jenniferworthen's Pepper Purple Beauty x 2 Damaged
Plant: Sweet pepper (Capsicum annuum var. annuum (Grossum Group)) | Variety: Purple Beauty
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jenniferworthen's Pepper Purple Beauty Care Instructions
Try for a seed spacing of at approx. 0.98 inches (2.5 cm) and sow at a depth of around 0.25 inches (0.64 cm) if planning to sow direct.
Ensure you have enough space in your garden for this plant - Sweet pepper 'Purple Beauty' is known for growing to a height of approximately 45.0 cm (that's 1.46 feet in imperial).
Your garden is in don't know light: Sweet pepper 'Purple Beauty' enjoys a full sun position, so make adjustments where necessary.
Your garden contains combination soil - try planting Sweet pepper 'Purple Beauty' in loam soil for best results.
Remember to water moderately.
Your garden's USDA Hardiness Zone (8b) is not within the ideal known range for Sweet pepper 'Purple Beauty'. The recommended range is between Zone 9 and 11. You may have to reassess this planting for suitability in your garden.
Ensure your soil has a ph of between 5.5 and 7.5 as Sweet pepper 'Purple Beauty' is a acidic to alkaline soil loving plant.
Keep an eye out for these common Sweet pepper problems: Tobacco Etch Virus, Tobacco Mosaic Virus, Cucumber Mosaic Virus, Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus, and Alfalfa Mosaic Virus.
More information about Pepper Purple Beauty is available in the Folia gardener's wiki. All Pepper Purple Beauty Care Instructions have been kindly provided by our members.
Milestones
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13 Apr 2011
Damaged day 89
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02 Apr 2011
Transplanted day 78
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10 Mar 2011
Showing True Leaves day 55
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14 Jan 2011
Sown day 0
Comments
grovespirit wrote:
what’s damaging/killing your plants?
Posted on 14 Apr 11 (about 2 years ago)
jenniferworthen wrote:
Cutworms! And in my new bed with brand new soil and compost. I applied beneficial nematodes and it has appeared to slow the cutworms down. I’ll be using collars with anything new I add to the bed from here on out.
Posted on 15 Apr 11 (about 2 years ago)
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