How To Refresh Old Pepper Plants And Grow More Peppers

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  • My pepper plants were beat up with disease by late August, and Hurricane Dorian damaged them badly in early September. Instead of giving up, I refreshed my pepper plants with smart pruning and fertilizing techniques. Now, they're better than new and loaded with huge, mature fruits! In this video, I teach you how to prune and fertilize your tired old pepper plants to refresh them and get them producing like young, healthy plants once again.
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  • @TheMillennialGardener
    @TheMillennialGardener  5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

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  • @tlcb3281
    @tlcb3281 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thorough evaluation and teaching of how to care for my peppers. I learned so much. Amazing! 😁 Thanks 🙏.

  • @TopDingoMan
    @TopDingoMan 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    To bring your peppers back to life after that storm seems like a major feat. I admire your well thought out approach, and your results prove you were right. Thanks for sharing you experience.

    • @TheMillennialGardener
      @TheMillennialGardener  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you. I think the moral of the story is have a plan, stick with it and be patient :)

  • @kanthvickram4490
    @kanthvickram4490 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    suuuuuuuper video.....i learnt about the timeline of the pepper plant and how to force them to bloom again. thanks a million.!!!

  • @jenrayn5040
    @jenrayn5040 ปีที่แล้ว

    Older video, but thank you. This is the info I needed today.

  • @juliaarmato3984
    @juliaarmato3984 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I want to thank you. I am having the best pepper harvest ever! Your video is the reason why. God bless

  • @mjinfl967
    @mjinfl967 5 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    I’m a new gardener so thank you for the detailed information, makes perfect sense. Subscribed 😊

  • @carinrichardson
    @carinrichardson 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    You are THE BEST teacher! Thank you for taking time to explain all of the fertilizers.

  • @markcoren2842
    @markcoren2842 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    A few years ago, about 20 my young-ish container pepper plants from that spring were hammered when our house experienced a May tornado near miss of barely 1 block. My little weather station maxed out on its wind speed meter at 120 mph, so you can imagine what the yard looked like the next morning. The only one that managed to stay in its pot broke off about 4" above the soil line, a single bare stem with no leaves.
    I started over with most of my garden, but couldn't bring myself to toss the little green stick in a pot. I'm glad I left it... it took until August to get leaves and some growth, but by the final October harvest, we got over 400 little dragon peppers from that amazing tank of mother nature magic. Since then, I never give up on my peppers when they going gets rough.
    Thanks for some more great tips to help me keep them plugging along when the 105F+ temps hit 😁

  • @crystaldeloach4634
    @crystaldeloach4634 ปีที่แล้ว

    Ok thank you for that tip on sprinkling the soluble fertilizer on the ground. My poor plants aren’t getting fed right now because I’m wilting outside in the 100+ temps at sundown just watering them with a hose!!! They will all be quickly fed tonight!! 🥵

  • @Bigshoots86
    @Bigshoots86 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Same thing happened to my peppers this year. Whiteflys, blight, ash from california wildfires, (I could see the fires in the distance lol) leaf miners. I tried lots of stuff and nothing worked. Then, as a last ditch effort, I decided to try the random things I saw on youtube videos and the first one was hydrogen peroxide. It was a combo of 1 to 5 water foliar spray and 1 to 3 for a soil drench and literally the next day they were fine like nothing happened, new leaves sprouting, new fruit. The f****n leaf miners and whiteflys are still hanging on but hopefully the weed mat and bee safe get them taken care of

  • @michaeldevito5575
    @michaeldevito5575 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Very good info. Thanks very much. Blessings.

  • @cornerstoneproductio
    @cornerstoneproductio 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Just now starting to apply your technique to our dormant peppers, must say you've got us peeked in trying this !!

