What did I do wrong with my pepper plants?

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catmom1 Grants Pass, OR Sep 26, 2009

I grew 3 differant kinds of peppers this year,pasilla, guarillo and chimayo.The plants seemed healthy and put on plenty of fruit but it's really thin walled,not what I was expecting.Where did I go wrong?

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tommyr2006 Poughkeepsie, NY(Zone 6a) Sep 27, 2009

Too much rain maybe? My red bell peppers SUCKED this year. I had little holes in them. We had too much rain but the holes are some insect I am sure. Not enough heat, they LOVE heat. My tomatoes sucked too.

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catmom1 Grants Pass, OR Sep 27, 2009

We have had less than 2 inches of rain since june,good thing I have a good well.My tomatoes did great,pretty much everything but the peppers.Oh yeah,and the heat OMG! we broke records all summer. I wonder if it could be something in the soil they need?

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Gazoodles Iowa Park, TX(Zone 7b) Oct 29, 2009

If you know a fisherman, ask him for the fish heads and guts to bury near where you will put your pepper plants next year. I had great success with this technique when I lived in Alabama. We had loads of delicious bell and banana peppers.

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daisylovn (Tracey) Mobile, AL(Zone 8b) Oct 29, 2009

Lady Pearl, "bury near"? How near? Just curious if you bury them in the bed or outside of it a few feet away. Sounds like a great idea and I just want to be sure I get it right.

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themoonhowl Prairieville, LA(Zone 9a) Oct 29, 2009

Generally, the American Indians would put fish heads at the bottom of the planting hole. Now days, it is typical to put the fish renderings in a trench between planting rows and recover with soil. If you have an aquarium, you can use the water removed from the tank during water changes to water your plants, or use a product called Fish Emulsion to water them with. It is available at your local nursery or big box store.

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Gazoodles Iowa Park, TX(Zone 7b) Oct 30, 2009

We would bury it about 8 -10 inches deep and plant the young pepper plant over that. Sometimes, if there wasn't enough fish for each plant, we would bury some between two plants. As long as the roots can reach this "fertilizer" during the growing season, I don't think it matters much. It helps the plants and puts the unwanted fish parts to good use (instead of it ending up in the garbage.)

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1lisac Liberty Hill, TX(Zone 8a) Oct 30, 2009

Just be careful that no critters come and try to dig up the fish heads and thus the seedlings also.

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