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    • Boosting Pepper Production

      Last year I harvested literally hundreds of peppers from my little garden. One neighbor in particular remarked several times how she "just couldn't understand it" because she'd NEVER been able to get peppers to prosper in her garden.

      Here's a little secret- In a mister bottle dissolve 1 tsp of Epsom
      salts in about 3 cups of warm water.
      Spray your pepper plants liberally. This vitamin mist will give your pepper plants a boost of magnesium which is necessary during flowering to produce fruit.

      Peppers

      Wait 10 days and then Spray them again, liberally. Within a few weeks, you'll have more peppers than you can shake a stick at!

      We do this with all of our pepper plants, jalapenos, bell peppers, etc.

      Happy Gardening
      Comments 13 Comments
      1. bleedingace's Avatar
        I will try this, this year because I have to can salsa, lots of salsa. Can't wait to see the results. Thank you so much for posting!!!
      1. dct9000's Avatar
        thanks a bunch, will try this also. I have several peppers planted and always have epsom salt on hand.
      1. jackieb's Avatar
        Very interesting. I will have to give this a try. I have not been successful at all with any kind of pepper plant.
      1. Helen's Avatar
        Great idea! I'll have to try this.
      1. debbiedh's Avatar
        I too will try this, but I need lots of help with my cucumbers and tomatoes. They are doing horrible this year. I have never had such a hard time getting cukes and tomatoes to grow.
      1. Donna-M's Avatar
        great idea. Can't have to many pepper. My husband will love this idea. Thanks
      1. BJanT's Avatar
        Wow! My pepper production this year was so bad. My bell peppers would bloom then the blooms would fall off. Look forward to trying this in the spring.
      1. lmitchell's Avatar
        Sounds good. Will keep that in mind. Not sure if I'll try to grow peppers this year, but if i do, I will have a happy hubby!! Anything to help the budget and teach the kids good habits, too!! If this works on pepper plants, will it work on other veggie plants?
      1. missybeck37's Avatar
        Very interesting. I've never heard of that. This year when I plant peppers I will have to try this trick so I can grow more peppers than have to buy them.
      1. paperpeople's Avatar
        When you first plant your pepper seedlings pinch out the tips of the branches. It will cause the plants to form 2 branches at each tip & especially for peppers... the more branches the more blooms.
      1. YikesMama's Avatar
        Great ideas! I need help with my peppers.
      1. Tipsy's Avatar
        I'll be trying this, seems like I only get a few peppers per plant every year, so I'm really hoping this works.
      1. onceburnt's Avatar
        Thanks!I'llbe trying this on my many bell,jalapeno,and banana pepers this year

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