Growing Peppers Part 3 of 3 - The Definitive Guide

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

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[@susanakanailagi6065]

Hello there,just a question can epsom salt be mixed solidly with organic potting mix for peppers and tomatoes seed planting?

[@SteadySehnsucht]

I just wanted to thank you for these videos. I got kind of emotional watching this because the world has been so dark and scary lately and gardening is how I cope; my son usually falls asleep in my lap every night while we watch these videos and it makes me feel a little more sane and a little less afraid just to watch pleasant, informative videos and work on my garden. It means a lot ❤

[@GirlMomma]

Gosh, your voice! It totally soothes and relaxes me! I just love how you talk! (Hope that's not weird 😂) Not to mention your garden tips, you are literally walking me through my first garden and I absolutely could not do it without you. Before I started researching how to make a garden I thought you just planted some seeds and watered them everyday. Boy was I wrong! Such a difficult task! I really thank you for sharing your master gardener secrets with us and taking the time out of your day to do so!🤗

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Thanks so much Mrs B! Means a lot and I'm glad the videos are helping! :-)

[@sayyadahmariamfatemah1134]

💯💯💯💯💯 agreed

[@ScottHead]

Excellent video, always learn something from you.

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Thanks so much for watching Scott!

[@GardenIdeas01]

Sure he is a good man who sharing great garden tips

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

@@GardenIdeas01 Too kind, thanks! :-)

[@leslienichols5268]

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[@jimmcdowell9017]

I watch lots of videos on gardening, especially over winter. I’m drawn to yours more than any others. You explain each video simple but informative. New gardeners or older ones like myself ( 72yrs.old) cannot only benefit, but also understand your reasonings. My you tube channel always looks for your next video in southeast Ohio. The best to you!

[@MichelleThelwell]

This year is the first year I have an actual garden able to grow things in and I'm going for it with vigour! So I'm very glad I've found your channel!!! Loving all the advice e I'm soaking up!

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Thanks so much for the support Michelle, glad the videos help! :-)

[@GabyP17]

I have a wild amount of peppers.. almost all of mine germinated this year. Pretty exciting, they’re looking great, been picking flowers. My tomatoes, eggplants, squash, cucumbers, and flowers are also starting to come in strong! 😊🥰 thanks for all the help this year!!

[@desertflower9557]

I believe that I missed Part 2. I must search for it. This is an excellent video for me, because my questions have been answered about when and how to plant my peppers 🌶 for the best success. Thank you.

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Cheers, thanks for watching! Part 1 and 2 are directly linked in the description! :-)

[@susanakanailagi6065]

My husband love love loves your channel,Thank you😘

[@willowg7131]

Thanks for the informative video series! I've got seeds for a variety of Korean pepper I want to try growing. My ability to read and comprehend Korean isn't so good so understanding the information on the packet is challenge. I came looking for baseline knowledge and I found it! Was glad to get some confirmation that cultivation is pretty similar across varieties, so now when I eventually plant these I'll be able to do so with a little more confidence!

[@steveandtedssmallspacegard8587]

Thank you for another awesome video, so much information in 1 video that I don't see any where else in one places on youtube.

[@MichaelRei99]

I love watching your videos and seeing your garden! Learning how to grow with a real grow light. Lessons learned will be applied next year. My overwintered Jalepeño is doing well I am going to do more this year. Can’t wait to show my garden on your Facebook group!!Happy Gardening Jeff!!

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

So awesome Mike! Can't wait to see the pics man!

[@NanaAnnaMe]

Such an outstanding video! I’m learning a lot here and looking forward to a very healthy garden this year…. By the way, your tutorial of soil amendments really great… all my seedlings are so healthy and huge…. Thank you! 😊

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

So awesome to hear Anna! Thanks for watching! :-)

[@SegwayBossk]

I have 14 Pepper plants, 12 of them are in 12" wide containers, and 2 of them are in 15". I don't have a lot of room in my yard, so I'm fine with them only getting to a certain size. That said, I bought all of mine as starters at my local Home Depot, it's been around 3 weeks and they have exploded in size. They were all getting root bound when I bought them so it was definitely time for a transplant. And the best part was they had already been outside on the Florida sun so I didn't have to harden any off

[@maurice0094]

Great video, I just started to noticing my peppers are starting to have flowers after some weeks. Just being patient, the plant looks fantastic will also monitor watering.

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Right on! Exciting times and harvest just ahead! :-)

[@lashandrawest6333]

Omg I love your videos!!! Especially the recap at the end, it's very helpful for someone like me who is a newer gardener & I like to write down & screenshot. Your voice is very clear & u take your time but are not to slow. Lol 👍

[@Alis55555]

so I been doing it all wrong no wonder my boyo is so stressed thankyou for this knowledge and I'm sure he'll thankyou too❤☮❤

[@VintageVibesHomestead]

Great info 👍 I’m hoping to have better success this year.

