Bell Pepper Experiment

Over at Buddy Garden Blog, Louise summarized an Organic Gardening article about growing better bell peppers that reminded me that…DUH…I am growing bell peppers, maybe I should try some of the techniques they mentioned. I was thinking that I could put my nearly year-round gardening climate to good use and test out the Organic Gardening techniques and report back to you all before you start growing peppers in the Spring. So…now’s the time to subscribe to my feed! Sorry, I’m shameless.

Photo by Edmond CV218

Here are the tips/techniques I plan to implement from the article:

Add dish detergent into liquid fertilizer helps the fertilizer coat the leaf surface (1/4 teaspoon in 1 quart of water).

Add worm castings in the soil around the base of the plant for nutrients and give the peppers a good start in the beginning.

Spray the plants with liquid kelp at 4-week intervals to prevent blossom drop.

Here’s how my pepper plants look right now:

I’ll report back at regular intervals and to let you all know how it’s going.

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