Sweet peppers

[pigletwillie]

4-5 fruits per plant is not acceptable for me, it's cheaper to buy!

Mmmm, I was getting 20 plus fruit off each bush which I found more than adequate.

[veg4681]

Interesting info Ami, well I say I fancy trying Lipstick myself now!

I've also thought about Nardello Sweet before (I think its aka Jimmy Nardello's?). What more seeds......

What an utterly useful report that is, isn't it? Okay even if not Lipstick, Atohi Romanian comes close behind Liptick and from the picture, they're only slightly smaller.

Get a load of the yield from Cubanelle Biscayne! Any idea which Cubanelle variety yours is? Could it be Biscayne ?

BTW DT Brown sells Atohi Romanian, Cubanelle Biscayne and also Bullhorn but is that the same as Longhorn (from the report as having best yield)?

Interesting, the report perfectly reflects your own experience of general poorer performance with the Marconi and Corno di Toro (that sort), shan't touch them with a barge pole.

Sh*t, feel like making another order! And DT Brown is more affordable than Nicky's.

[smallblueplanet]

...Get a load of the yield from Cubanelle Biscayne! Any idea which Cubanelle variety yours is? Could it be Biscayne ?

Dunno, its Dave's cubanelle!

BTW DT Brown sells Atohi Romanian...

They sound interesting

Sh*t, feel like making another order! And DT Brown is more affordable than Nicky's.

Stop!!! think about where they'll go first!

[smallblueplanet]

Mmmm, I was getting 20 plus fruit off each bush which I found more than adequate.

Your so bloody good, thats why!

You grow in the ground in a polytunnel? It definately makes a big difference. Or maybe your T*sco peppers are really prolific.

[Farmer_Gyles]

You've been sleeping, haven't you ? How did your sweet peppers turn out because when you use the supermarket one, more than likely they'd be F1 hybrids. Did yours grow into normal looking peppers? I can't comment on the taste but Piglet swears by it. I like them for their supposed reliabilty, higher cropping hopefully and okay the shape is attractive. 4-5 fruits per plant is not acceptable for me, it's cheaper to buy!

the peppers were very good - nice size, nice shape
i had something like 22 plants and had to compost a lot of them
each plant grew to about 18" tall - all were grown in 6" pots in the greenhouse
i *think* i sowed them around april / may?
one had 3 peppers, one had 2 or 3 peppers, the rest had about 1 each
plenty of flowers, just lack of peppers
but it was my first time growing peppers and i didn't know about polinating them
will do better this year

[momol]

Farmer Gyles,

The over heated green house can damage the pollen too ( cause less pepper) apart from lack of insect / wind pollinations. New year new hope, you will do better...

Momol

[pigletwillie]

Your so bloody good, thats why!

You grow in the ground in a polytunnel? It definately makes a big difference. Or maybe your T*sco peppers are really prolific.

That last post did make me sound like a pretentious arse I must admit.

You are quite right manda, the act of planting into the ground under cover makes a vest difference to using pots, When the plants were dug up in January, I was quite supprised how big the rootball was.

[veg4681]

That last post did make me sound like a pretentious arse I must admit.

You are quite right manda, the act of planting into the ground under cover makes a vest difference to using pots, When the plants were dug up in January, I was quite supprised how big the rootball was.

Surely if not 20, we could expect 10 in a pot? Maybe I could even use the 40 litres flexi tub enough to develop into a big rootball surely . Would that work you think?

[smallblueplanet]

Hey pigletwillie, Mr PA , have you self-saved your pointy T*sco peppers again? Are they coming true (if not to type then) to expectations? How long is it before they become 'stable'?

[pigletwillie]

I didnt save any seed as there were a few varieties growing in the tunnel and as they are very promiscuous wouldnt come true. I have just sown some seed left over from last year and will attempt to segregate a plant or two to prevent cross pollination and see what happens.

[Flummery]

That last post did make me sound like a pretentious arse I must admit.

's long as it's only yer arse we'll let you off Piglet!