Re: [CH] Premature frutiting?

Alexandra Soltow (pamra@optonline.net)
Sun, 02 May 2004 15:48:00 -0400

Jim Geissman wrote,

> The NewMexs have started to flower and one has already a 3/4"
> pepper!
> (The NewMex are only about
> 8" tall.)  I'm wondering if this early pepper production indicates
> the NM plants aren't going to do well, and I should replace them.

I planted about eight varieties of NuMex pepper seeds in the beginning of
March, and most of them, sitting under my fluorescent lights waiting for
garden placement around May 20, are flowering. This is not the case with my
other peppers. I'm not worried. (Maybe I should be???)

Alex