ackeiyword;926850 Wrote:
> I just bought one "better bell" pepper plant and one cayenne plant. They
> are both tall and thin. Both have flowers. The bell pepper has a fruit
> beginning to emerge and the cayenne has a half-grown fruit on it. They
> were quite rootbound, too. I got them because they were dirt cheap and
> they are better than what I have now (no peppers).
>
> They're already in the ground. Should I cut the fruits off or leave them
> be?
>
> Also, I usually go heavy on the water for a few days after transplanting
> things. Same with peppers?
Leave the fruits. Water the plants in as you say. Following that, the
bell pepper needs more water than the chilli. The chilli is ok to get
rather dry between waterings. For a bit of oomph, when the plant has
increased in size, give them some occasional tomato fertiliser at about
half strength.
What peppers need above all is lots of sunshine, they are light addicts,
they don't do very well without it. Additionally, in cool climates (eg
UK), they do better in containers than in the ground, because the ground
tends to be a bit cold, and soil warms up better in a container.
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> are both tall and thin. Both have flowers. The bell pepper has a fruit
> beginning to emerge and the cayenne has a half-grown fruit on it. They
> were quite rootbound, too. I got them because they were dirt cheap and
> they are better than what I have now (no peppers).
>
> They're already in the ground. Should I cut the fruits off or leave them
> be?
>
> Also, I usually go heavy on the water for a few days after transplanting
> things. Same with peppers?