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Thanks, best of luck..you got this! :-)

[@jimmcdowell9017]

Love the addition of alfalfa pellets. That’s like ordering a hamburger and getting a ribeye!

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Ha ha, that's how the peppers feel! :-)

[@relaxingelectronicmusic775]

cool ... i like it...........

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Cheers, thanks for watching! :-)

[@relaxingelectronicmusic775]

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[@Finda1982]

Thank you so much, I really like your videos

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Thanks so much for watching! Appreciate the support! :-)

[@Bev437Sqn]

Another amazing lesson. Thanks so much

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Thanks so much Bev, really appreciate the support! :-)

[@tabitham9449]

I'm trying to start a garden and have been looking online at a bunch of different information, your KZbin really being the staple so, thank you!! But also have you ever heard of people using kiddie pools as hydroponic systems for their grow bags? I notice you like to use those a lot so I was wondering what you thought about this growing method? Thanks!!💕

[@jeffhogan7991]

Top notch video!

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Thanks so much man, super appreciated! :-)

[@Freedom2025-x2b]

Thank you very much for this tutorial. Second year newbie. Peppers we’re not even the size of the palm of my hand. Too many in the five gallon container!!! 🙄

[@eldeefitty4473]

Perfecto, thanks!

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Cheers, thanks for watching! :-)

[@karyr6104]

Thank you for all the knowledge you share with us! I new into gardening and peppers is one of my favorite crop i would love to grow, I live in zone 10b. What is the best potting mix ratio that work here since its to hot. And what type amendments can I use or fertilizer that wont be to expensive. Thank you☺️

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Hey Kary! Definitely go high on the organic content for moisture retention. If need be, even some vermiculite. Constant evaporation is a real threat. Make your own fertilize teas with weeds and/or sea weed! :-)

[@devbachu7072]

Great guy an great information bro

[@banglabagan6722]

Very nice 👌 👍

[@GardenIdeas01]

Nice way to grow pepper at home garden , i want know how long does your pepper a live after harvesting all fruit ? my pepper they are die off after harvest just a few month only , thanks for sharing a nice tips to us such informative

[@LPMaestro]

I have 28 day old red bell pepper plants that are super happy and healthy for the first time! I am confident in growing on and getting a decent harvest in ~5 gallon grow bags. I was curious what type of straw mulch do you use? I would really like to get the same stuff you do.

[@mudpiemudpie785]

Too cold where I am to bring them outdoors yet. I'll have to wait til June.

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

I hear you.. Dangerous time to take them out for a lot of places...one frost could kill everything.

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Yeah, better later than getting a freak frost though!

[@darshanpatel9815]

I didn’t have time this year so I just bought a lot of plants! I’m so excited this year. Should I top off my peppers? I live in zone 7 and my season ends middle of October.

[@louisehunter9121]

Great information- thank you! I have various types of peppers and chillies growing because all the seeds germinated!! Outdoors in Scotland though.... Could I risk it putting out the sweet peppers but grow the chillies indoors? New gardener fear .....

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Hey Louise, thanks for the support! Hotter pepper plants do seem to be more delicate than the large sweet ones. Once the temps are above 18C, they can all go outside, no problem. You can grow indoors provided you have both the space and enough light! :-)

[@louisehunter9121]

@@TheRipeTomatoFarms the problem is the temperature is never consistent here, we might get 18C one day then it will be back down to 11 the next 😫

[@DiepNguyen-tz2cf]

Hi Jeff , Can I use wood mulch instead of straw on top of the plants ? The other great video for everyone who loves the garden!!!

[@adrianne7355]

I'm wondering this as well...what are some mulching options?

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

For sure Diep....try bark, and stay away from cedar and you should be ok. :-)

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

@@adrianne7355 Hey Adrianne, I go for a grass/leaves combo....the plants really respond to that!

[@adrianne7355]

@@TheRipeTomatoFarms I've been marathoning your channel, I love your mulch combos, lol...I'm in a condo, I have neither leaves nor grass. I'll steal some from friends 🤫

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

@@adrianne7355 ha ha anything goes! Also, you can shred up the foliage of older crops like peas and things... Makes a great mulch!

[@Makemydayoutdoors]

Here in washingto state we are in the zone 8b, but even in july if its 95⁰F during the day it can go down to like 45⁰ at night.

[@kingkha5672]

Awesome video Sorry for missing out on live stream again you know and besides my brother was playing on this Ipad at the time of stream and this account has such a weird name because of him as well because he loves pretending to be royalty but makes sense he's 8!

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Ha ha no worries, hope the week is going well!!

[@michaelmarchione3408]

Have you ever used Blood Meal and/or Bone Meal for your peppers tomatoes , or eggplant? If you have, how and when did you do it? Great video, thanks for sharing your insight! Take care!

[@gtrgenie]

That looked like peat moss. Can peppers handle a peat and pumice/perlite mix or would it be too acidic? Love your vids👏🏽🌱

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Hey, thanks! Its actually coconut fiber....but peppers can go a bit acidic..6.2 to 6.5 isn't terrible for them.

