> What's the best all around fertilizer for peppers grown in pots? I would vote for "Miracle-Gro for Tomatoes". Of course there is a down side: Miracle-Gro products are expensive. Optimal fertilization is probably just exactly as directions indicate, namely, weak fertilizer solution being the only source of water. Most of us do not have automatic watering systems with injection fertilizers, so we have to adjust fertilization schedule to what we can physically accomodate. My guess would be that, regardless of fertilization schedule/frequency, the right amount is approximately comparable to the same amount of fertilizer as the plants would get if given solution fertilizer diluted per package directions as the only source of water. So, if, say, the directions tell to water with a solution of 1/4-1 tsp. fertilizer per gallon of water, we'd want to choose the lowest end, hence 1/4 tsp. per gallon. If a particular chile plant uses 4 gallons of water per week, I guess that would mean something like 1 tsp. of fertilizer per week would be the dose that particular plant should get. Of course, you're going to have to adjust according to local conditions. For example, if you're watering a lot because you have very high temperatures with very low humidity and maybe even windy conditions too, and especially if for some reason you're using clay pots in such conditions, so that dinky tiny plants are needing 4 gallons per week due to evaporation, pretty clearly giving 1 tsp. of fertilizer per week is pretty soon going to turn the poor thing into a petrified plant due to this high concentration of salts. Observation and common sense are as invaluable in this endeavor as in everything else. --- Brent