  • @urnchy
    @urnchy 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Thanks again for this timely and informative video. I was contemplating just yesterday whether to pull up my 15 various pepper plants because they looked so bad. Well, I just finished re-staking them and trimming as suggested. Looking forward to the fall production. Rick in Louisiana / 8b

    • @TheMillennialGardener
      @TheMillennialGardener  5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Rick Daigle outstanding! In your climate, you have plenty of heat left to rejuvenate them. A nice pruning and heavy fertilizing schedule will bring them back, especially with disease and pest pressure easing this time of year. If you stay on it like I recommend in this video, I bet in 30 days they’ll be loaded with fruit.

    • @TheRainHarvester
      @TheRainHarvester 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      How were your results? Just curious

  • @raffialli4362
    @raffialli4362 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I had some idea of how this works but you brought it all together wonderfully for me. Thanks!

  • @garygilliam1890
    @garygilliam1890 ปีที่แล้ว

    Good idea

  • @UrbanGardeningWithD.A.Hanks14
    @UrbanGardeningWithD.A.Hanks14 ปีที่แล้ว

    Good info, thanks. I planted my peppers in mid October in year-old compost. They've been putting out buds by the dozen, which I have been pinching off. After watching this, I'm thinking there was plenty of PK in the humus, but lacking N for more vigorous plant growth. I shall use fresh compost next year, and since I just put them out at the end of March (Charlotte), I'll dose them with some plant food and a sprinkling of 50N on the surface to catch the growth up to the fruits. This was very helpful.

  • @corneliagonzales8449
    @corneliagonzales8449 ปีที่แล้ว

    That’s what I did on my pepper plant it was almost dead , I was able to revived it , I put some Osmocote and Bone Meal , I was excited I got fruits bigger than before when I first planted it , it’s jalapeño pepper.

  • @weldit4168
    @weldit4168 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    ow your now a pepper doctor, its great...i salute you sir...

  • @OSGCourtWatch
    @OSGCourtWatch 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Decent video...good info...one thought...if u mulch the top of your soil won’t dry out like that...

  • @tombauer7330
    @tombauer7330 17 วันที่ผ่านมา

    MG - I have been trying to get Bounty peppers to grow for me with no luck at all. the seeds don't want to germinate and the plants are sick and die back even with fruit on them, when they get about 10 inches tall. Same result with the Hot Cherry peppers. I will apply these tips to the ONE Hot Cherry left standing with only two leaves left. They are potted with Miracle Grow potting soil, bone meal, Neptune fish meal, Alaska fish fertilizer, and Tomato-Tone. Thanks! PS. 22 inches of rain this month didn't help but I moved the lone survivor under roof and it still looks like it is dying. I'd send a pic if I could.

  • @kanthvickram4490
    @kanthvickram4490 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    one pepper grower commented in his video, '' the more shock and depravation you give to your pepper plant the more healthier and productive the plants become !!!!!! the survival mode of a plant to a healthy status.....fight or flight situation of a plant !!!! this is the prime example of that survival technique of your plant...i believe that now after seeing your plants. the more you torture them the better they grow. i make them starve, bash them, scortch them , dry them and give a little drink....they are ok with that !!!!

  • @alaskaway9076
    @alaskaway9076 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I had a massive infestation of Aphids. It took me a while to get it under control. I was able to rescue my pepper plants and was just thrilled. I had to prune them down to just the stalk. It was Amazing! I'm in Alaska BTW.

    • @TheMillennialGardener
      @TheMillennialGardener  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Did you follow this method and find success? I’m surprised you can grow peppers in Alaska, let alone they can be cut down and still recover.

    • @alaskaway9076
      @alaskaway9076 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@TheMillennialGardener I did. And I was pleasantly surprised myself. I really chopped them down. I thought for sure they were gonners, but a few days later I came back and those little guys were budding like crazy. Just amazing. I had a birch tree that was so infested with aphids I cut it out and purchased lady bugs. Those were some well fed lady bugs, and they did an amazing job. :)

  • @Iloveorganicgardening
    @Iloveorganicgardening 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    That's amazing you got them looking so good

    • @TheMillennialGardener
      @TheMillennialGardener  5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you. You can clearly see how bad they looked after the hurricane. It is amazing what a little staking, pruning and fertilizing can do!

