[Arid_gardener] Question from Home-Hort WWW page

[Dick]

Jerry, don't all peppers turn color as they mature on the bush? If foliage 
is pale, it is almost always an indication that nitrogen is lacking. Apply 
water with one tablespoon of 21-0-0, or Miracle Grow to a gallon of water 
and soak the feeder root area. You might also spray the mixture on the 
underside of leaves. If you don't see rapid improvement, pull a plant or two 
to see if something, like nematoads perhaps, is compromising feeder roots. 
About the longest you can keep a pepper plant productive is three years. In 
my own experience, it is better to consider peppers and tomatoes are annuals 
and set out seedlings every year.

Dick Gross, Master Gardener Volunteer
U of A Maricopa County
Cooperative Extension

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Subject: [Arid_gardener] Question from Home-Hort WWW page


> Jerry Harter
> 85249
> jharter at cox.net
>
> I have some pepper plants that are over a year old, some almost 3 years 
> old.  They produce peppers that almost always turn red right away, reason 
> for this???  Also, the leaves are getting more of a pale green as time 
> goes by, some almost yellow already.  I have tried to add a little 
> nitrogen, but seems to have no effect as of yet, any suggestions???   Some 
> are in pots, other in a garden pretty well all compost.  Thanks for any 
> advice you can give me.
>
>
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