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Speaking of tomatoes - my tomato plants seem to be thriving. The peppers? Not so much.

Posted by kelly (aka kelly) Apr 23 '09, 13:42

This annoys the hell out of me, since I really wanted peppers and the tomatoes were an afterthought.

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lots of sun? -- nm - Andie - get well Amoxy! Apr 23, 13:56 7
- They are in front of the kitchen window - that gets quite a bit of sun during the day. -- nm - kelly Apr 23, 13:58 6
  - outside? pepper should get at least 6 hours a day. try giving them a little fertilizer. -- nm - Andie - get well Amoxy! Apr 23, 14:03 5
    - No, not outside yet. - kelly Apr 23, 14:06 4
      - oh, that will make a huge difference. -- nm - Andie - get well Amoxy! Apr 23, 14:09 3
        
        and, are they still in the trays you bought them in?? -- nm - Andie - get well Amoxy! Apr 23, 14:09 2
        
        No, they've been transplanted to bigger containers. (styrofoam cups) -- nm - kelly Apr 23, 14:12 1
        
        with drainage holes? honestly, i think the sooner you get them into good soil outdoors you'll see a big big difference quickly. -- nm - Andie - get well Amoxy! Apr 23, 14:17
I've had success once with peppers. - Reagen Apr 23, 13:47 2
- They're not doing *horrible*, they just don't seem to be growing all that much. - kelly Apr 23, 13:50 1
  - supposedly they like magnesium. -- nm - Reagen Apr 23, 13:51
So of course, the Upside Tomato Planter As Seen on TV ad is displayed. : ) -- nm - Diva Apr 23, 13:46 3
- For lazy gardeners everywhere! -- nm - Stephen Apr 23, 13:47 2
  - Or people with not a lot of room to grow veggies - kelly Apr 23, 13:53 1
    - I was kidding :) - Stephen Apr 23, 13:54
yeah, we planted the tomatos and peppers at the same time, the peppers are greatly lagging. -- nm - Stephen Apr 23, 13:45
what kind of peppers? -- nm - kare Apr 23, 13:45 5
- Hot and...not hot. Regular peppers. -- nm - kelly Apr 23, 13:49 2
  - i was going to try to help, but never mind. :) would need a little more info -- nm - kare Apr 23, 14:03 1
    - Oh. I don't know, they were mixes. "Hot mix", and another mix. -- nm - kelly Apr 23, 14:07
- and Kare...plant your vegetable garden at your house. - Stephen Apr 23, 13:47 1
  - i know. i'm just never there anymore so i don't want stuff to die. :( -- nm - kare Apr 23, 14:01

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Speaking of tomatoes - my tomato plants seem to be thriving. The peppers? Not so much.

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