    • @Iloveorganicgardening
      @Iloveorganicgardening 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@TheMillennialGardener totally! I'm thinking about bringing one or two in for the winter. I wonder how much light I would have to give them

    • @TheMillennialGardener
      @TheMillennialGardener  5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Organic Gardening in North Carolina I have a jalapeño up against in my house I planted last October I was covering with a bucket some nights. I also kept a Garden Salsa pepper in a container last winter that I would carry out on sunny days. 55 degrees and sunny January days were PLENTY for it to fruit. I was picking ripe hot peppers all December, January, February and March. I just brought it in my garage at night and set it outside when temps rose above 39 degrees. And they were extremely spicy, too. You can easily grow container peppers in North Carolina all winter. As long as it gets above 39 degrees in the day, put them outside and they’ll flourish.
      Just keep an eye out for wind desiccation. Low wind chills, even when temps are over 40, can injure them. I would put them under the porch those days because it blocked the wind, or in the garage with the door open to let in light.

  • @Tangie0906
    @Tangie0906 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I grew one plant of those Hot Sunset Banana peppers this year and it was very prolific. The Sweet Sunset Banana didn't do nearly as well for me but I'm pretty sure it was the growing conditions - grew both in tower containers but they got partially neglected. Growing both again next year. Thanks for explaining what you did to revive your peppers; I'll keep it in mind because you never know when one or more of them are hit with something before the end of the season.

    • @TheMillennialGardener
      @TheMillennialGardener  5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      In my experience, hot peppers are much easier to grow than sweet peppers. I think it may be because hot peppers tend to be smaller, and smaller peppers tend to be more prolific. Sweet peppers tend to be larger, and it takes a lot of energy for a little pepper plant to produce something as large as, say, a bell pepper. I've never had much luck with them. These banana peppers are incredible, though. So are the Numex Big Jim if you want a larger, mild-hot pepper to stuff.

  • @Caerglyn
    @Caerglyn 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video! I call your fertilizing approach strategically lazy and I strongly approve!!!

    • @TheMillennialGardener
      @TheMillennialGardener  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      That's the name of the game...most production with least amount of work! Thanks for watching.

  • @carmensandiago909
    @carmensandiago909 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Information starts at 5:50

    • @josorr
      @josorr 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      He talks too much about nothing.

    • @KrishnaPillalamarri
      @KrishnaPillalamarri 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Exactly, and repeats it again!

    • @cameron4994
      @cameron4994 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Me: checks comments at 5:40 because it's taking to long. Finds this 😑😂

  • @dougmorissette459
    @dougmorissette459 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Fantastic video! I learned so much from it. But, where’s Dale? Love seeing him.

    • @TheMillennialGardener
      @TheMillennialGardener  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I'm glad it was helpful! This video was before we adopted Dale. We adopted him in January of 2020.

  • @rebeccag.mislangmislang9854
    @rebeccag.mislangmislang9854 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks. It was most helpful.

  • @chrisclements4511
    @chrisclements4511 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    omg ..cant believe it !!! wow you did things..and..they..WOW. omg, so do you just, like..prop them back up? and then they no die? Fantastico, so great and prolific ...

  • @Amal757
    @Amal757 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you for the thorough explanation.

  • @adelfomarrero8723
    @adelfomarrero8723 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thank you for a well explain video.l also subscribe and a thumb up.

  • @mikedoty8149
    @mikedoty8149 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    you should give your pepper plants some compost tea on them

  • @byob801
    @byob801 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video, thanks!

  • @cindystrother7710
    @cindystrother7710 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you so much for sharing

  • @mamokamika4212
    @mamokamika4212 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you very much for this well explained video. Now, I have the same problem- way too much peppers that I don’t know what to do.😍

    • @TheMillennialGardener
      @TheMillennialGardener  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks for watching! Glad it helped!

    • @TShawn64
      @TShawn64 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      pickle them... really good

    • @cindyabramowicz4346
      @cindyabramowicz4346 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Dehydrate, or chop and freeze, or pickle with vinegar. Some peppers can be strung on string and hung - ristras!

