Pepper Plants Blooming? 4 Tips & Tricks to Make a Bumper Crop

[@LauraG313]

Great tips, thank you! QUESTION: How many inches off the bottom to you trim the leaves? ❤

[@TheBackGardenYard]

Great question. It depends on the plant. I don't think trimming pepper leaves is nearly as important as trimming tomato leaves, but you have to get all the ones touching the ground, and any that are shading the suckers. I usually don't trim until the plants are blooming and bearing. I wouldn't trim more than half way up the plant, and usually about 1/4 the way up. Thanks for watching.

[@teresathomley3703]

Very pleasant video

[@tracyeshelman1796]

Is it okay to add the fertilizer in June? We're in zone 7b, and its hot, humid & rainy here right now. I've always been told Not to fertilize in the summer. Thank you, sir, for your great video!

[@TheBackGardenYard]

It's absolutely ok to fertilize in June. I made the video on June 20th and I fertilized and got rain the next 2 days. My peppers are absolutely dark green and lush and loaded with fruits now. I don't know where some of these myths come from. You do need them blooming good before fertilizing though. Thanks for watching

[@teresathomley3703]

Thank you sir

[@whereswendy8544]

Lovely, lush garden. Thank you for the tips. I live in coastal western Canada and have trouble gettingnpeppers to grow well unless they are in a greenhouse.

[@TheBackGardenYard]

Peppers love the heat, so I understand the problem you would have growing them. Thanks for watching

[@oddopops1327]

👍👍😊

[@GreenAppleGardens]

Your garden looks amazing! I am really enjoying your channel! Thank you for sharing your helpful knowledge!

[@TheBackGardenYard]

And thank you for the comments and for watching

[@maggiemaeclune4046]

Your pepper field is so impressive! Congratulations on all your success! What gardening zone are you?

[@TheBackGardenYard]

Thanks for taking the time to comment and the kind words. I'm in zone 8 NE GA

[@elizabethstone4022]

Thank you so very much for sharing this. Just planted my green peppers here in NC, late start. Got to get some 10-10-10 now. Enjoy all your videos!!

[@TheBackGardenYard]

Yea, I buy it in a 50 lb bag and 1 bag lasts about 2 to 3 years in the garden. I also have a yard, and that uses much more fertilizer than the garden, as I use the Evergreen Compost and Manure that I buy at Lowes in each of my transplanting holes also. Good luck with your crop. Thanks for watching.

[@elizabethstone4022]

@@TheBackGardenYard thank you so much for this info!!

[@Spondennysgarden7b]

Thanks 🎉

[@dadmezz4024]

Thanks. I will give the fertalizing and pruning a try.

[@TheBackGardenYard]

10-10-10 is the fertilizer I use for peppers and most vegetables in the garden

[@dutchgram3799]

I am learning so much, thank you.

[@TheBackGardenYard]

Thank you, that's the reason I started the channel this year, to share my gardening experience.

[@twirlingswirlinggirl]

Can't hear you.

[@TheBackGardenYard]

I'm working on it! Thanks for watching...

[@danellefrost5030]

This is the most informative pepper video that I have watched! Thank you! You addressed several issues that I have had with my pepper plants that I did not know how to deal with. I look forward to trying your suggestions.

[@TheBackGardenYard]

And thanks for the kind words. I hope this helps people to grow peppers, as sometimes getting them to bloom and bear can be a bit tricky. Thanks for watching.

[@iluvlexiful]

I wish I watched this video before I got my pepper, cause the first thing I did was top it. You have a real pretty garden. I’ve been enjoying your videos. Thanks

[@TheBackGardenYard]

Thank you for the nice comments. No harm done if you topped your peppers, it just slows down the growth in my opinion. Thanks for watching

[@shervin6711]

Thank you! I like the rebar idea. Would love to find some even taller! Like 6 ft for tomatoes etc .

[@TheBackGardenYard]

Another viewer informed me that those are electric fence poles available at Tractor Supply. I need fence posts for tomatoes, as I use fence for trellis. Don't think the rebar would get the job done, but I'm always open to try new things...

[@brianramsey3824]

Those are just electric fence post

[@TheBackGardenYard]

You are exactly right, but they work great in the garden. Thanks for the info, and thanks for watching.

[@staciaallison5638]

Like one of the comments below, I also topped my pepper plants. DARN!!!!. Maybe I can still get a nice crop. I do have blooms. Would you share your fertilizer? Thank you so much for this great advise.

[@TheBackGardenYard]

If you topped the peppers, it's totally ok. In my opinion all it does is slow down the growth a bit, but they will still do fine. I just don't see the need to top them, as they naturally spread out at the top if healthy. 10-10-10 is the fertilizer, my bad for not saying it on the video. Thanks for watching.

[@dustyflats3832]

@@TheBackGardenYardareas with shorter season may not benefit because not enough time.

[@TheBackGardenYard]

@@dustyflats3832 I have found from visiting farms and friends as far North as New York and Pennsylvania, that the pepper growing season is long enough to make a nice harvest of peppers, especially if the plants are started in a greenhouse or bought from a garden center. My 2 cents...