Re: [CH] Bigger Root Ball
GarryMass@aol.com
Thu, 27 Jan 2000 19:33:28 EST
In a message dated 1/00 3:45:31 PM Eastern Standard Time, rbfarr@erols.com
writes:
<< What this results in is plant which rots or becomes brittle at the
ground. >>
Had the same problem as rbfarr two years ago. Peppers will root like tomatoes
but not as readily. If the early planting weather is wet and damp, they will
most assuredly rot at the soil line as mine did. That led me to believe
(falsely) that peppers won't root from the stem as tomaters do.
Last spring was warm and dry, planting peppers ala tomatoes worked like a
charm. I think it was Brent that straightened me out on this. Preparing the
planting hole with a root food about two weeks ahead of dropping the plant in
also worked well.
The same game with transplanting seedlings (to larger quarters) before
setting them out is not recommended in my experience. I had good luck
repotting seedlings just a little deeper, little or no lower side leaf
removal. But when I set them out, I did as you suggest.
Gareth the ChileKnight