Posted by Paul M. Cook on July 11, 2009, 1:28 pm
I can't do much about the heat here in SoCal. Even the shade is 92F today
and literature says peppers drop over 90F. So my bell peppers have started
to drop their buds and small fruit. I have several larger peppers holding
their own. The plant is not stressed, it gets water every day and needs it,
the nights have been rather warm and the days in the low 90s. I gave them
all a drink of magnesium this morning - 2 tablespoons for a gallon of water.
What else can I do? The one that drops the most buds is in a 5 gallon white
bucket. Could the roots be getting too hot? I was thinking about wrapping
some foil around the bucket.
Posted by David Hare-Scott on July 11, 2009, 7:13 pm
Paul M. Cook wrote:
> I can't do much about the heat here in SoCal. Even the shade is 92F
> today and literature says peppers drop over 90F. So my bell peppers
> have started to drop their buds and small fruit. I have several
> larger peppers holding their own. The plant is not stressed, it gets
> water every day and needs it, the nights have been rather warm and
> the days in the low 90s. I gave them all a drink of magnesium this
> morning - 2 tablespoons for a gallon of water. What else can I do? The one
> that drops the most buds is in a 5 gallon white bucket. Could the roots be
> getting too hot? I was thinking about wrapping
> some foil around the bucket.
Make sure the top of the bucket is well mulched and that it is not on
concrete or brick that will get hot from the sun. If the air temp is so
high there isn't much you can do about that.
David
Posted by Paul M. Cook on July 11, 2009, 7:21 pm
> Paul M. Cook wrote:
>> I can't do much about the heat here in SoCal. Even the shade is 92F
>> today and literature says peppers drop over 90F. So my bell peppers
>> have started to drop their buds and small fruit. I have several
>> larger peppers holding their own. The plant is not stressed, it gets
>> water every day and needs it, the nights have been rather warm and
>> the days in the low 90s. I gave them all a drink of magnesium this
>> morning - 2 tablespoons for a gallon of water. What else can I do? The
>> one that drops the most buds is in a 5 gallon white bucket. Could the
>> roots be getting too hot? I was thinking about wrapping
>> some foil around the bucket.
> Make sure the top of the bucket is well mulched and that it is not on
> concrete or brick that will get hot from the sun. If the air temp is so
> high there isn't much you can do about that.
OK, can do. I put the bucket on the grass and I have a huge bag of mulch.
Will it help to wrap the container in foil as I think the bucket is getting
overheated. I have peppers in terra cotta colored plastic containers and
they seem happier.
Posted by Paul M. Cook on July 11, 2009, 8:59 pm
>> > Paul M. Cook wrote:
>> >> I can't do much about the heat here in SoCal. Even the shade is 92F
>> >> today and literature says peppers drop over 90F. So my bell peppers
>> >> have started to drop their buds and small fruit. I have several
>> >> larger peppers holding their own. The plant is not stressed, it gets
>> >> water every day and needs it, the nights have been rather warm and
>> >> the days in the low 90s. I gave them all a drink of magnesium this
>> >> morning - 2 tablespoons for a gallon of water. What else can I do? The
>> >> one that drops the most buds is in a 5 gallon white bucket. Could the
>> >> roots be getting too hot? I was thinking about wrapping
>> >> some foil around the bucket.
>> >
>> > Make sure the top of the bucket is well mulched and that it is not on
>> > concrete or brick that will get hot from the sun. If the air temp is
>> > so
>> > high there isn't much you can do about that.
>>
>>
>> OK, can do. I put the bucket on the grass and I have a huge bag of
>> mulch.
>> Will it help to wrap the container in foil as I think the bucket is
>> getting
>> overheated. I have peppers in terra cotta colored plastic containers and
>> they seem happier.
> Tin foil would reflect some of the heat, but it would also transfer it
> around you pot.
