110 day growing season in good years. We do as well as when we lived in Southern California. Think big, healthy transplants! Hobby Farmer tonitime@juno.com wrote: > Hi All! > We moved from the Left Coast, where growing many sorts of peppers was > always successful for me. Since coming to Kentucky three seasons ago, > growing them here has been a dismal experience! I will NOT give up - we > MUST have them ;-) I am trying to learn more about varieties that will > grow here with 90 days less growing season and wet weather. If anyone > can suggest varieties they've had success with in this part of the > country, we'd appreciate that! I used to grow them in the Central Valley > and used alot of mushroom compost - unavailable back here. So far, i've > grown Jalapenos with success, Penn. Dutch Chicken Heart, some > Bells,Cayenne, Greek Hot, and Serrano. I am switching for sweet peppers > to a Northern variety, heard Pimientos work here, and greatly desire > Ancho/Poblano and any others you can suggest. > I have tried growing my peppers in organic raised beds/berms with and > without black plastic - plastic seemed to work better, so will do that > this year. HELP is needed. We were so spoiled in the ease of growing > peppers in California climate and soil! As i intend to start market > gardening in the next few years, i have alot more to learn here than i > thought. > Thanks - you guys are really Hot Stuff! > Toni > Red River Gorge, KY