What You Should Know to Grow Sweet Peppers Successfully

[@hlcheah8747]

Love the presentation, so much advice and tips for the gardener. Thanks so much !

[@lisawalker9836]

Hi Thelma, I'm so grateful to have found your channel. In January 2021, my sister and I converted our lawn in Kingston into a vegetable garden and even carved out space in our backyard for plantains, bananas, sweet potato, yams, coco, etc. The experience has been extremely fulfilling and the rewards have far outweighed the many challenges. We enlisted in the University of KZbin following practices of foreign gardeners with similar enough growing conditions - that is until frosty winter sets in 😊. I really hope your channel will be a new staple as we intensify our efforts this year to be more self sufficient in anticipation of the global famine that will hit in the very near future.

[@thelmamccatty9181]

Hi Lisa, I am thrilled you found our channel😃. Thanks for your encouraging comments. And yes, with the help of viewers such as yourself, we do aim to be a staple channel for Caribbean gardening on KZbin. Please help us spread the word.👨‍👨‍👦‍👦👩‍👩‍👦👨‍👨‍👦

[@lisawalker9836]

@@thelmamccatty9181 I will!

[@jeffjohnson524]

Very knowledgeable and a great teacher

[@debbie8783]

Thank u. I've been waiting a long for a video like this. Hopefully, my next batch of peppers should do well.

[@thelmamccatty9181]

You're welcome, Diana. Good luck with your next crop, but remember that sweet pepper does not bear well in the summer at lower elevations.

[@Keneishqfoster]

Thank you very much 😊

[@gardeningwithcalyx]

You're welcome 😊

[@naureentelesford-3154]

Thank you! Very informative.

[@thelmamccatty9181]

You're very welcome, Naureen. Thanks for your positive feedback.

[@lenworthdunn1687]

What variety is this one

[@Inubaye.]

Awesome! Very quickly, do you have a video on how you apply compost tea on the plants? What is the solution quantity as to the mixture of water? Subscribed.

[@gardeningwithcalyx]

We included compost tea in Part 3 of our Beginner Backyard Gardening Series video, but haven’t done a separate video on how to make and apply compost tea. Our simple method: Mix one part of finished compost (or fully decomposed manure) in 5 parts of water. Stir well. Place the mixture in a shady location for 3 - 5 days, stirring at least twice daily. Strain and apply undiluted to beds; half strength to pots; and one-third strength when spraying plant leaves. Thanks for subscribing and for this video idea😊

[@marlonstroytime123]

Looks good 😊❤️

[@thelmamccatty9181]

Glad you liked the video, thank you 😊💕🙏

[@presharfarms2255]

Hi Thelma, my sweet pepper started fruiting 3 weeks after Transplanting. Please is it normal?

[@thelmamccatty9181]

This means the seedlings were old. Ideally, sweet pepper seedlings should be transplanted when they are 5 - 7 weeks old or when they have 4 leaves. I suggest you remove these early blossoms and fruits so the plant can get bigger before they have to support fruits. This will also give you more fruits in the end.😊

[@preciousbloomsja]

Hi Thelma, I have successfully grown sweet peppers from seedlings in the past, but not able to propagate from seeds. Whenever I sow the seeds from the pepper, they just do not germinate and so i have to resort to acquiring the seedlings. Thank you nonetheless for sharing, quite a detailed demo as always☺👍

[@thelmamccatty9181]

I've had similar experiences with poor seed germination, and it seems to be happening more often lately. Our problem as backyard gardeners is the limited sources of small packets of quality seeds. Something we should look into, eh? At least, bringing it to the attention of our garden centres and farm stores.

[@preciousbloomsja]

@@thelmamccatty9181 I totally agree with you. I just thought I was doing something incorrect why the seeds would not germinate lol.

[@milkysher]

You can try soaking the seeds in water for 2 days before planting them.

[@preciousbloomsja]

@@milkysher Thank you so much, will definitely try that concept👍☺

[@trishantoni8180]

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[@Olajuwon242]

But sweet pepper is a fruit tho. Nice garden I like to set up.🎉

[@cynthiarussell2857]

Hi Thelma! I am new to your channel, been trying to grow sweet peppers but the area is full sun they just fall apart. Thanks for sharing your knowledge, i will try your method.

[@thelmamccatty9181]

Nice to be able to share with you, Cynthia. Good luck with your next sweet pepper crop, and let us know how it turns out.

[@Carolynn-wt7py]

While each person will need to decide what they want to do regardless of recommendations, I never use manure as most of these videos dont show what should be done to should be done to it "before" adding to soil so your not growing a healthy "weed" garden and contributing to many other problems. Same with certain things used for mulches. (Leaves) for certain. Leaves have many bugs n eggs. Please dont use leaves. You'll be looking for troubles. Also, neem is very good for bugs, but again be very careful with application and strength as too much or too strong you can actually kill your plant. Happy Gardening

[@thelmamccatty9181]

Thanks for your insights Carolynn. We always stress that the manure should be very decomposed (dried and denatured) before use, which should kill most of the weed seeds. Like-wise leaves - should first be sun-dried or composted, which should kill most pests and diseases. I always say that gardening is a contest between man and nature! :)