I am a fairly new vegetable gardener. I have had 50+ indoor plants for years and finally started working on growing outside. I planted a ton of stuff this year and despite the heat and lack of rain I’ve gotten most to grow. My pole beans are around 4 weeks old and are only 10 inches high and my peppers are 6 weeks old and barely past 4 inches. I’m planting in ground and my soil is pretty good. Both look relatively healthy, just stunted as all get out. Is there any recommendations with these plants on their struggle? I am very confused? My pole beans are over by the fence so they can trellis up.
by plumremarkabl3
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Start peppers in February, pole beans in May.
One key lesson I’m taking into next growing season is to start peppers alongside onions, not tomatoes.
My tomatoes are exploding and are at day 2 of hardening. My peppers that have germinated are at most 4 inches tall. Some are still only showing their seedling leaves, and I’m still trying to restart some types.
They seem to be finicky and will need way more time in the grow room than I first thought. Hopefully I can overwinter a lot of these.
Same girl lol
Where are you located? That may get you more targeted feedback.
I grow peppers in five gallon buckets… They do incredibly well.
My Carolina reapers are almost five feet tall…. And dark green…
My jalapeno plants are three and a half feet tall all with 20 peppers each.
My bell peppers produce 3-5 peppers each.
For me they are one of the easiest things to grow.
I’ve never grown beans.
Every year I reuse half of the soil…..
The other half I mix eggshells crushed with potting soil, sand, and cow manure.
Peppers like a well drained soil… So for them I make it a bit more sandy…
About twice a year I add some fresh manure on top… So I leave about two inches of room in my buckets.
I water once a week, sometimes twice… Or if they wilt.
I learned that hot peppers like to be dryer rather than wet… Their natural environment usually is a dry hot climate.
If they were getting too much sun… I’d shade cloth them.
But here in New York I never worry about too much sun… Just too much water.
In your case I’d make small hoop style rows…. That way you could cover them when needed…. Both with clear/ translucent plastic or shade cloth.
The plastic controls the water .. the shade cloth controls the sun.
Both protect from deer.
Everyones easiest thing in the world to grow is someone else’s white whale and vice versa. Though we can improve.
While pole beans might be one of my easiest crop, peppers are definitely not. I start them indoor in February, and if the weather is good and pests dont get them, I can start harvesting in July, otherwise August / September. They take lots of patience..