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How do garden centers get 8 inch tall plants to have full size fruit? One near me had a full size, ripe pepper on a plant that was about the same size?
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Probably because they would still be in small pots which would restrict growth, but given regular feed, at a guess. Plenty of light early on would also keep the plants shorter.A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved, except in memory. LLAP. - Leonard Nimoy -
Stressed plants will flowr and if left will fruit. I wouldn't but a pepper plant that has fruit on it at 8inches tall.Comment
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There are many dwarf varieties around combined with professional techniques gives you an 8in pepper with fruit.
Varieties like redskin and mohawk - I tried Mohawk myself a couple of years back but did not have good results I think I gave them to much space.Last edited by TrysHard; 06-01-2017, 09:37 AM.Comment
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I have eight inch high Jalapeno peppers on the window sill with red peppers on them!
My Majesty made for him a garden anew in order
to present to him vegetables and all beautiful flowers.- Offerings of Thutmose III to Amon-Ra (1500 BCE)
Diversify & prosper
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I've got a lemon drop with chillies on tooOriginally posted by Snadger View PostI have eight inch high Jalapeno peppers on the window sill with red peppers on them!
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Reply to Heated mat for Tom's and chilliesI use a mix of six scoops of compost three scoops of sand/grit and two scoops of perlite,the quantity is unimportant as long as the ratio is the same, if for seeds I use this mix, if I am potting on I add some blood, fish and bone, along with a small quantity of chicken manure pellets
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