Veggies nearing harvest.

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[–]In-the-clouds 4 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 2 fun -  (3 children)

You like the hot peppers! How will you use them? Since your plants are in pots, have you moved them at all to improve their growth? An advantage of the container planting is you could move them to the shade when the sun is scorching the ground in extreme heat, and when the weather is cooler you could move them to a sunnier place.

[–]Zapped[S] 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (2 children)

This year was for experimentation with the hot peppers. I plan on making hot sauce with them. I don't know if I'll grow these varieties again next year. I have them on the eastern side of the house so that they get morning sun but are shaded in the afternoon. My banana peppers did great in full sun last year, but my jalapeños did not until I moved them to afternoon shade.

[–]In-the-clouds 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

👍 It looks like you are learning what works for your location.

The soil looks dry in the pictures. One trick to keep potted plants hydrated longer is to put a pan or container of water under the pots. The roots of the plants can pull up water through the holes of the bottom of the pot. I do this, but one disadvantage is mosquitoes breed in the water, so I have to keep an eye on that and take action before the larvae grow into adults.

[–]Zapped[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Good advice. I have plenty of of those and I'll start using them. I try to water once a day or sometimes every two days when it's not raining.