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Post by Deleted on Jul 4, 2011 14:20:53 GMT -5
Hey guys! first thread Ive started over here;) just wondering if y'all could help me with some issues... the heat has been overbearing here upper 90s-105ish... and my peppers are losing their blossoms... if i put up shade, will that fix it? My toms are losing some too but not as bad as as the peppers...
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Post by pepperhead212 on Jul 4, 2011 21:35:43 GMT -5
What kind of peppers are those you are referring to? Usually, in my experience, most hot peppers love heat, and last year, in a record hot summer here, I had an incredible pepper harvest. Yet tomatoes, as a rule, tend to drop blossoms due to heat, and I end up with very few tomatoes, until the heat decreases. So maybe it is something else, though I have never had a problem like that. And even under light fabric, which totally encloses them and increases the temperature somewhat (95% light transmission), they produce even better, and grow even larger!
Maybe shadecloth would help - maybe it is more the intense sun, than the actual heat. They use it a lot in TX, where it is a lot hotter than here in most places.
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Post by daylilydude on Jul 5, 2011 11:38:06 GMT -5
Are there peppers on these plants? I ask, because I have noticed that on some of my plants, if they have a mass of peppers on them they also drop the blossoms! I think that is the plant thinking that is has made enough seed so it just works on the peppers that are on the plant?
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Post by Deleted on Jul 5, 2011 12:01:21 GMT -5
ok so... I have Craigs Grande Jalapeno, Anahiem, Wonderbell, Sweet Chocolates and Quadrato d'Asti Rosso... so yeah, mostly sweets. The Chocolates and Jalapenos have TONS of peppers. I need to go out and inspect which ones are dropping more... and you might be right about the intense sun actually, because the leaves are not wilting or anything... they look amazing! its just the blossoms turning brown... im gonna put up the shade today... look like its gonna be 108!
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Post by stratcat on Jul 5, 2011 15:09:48 GMT -5
Shade might help. I read a long time ago that some people planted their hot peppers in a location that got some afternoon shade. I've definitely noticed some shade helping tomatoes that struggle to set at my place when it's hot and humid, ie. Brandywine. Good luck!
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