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    My blooming melons (and peppers)

    For the first time ever I am trying to grow sweet peppers and melons (Melon 'Ogen' and Pepper Moawk).

    I have 3 melons and 5 pepper plants all on a south facing warm window with the big radiator below. The Melons and some of the peppers started to flower this week, the melon plants are only 30cm tall and the peppers are just 20cm, should I be worry? should I do anything? help!!

    I read that melons and peppers should move to the polytunell only at the end of May??!!
    Last edited by CimaDirapa; 14-05-2012, 06:53 PM.
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    Dont know about the melons, but it sounds like your peppers are doing better than mine. I have 6 in the greenhouse and they are only 5" tall. I think they like lots of heat, but mine dont seem to be moving at all!

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    • #3
      Well that all sounds really good. The only time I successfully grew melons, I had to hand pollinate, so start spotting male and female flowers. The peppers will be self fertile so make sure you shake the pollen about. Give them some good feed and pray for warm weather!
      Whooops - now what are the dogs getting up to?

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      • #4
        Only a couple of weeks to go .........I know you really shouldn't wish your life away but I too am desperately seeking the end of May.
        S*d the housework I have a lottie to dig
        a batch of jam is always an act of creation ..Christine Ferber

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        • #5
          There is a thought that removing the first few flowers on a pepper gives a better crop in the end. To do with not letting the plant think it's done its job i.e. produced this years crop.

          Colin
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          • #6
            I've never removed the first flowers, but I'm trying it this time to see what happens.
            Granny on the Game in Sheffield

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            • #7
              Originally posted by Potstubsdustbins View Post
              There is a thought that removing the first few flowers on a pepper gives a better crop in the end. To do with not letting the plant think it's done its job i.e. produced this years crop.

              Colin
              one question: how many are the first flowers? on my chilly i spot 3 smal flowers bud and i remove them... should i remove more? i don't want keep removing and then nothing at all...

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