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  • From: Bill Shoemaker <wshoemak AT illinois.edu>
  • To: "Market Farming" <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Peppers in High Tunnels
  • Date: Wed, 18 Feb 2009 09:33:26 -0600 (CST)

I've observed the same thing on all kinds of peppers. I've not seen research
that affirms it, but I believe that peppers just cannot support additional
development of biomass once a certain weight of fruit is on the plant. They
just abort blossoms. But if you pick some or all of the fruit off, the plant
will start setting fruit again. It's good to keep the plants well picked.
You'll have much better season totals.

Bill

>If fruit is left on the plant and becomes fully red ripe is that a signal to
>the plant
>to shut down, mine quit blooming after the reds showed up.? I had expected
>them to keep going like tomatoes.
William H Shoemaker, UI-NRES
Sr Research Specialist, Food Crops
St Charles Horticulture Research Center
535 Randall Road St Charles, IL 60174
630-584-7254; FAX-584-4610




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