Best soil nutes for Jalapeños and Tomatoes?

What NPK are you using on the peppers? Ive got some outside in soil and I hear too much N is bad at this time (just starting to put out peppers) just wondering what you use.
 
We've always just used cheap and cheerful bags of soil from the garden centre, be it miracle grow, or generic tomato bags. And typically just plain water and bags of composte. Always worked fine. I've a hunch that people have way overhyped nutrients and now we all spend gazillions on magical mutes. Potassium is potassium, but all of a sudden its almost like unless its a fancy brand cistubg 4x the price of "gardeners" mutes, then it can't be the right kind of potassium. *shrugs*
 
i rock rorys proprietary blend(the drippings from my leftover botanicare and foxfarm bottles,add some cal mag and blastoff.yup)..works so far on my mini container garden.4 tomato plants and a collection of hot peppers..
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So the blooms on both my basket of fire peppers and sweet peppers r falling off, what am I doing wrong am I watering it to much? I have them on the window seal since I live in alaska and it's to cold for them at night. Any help would be much appreciated.
 
nvhak49 said:
So the blooms on both my basket of fire peppers and sweet peppers r falling off, what am I doing wrong am I watering it to much? I have them on the window seal since I live in alaska and it's to cold for them at night. Any help would be much appreciated.
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I read a while ago that too much N can possibly do this...I just started growing peppers this year so im not experienced. But doing my research I did read something like that to explain why it would drop flowers.

I am actually loving the jalapenos, im not much of a spicy guy but I like what im tasting. Taste like a bell pepper with hot seeds. Ive eaten a couple whole/raw and hiccupped a couple times, little watery eye but the burn didn't last too long. very enjoyable flavor actually. When cooking I usually put in eggs or a sandwich and you can barely taste the spice. next year I plan on trying serranos!
 
anyone know why tomatoes are getting brown spots on them
bud nugbong said:
I read a while ago that too much N can possibly do this...I just started growing peppers this year so im not experienced. But doing my research I did read something like that to explain why it would drop flowers.

I am actually loving the jalapenos, im not much of a spicy guy but I like what im tasting. Taste like a bell pepper with hot seeds. Ive eaten a couple whole/raw and hiccupped a couple times, little watery eye but the burn didn't last too long. very enjoyable flavor actually. When cooking I usually put in eggs or a sandwich and you can barely taste the spice. next year I plan on trying serranos!
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jesus of Cannabis said:
if you are repotting anyway, why wait??
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nvhak49 said:
So the blooms on both my basket of fire peppers and sweet peppers r falling off, what am I doing wrong am I watering it to much? I have them on the window seal since I live in alaska and it's to cold for them at night. Any help would be much appreciated.
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I grew indoor peppers and wondered why our pepper buds were falling off too. I looked into the issue and found out that peppers need to be pollinated and since no bees indoors we had to do it ourselves by pollinating with our fingers to each pepper. now I'm not sure about climate and temperature issues beyond pollination- good luck my friend
 
Deusracing said:
anyone know why tomatoes are getting brown spots on them
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Blossom end rot, most likely. Tomatoes need lots of calcium and some magnesium. Lime and or gypsum are tomatoes friends. I use Hydrated Lime and Azomite, along with dustings of a bunch of other stuff I have on hand. I top dress with lime half way through the season. Here's a good vid to watch.
 
The Outdoorsman said:
Blossom end rot, most likely. Tomatoes need lots of calcium and some magnesium. Lime and or gypsum are tomatoes friends. I use Hydrated Lime and Azomite, along with dustings of a bunch of other stuff I have on hand. I top dress with lime half way through the season. Here's a good vid to watch.
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thanks man i will def tell my girl
 
bud nugbong said:
I read a while ago that too much N can possibly do this...I just started growing peppers this year so im not experienced. But doing my research I did read something like that to explain why it would drop flowers.

I am actually loving the jalapenos, im not much of a spicy guy but I like what im tasting. Taste like a bell pepper with hot seeds. Ive eaten a couple whole/raw and hiccupped a couple times, little watery eye but the burn didn't last too long. very enjoyable flavor actually. When cooking I usually put in eggs or a sandwich and you can barely taste the spice. next year I plan on trying serranos!
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This is interesting cos last yr I went thru a period where I was dropping flowers for two months really bad...I just assumed the heat was getting to much for them.maybe it was the power feed liquid I gave them....its N based ferts
 
ruby fruit said:
This is interesting cos last yr I went thru a period where I was dropping flowers for two months really bad...I just assumed the heat was getting to much for them.maybe it was the power feed liquid I gave them....its N based ferts
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definatly could be, the only other reason ive read about is no pollinators. I made a bee house nexto my garden so I had plenty this year.
 
bud nugbong said:
definatly could be, the only other reason ive read about is no pollinators. I made a bee house nexto my garden so I had plenty this year.
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Still could have just been the heat tho cos when it dropped about ten degrees the flowers stayed on....40c seemed to hot but they loved the weather around 28-32
 
i do a veg garden every year approx 70ft x50 ft and as it goes for tomatoes lime and cow shit , i lime the garden about every 5 yrs approx 1.5 tonnes spread over it then worked in with the tiller . i then apply manure around the established plants a few times a year, presto big sweet tomatoes . i also bag all my leaves and a few neighbors and dump them in the garden , mulch em with the mower and till in . it makes the soil richer than 6ft up a bulls ass ground is full of worms .
 
Deusracing said:
I grew indoor peppers and wondered why our pepper buds were falling off too. I looked into the issue and found out that peppers need to be pollinated and since no bees indoors we had to do it ourselves by pollinating with our fingers to each pepper. now I'm not sure about climate and temperature issues beyond pollination- good luck my friend
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Electric toothbrushes work great for hand pollinating BTW, buy one of those cheapo battery operated one. You're just basically trying to just tickle them a bit so you don't need anything fancy, Peppers and tomatoes both like this, especially if growing inside.
 
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20141006_162221.jpg Overwintered my habeneros this yr while in pots transplanted to the ground recently am feeding go go juice 1/4 strength once a fortnight going better than I thought :)
 
bud nugbong said:
do you eat those bad boys?? i can barely handle the jalapenos!!
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Ive never tried chocolate habs or white ones only the orange and reds...the orange habs seem are my favourite of all chillies so far I make a killer salad sauce dressing with them :).
Im really looking forward to our season just started I have habs, firecrackers, carolina reapers, jalepenos, trinidads to name dome plus a few varietys of capsicums ...I have rui to thank for finding my greenthumb again after being lazy the last few yrs
 
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