[@socloseagain4298]

Hey Dude, do u think peppers can survive the winter if they are in a greenhouse or a polytunnel?

[@DoctorDinglebob]

What kind of straw are you using as mulch? Where to buy? I know someone that used hay and it must have had some kind of weed killer on it - killed veggies. Thank you!!!

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Yeah, hay is tough, I don't recommend it. It also tends to sprout, so that's not good either. I get my straw at the local feed store. It's also used as animal breeding.

[@NapoleonGARDENINGTV]

Luckily, the pruning is just optional! I will love planting peppers again!

[@derpina615]

So I started in sterile soil but they never got the true leaves! Eventually yellowed and had poor roots when I transplanted to bigger potting soil pots and eventually stayed stunted and died. lol Since then I transplant from sterile soil to regular potting mix as soon as the cotyledons are in. How did you manage to get them to pop the true leaves? :)

[@lorenebroncheau6386]

Where did you purchase the 4 inch pots and trays?

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Hey Lorene... Every garden center carries them, amazon, hydroponic stores... They are called 10x20 nursery trays and 4 inch inserts. :-)

[@dianalisauskaite1312]

I just wandering what pallets u was using in this video. If u can add some link

[@fillfinish7302]

what fertilizers do u use, organic or synthetic?😄😄😄😄

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Heh heh.. ;)

[@kevinandpennylct2415]

I planted belle pepper plants and jalapeno in my raised /squarefoot garden bed on May 17th and none of them are growing. I am worried they are not going to make it. I planted a cayenne pepper and it has a pepper and flowers? I live in central Mn. Also my broccoli and cauliflower do not seem happy.

[@derekcox6531]

My peppers are looking awful. I fear that I will never see a single pepper this year. Peppers are like my gardening kryptonite.🙇🏻‍♂️🤦🏼‍♂️ or rather I’m theirs...I guess.😂

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Oh no Derek! What do you think happened? What's going on with them?

[@derekcox6531]

I really don’t know what I did to them exactly,but they are very small,the stems have turned a weird purplish colour and the leaves are just not very green. I gave them a small amount of fish fertilizer last week but they’ve just stayed looking like Charlie browns Christmas tree. It’s for sure way too late to start new ones here in Alberta. I might have to visit GreenGate nursery a buy a couple plants. 🤦🏼‍♂️🙇🏻‍♂️ oh the shame.

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

@@derekcox6531 purple or black stems is common... It may be one of three things... 1) nothing... It's normal. 2) temperatures are too cool, bad pH, or plants are over watered. And 3) fungal disease known as phytophthora blight.

[@bvskitchen1045]

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[@EE-jc3wp]

Can I just plant them in their final destination after they grow in their pods or do I have to transfer them into a bigger pod and then move it to its final destination I don’t have much space .

[@EE-jc3wp]

I live in warm humid climate all year long by the way no winter here really

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

For sure Elena....grow them in the plugs or small pots...and then skip the middle step and plant out in the garden early spring. You'll be golden! :-)

[@EE-jc3wp]

@@TheRipeTomatoFarms oh wow you actually responded hehe thanks! I’m new to gardening and your videos are really helpful!

[@sammer28]

"A week to ten day" Me growing ghost chilli and scotch bonnets "uhhhh"

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Jack up the heat and make it 6 days! ;)

[@sammer28]

@@TheRipeTomatoFarms they had heat. To be fair the package said up to 35 days to germinate, so atleast it wasn't THAT long

[@scottpoarch4188]

What happened with part 3 of regrowing your onion with another onion??

[@NapoleonGARDENINGTV]

Nice info and tutorial! But its always hard for me to do the pruning part! Just that part, Thanks a lot again!

[@therealjojo6139]

I started my peppers indoors back in Feb, but they are still very small with only 1 set of true leaves :( Can anyone tell me what I've done wrong? Its my first year growing from seed (located in BC Canada)

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Sure Jordyn, what sort of conditions are they and were they in? Heat, soil, type of light, moisture.....

[@therealjojo6139]

@@TheRipeTomatoFarms I had a high quality soil and a heat mat under and kept moist but not waterlogged but unfortunately couldn't get my hands on any grow lights. On nice days I've been gradually putting them outside under cover for the past 3 weeks and they look healthy, just very very small

[@phayth83]

If my pepper plants look a little yellow, what can I do to help it?

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Hey Phayth....that all depends on why they are yellow. Could be temperature...could be over watering..could be pH. And of course, could be nutrients. Need to diagnose the cause before we can suggest the cure. :-)

[@leafywiggy4427]

I am so terrible at peppers in particular in my first garden.

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

You can do it Leafy! Follow the parameters and give them space, light, good soil, and warmth!

[@LuckyStrike-ov9cd]

Its not to early to plant peppers outside in Canada early May

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Depends on where in Canada you live. Some places June is too early. For me, the bulk of my Peppers were planted outside in April. :-)