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Post by daylilydude on Sept 11, 2017 4:47:51 GMT -5
Some years certain vegetables just do better than others, like this year most have had real good pepper production... why do you think that is?
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Post by paulf on Sept 11, 2017 8:12:43 GMT -5
Weather. Most gardeners have stabilized their soil health which would be a variable. Many control their watering so that even without rain watering is still consistent but rainfall still factors in by the total soil moisture. Sunshine is a big factor even with shade cloth. Humidity makes a big difference. That makes temperature, both daytime and nighttime, the biggest unknown factor. All of the weather related variables and how they match up with the plants and their growth habits make or break production.
And yes, my peppers are doing as well as they ever have. Weather related to go along with the varieties chosen. In my area because of the relatively short growing season for peppers I chose several early varieties and started the seeds a month earlier than normal. The varieties and the weather matched up.
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Post by pepperhead212 on Sept 11, 2017 8:38:42 GMT -5
Weather, for sure. Of course, there are other things we have no control over, like the year the NE got hit by the tomato blight, but then it's obvious what's going on!
This year has been a great pepper season for me, too, and tomatoes as well, for the most part. Too much rain split countless tomatoes - the only problem, really.
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Post by spike on Sept 11, 2017 9:33:06 GMT -5
My peppers are amazing each and every year. BUT I grow them in raised bed and pamper them!!
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