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Well first of all, 1.5 foot tall peppers are much too large to be transplanted, in my opinion. Bigger is not always better when it comes to transplants. The bigger the transplant, the more stress it undergoes when it's roots are disturbed. That's why they took a while to start growing and were having issues from the get go.
Second, the reason they continue to have issues is because of your watering. Peppers don't need watered 2-3 times a week, especially when they are mulched. You're probably drowning them. Deep, infrequent watering is best. Once a week should be sufficient. Check down a few inches in the soil and see if it's moist before watering. If it's moist, wait a day or two. If it's dry, water. If you correct your watering practices your peppers should survive.
5-6 hours of sun a day is less than optimum but it should be enough. And they might need some fertilizer.
Rodney
Edited to add link to the OP's tomato thread.
Here is a link that might be useful: Tomato plants' leaves curling. How much sunlight needed?
This post was edited by theforgottenone1013 on Thu, Jul 10, 14 at 22:56
Is it too late to start seed for brassicas for the fall?
I started cauliflower [two varieties to space it out] on June 21st and about 5 broccoli of two varieties. then i started the main fall broccoil on July 4th. I have 3 varieties to space it out some.
Figured Bt would work for any caterpillar. Have to see what the moth looks like - these are new up here. They aren't bothering the curly kale though I should just pull that now, that's the only brassica I'm growing. Think if I just pull all the kale and wait a few weeks I'll have them die out, or will it be just in time for the ones who have already matured (?) to lay eggs? I really hate to spray if I don't have to.
I also have bush beans but they are so limp and small! It has produced one bean but they are just so fragile looking I can't imagine it producing anything much!!
As for the fertilizer, I initially put in a fertilizer specific to vegetable gardens and followed package instructions with mixing fertilizer with my regular south florida soil! Hopefully it's not too much nitrogen for them! I'll post if it starts to produce any vegetables!!! Thanks for all the help everyone!
Draw your own conclusions, but for me, I won't use it on my leafy greens.
Here is a link that might be useful: Neem WebMD
I did not explain very good......I am using large containers (tanks) holding previous (water from sky)...... I am on hills... all is gravity....
I have plenty of soaker hoses..... doesnt work too well on gravity. Tried it at old house..... Plus they clog.... I dont want to "water the straw and cardboard "paths" (many paths),,, between all the "boxes" I have over 20 BEDS.... Large large area.... Gave up last nite on hoses. as come back toward the 4 way hoses' (with 50 ft hoses) manifold. loses pressure and hose kept catching on every corner etc.......
wish I could use the grey water but Hubby is overwhelmed with this place as is.... the Honey do list keeps getting longer... and wind and heat is drying even the creek dry...
Mama2Luvu- Was the blossom dried up and shriveled, yellow and open, or was it green and unopened? In any case, you'll know soon if it was pollinated or not. If it was, it will grow. If it wasn't, it will fall off. And a female blossom always has a little fruit behind it from the time the flower starts to grow (before it's pollinated).
Rodney
A few of my early ones looked like that. I origionly thought my daughter's bad watering while we were gone for 2 weeks was the culprit, but it also could have been bad pollination.
Either way, I've got one zuk and one crooknecked yellow that are producing like gangbusters! Nancy