Re: [CH] Update: Growing Peppers in Buckets
Dan D Niles (dan@more.net)
Fri, 05 Jun 2009 16:46:19 -0500
On Fri, 2009-06-05 at 10:11 -0500, Dan D Niles wrote:
> Thanks for all the advice! I should have plenty of peppers this year.
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> I read on a web site somewhere to use Miracle-Grow cactus mix to grow
> the peppers. I wasn't sure, so I did a little experiment. I used all
> cactus mix in two pots, and 1/2 cactus mix 1/2 potting soil in the
> other two pots. I have one jalapeño and one habanero in each soil mix.
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> The all cactus mix plants are puny and very pale green. The 1/2 & 1/2
> plants are a deep rich green and probably 3 times the size of the
> others. The 1/2 & 1/2 jalapeño plant already has at least 15 peppers on
> it, compared to 2 on the other. I'll try to post some pics later today.
Here are the pics:
Jalapeños: http://img29.imageshack.us/img29/359/dscn2169.jpg
Habaneros: http://img10.imageshack.us/img10/6485/dscn2171w.jpg
And just for fun, my garden:
http://img37.imageshack.us/img37/1747/dscn2172k.jpg
> So, any speculation as to why the cactus mix plants are doing so poorly?
> Are the pots draining too well and not giving the plants enough water?
> Or are the nutrients different/insufficient in the cactus mix? Do you
> think there is something I can do to give them a boost?
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