> What's going on is that most of the plant's energy is being used to pump
> water to the leaves for evaporative cooling via the stomata. Anything
> you can do to cool the plants will be beneficial. Is there anywhere
> where the plants could catch some wind? Afternoon shade during the
> hottest 3 hours of the day, until the heat wave is over is another
> thought. Shading just the pots will cool the roots. Do you have some old
> rags or towels that you could wrap around the pots? Hose these down and
> you'll get shading and evaporative cooling for the pots (and roots).
> Hell, throw in a couple of ice cubes into each pot during the hottest
> part of the day.
I'll see if I can find a shadier spot during the afternoon. But what heat
wave? This is cool for July. We get triple digits in these parts.
Paul
Posted by Paul M. Cook on July 12, 2009, 1:46 am
>> >
>> >> > Paul M. Cook wrote:
>> >> >> I can't do much about the heat here in SoCal. Even the shade is
>> >> >> 92F
>> >> >> today and literature says peppers drop over 90F. So my bell
>> >> >> peppers
>> >> >> have started to drop their buds and small fruit. I have several
>> >> >> larger peppers holding their own. The plant is not stressed, it
>> >> >> gets
>> >> >> water every day and needs it, the nights have been rather warm and
>> >> >> the days in the low 90s. I gave them all a drink of magnesium this
>> >> >> morning - 2 tablespoons for a gallon of water. What else can I do?
>> >> >> The
>> >> >> one that drops the most buds is in a 5 gallon white bucket. Could
>> >> >> the
>> >> >> roots be getting too hot? I was thinking about wrapping
>> >> >> some foil around the bucket.
>> >> >
>> >> > Make sure the top of the bucket is well mulched and that it is not
>> >> > on
>> >> > concrete or brick that will get hot from the sun. If the air temp
>> >> > is
>> >> > so
>> >> > high there isn't much you can do about that.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> OK, can do. I put the bucket on the grass and I have a huge bag of
>> >> mulch.
>> >> Will it help to wrap the container in foil as I think the bucket is
>> >> getting
>> >> overheated. I have peppers in terra cotta colored plastic containers
>> >> and
>> >> they seem happier.
>> >
>> > Tin foil would reflect some of the heat, but it would also transfer it
>> > around you pot.
>> >
>> > What's going on is that most of the plant's energy is being used to
>> > pump
>> > water to the leaves for evaporative cooling via the stomata. Anything
>> > you can do to cool the plants will be beneficial. Is there anywhere
>> > where the plants could catch some wind? Afternoon shade during the
>> > hottest 3 hours of the day, until the heat wave is over is another
>> > thought. Shading just the pots will cool the roots. Do you have some
>> > old
>> > rags or towels that you could wrap around the pots? Hose these down and
>> > you'll get shading and evaporative cooling for the pots (and roots).
>> > Hell, throw in a couple of ice cubes into each pot during the hottest
>> > part of the day.
>>
>>
>> I'll see if I can find a shadier spot during the afternoon. But what
>> heat
>> wave? This is cool for July. We get triple digits in these parts.
>>
>> Paul
> Why not then just grow peas, broccoli, cauliflower and Brussels sprouts.
> Optimum temperatures fall between 70 degrees and 80 degrees F. for
> bell-type peppers. Most peppers will drop their blooms when daytime
> temperatures get much above 90 degrees F. in combination with night
> temperatures above 75 degrees F.
> Prepare to be tested Paul.
Looks like I'll need to cool those guys down. But the climate down here is
the same as in the San Joaquin Valley/Fresno area and they grow peppers as
an industry up there.
Paul
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> today and literature says peppers drop over 90F. So my bell peppers
> have started to drop their buds and small fruit. I have several
> larger peppers holding their own. The plant is not stressed, it gets
> water every day and needs it, the nights have been rather warm and
> the days in the low 90s. I gave them all a drink of magnesium this
> morning - 2 tablespoons for a gallon of water. What else can I do? The one
> that drops the most buds is in a 5 gallon white bucket. Could the roots be
> getting too hot? I was thinking about wrapping
> some foil around the bucket.