PaulF said:For a much success as I have had with tomatoes, my disappointment with peppers is legendary. After years of fiddling with seed starting times, varieties and growing practices, finally success of sorts. I will never be a pro at peppers but at least this year there is a crop and some are even beginning to turn colors. The long greens are Giant Aconcagua, a very sweet one. It has been my one to do well. The bells are Frank's Sweet, green to red and Orange Bell. Other varieties are Chinese Giant, Golden Treasure, Marconi and Ta-Tong.
At the end of the season there are always loads of green peppers. Having been told we are too far north with too short a growing season to expect peppers to ripen before frost, this year is a bonus. Starting seeds in January under a lot of heat seems to be the key here.
Proud enough to share a couple of photos. To keep out deer and rabbits you may see the eight foot deer fence and the two foot chicken wire fence at the bottom. That has worked wonders for me. And what is called a tomato cage is actually a nice pepper cage for the four footers and the three footers, too.
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