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ako1974 · May 17, 2017

I agree there may be too many nutes in the mix for your young pepper plants.

For my sweet and hot (and super-hot) seedlings, I just do a weakened fish fert ever two weeks after they grow their true leaves. I germinate them in February, so it winds up being 5ish doses before they go in-ground or in the pot. In-ground I just add fish fert every two weeks, and it works perfectly. For container peppers, I give them a bit more oomph - I can't remember off the top of my head what I add, but it isn't complex. I have it written down (thankfully) and it works well every year.

Some peppers come around at different times. From what I've seen, Ghost peppers grow profusely, but take a bit to fruit. Habs take a bit less.

May 17, 2017	#8
ako1974 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2017 Location: New Jersey Posts: 109	I agree there may be too many nutes in the mix for your young pepper plants. For my sweet and hot (and super-hot) seedlings, I just do a weakened fish fert ever two weeks after they grow their true leaves. I germinate them in February, so it winds up being 5ish doses before they go in-ground or in the pot. In-ground I just add fish fert every two weeks, and it works perfectly. For container peppers, I give them a bit more oomph - I can't remember off the top of my head what I add, but it isn't complex. I have it written down (thankfully) and it works well every year. Some peppers come around at different times. From what I've seen, Ghost peppers grow profusely, but take a bit to fruit. Habs take a bit less.