  • @barbaracarbone4658
    @barbaracarbone4658 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Beautiful pepper plants. Ill follow this regimen for mine this year. My peppers usually hardly grow at all. And only produce a small amount of tiny peppers. And the red ones never turn red. Thanks.

    • @TheMillennialGardener
      @TheMillennialGardener  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Peppers need two things in big quantities:
      1. Peppers need A LOT of sun. At least 6 hours of unfiltered sun a day, but 8-10 hours is even better.
      2. Peppers are HEAVY feeders. They need a lot of fertilizer. I have a full tutorial here: th-cam.com/video/LTAbz0r6S-U/w-d-xo.html
      I recommend fertilizing peppers with soluble fertilizer every 7-10 days in the heart of the growing season and with a slow-release organic fertilizer every 10-14 days as a supplement. If you're not getting a lot of peppers, they're probably underfed and/or not getting enough heat and sunshine. Don't feed with a heavy nitrogen fertilizer. Make sure it's balanced, or lower in nitrogen and higher in phosphorous and potassium. I like Miracle Gro Tomato 18-18-21.

    • @barbaracarbone4658
      @barbaracarbone4658 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@TheMillennialGardener Thank you so much. I will do that😊

  • @mikedoty8149
    @mikedoty8149 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    you shoud give your pepper plants some ogs worm casting as a top tress.

  • @wandacostello28
    @wandacostello28 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank You!

  • @sheilafade2016
    @sheilafade2016 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Very interesting, I am going to try it

  • @fearmonger3280
    @fearmonger3280 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Awesome video! You've helped me a lot. I always wondered if it was ok to do that stuff... Thanks!👍🏿

  • @Stan-by6rc
    @Stan-by6rc 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I thought my 25 Sweet banana peppers were done also. I will start rejuvenating them this weekend. Thank You.

  • @ruthspillman546
    @ruthspillman546 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    How impressive! I eant to grow more kinds, sweet and hot. Thank you!!!

  • @juvysmith5007
    @juvysmith5007 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Brilliant.

  • @FUMIYOtruehealing
    @FUMIYOtruehealing 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you so much for the detailed and easy to understand explanations 💕 I have a question for you; If I find organic fertilizers with similar ratios of N-P-K, will it do the same thing ? Do you know any organic fertilizers that will do this much of an amazing job to revive the pepper 🌶 🫑 plants ? Thank you 😊

  • @mikedoty8149
    @mikedoty8149 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    you should top dress with ogs worm castings

    • @TheMillennialGardener
      @TheMillennialGardener  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I haven’t found benefits in work castings. Jr is very expensive. Compost and mulch layers provide more benefits for much less money in my experience.

  • @albertweis1332
    @albertweis1332 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    That. Would. Work. Good. On. Pot. Plants

  • @louzecchin434
    @louzecchin434 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Much info thank you

  • @bababrozaimi6587
    @bababrozaimi6587 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you so much

  • @ahamedhussain7150
    @ahamedhussain7150 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hello sir how long does this pepper plant last before stops producing fruit.Thanks

  • @larryoswald4972
    @larryoswald4972 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love your video very informative. I am a new pepper garner. I am wondering why my pepper dropping there flowers and there leaves turning yellow. Thank you for your video

    • @TheMillennialGardener
      @TheMillennialGardener  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      It could be a few things.
      1. It could be too hot.
      2. It could be issues with uneven moisture - either too much water or not enough water.
      3. You could be underfeeding them. Peppers are heavy feeders and need a lot of fertilizer.
      4. It could be disease.
      5. It could be lack of pollination. Peppers are pollinated by the flower rattling around by the wind. The flowers contain male pollen and female receptors, so simply shaking the flowers around will pollinate them. Either shake them around or vibrate them with an electric toothbrush.
      If I had to guess, you are either watering them improperly (too much or not enough and unevenly) and you're underfeeding them. Giving them MiracleGro Tomato 18-18-21 every 10-14 days will help get them healthy again. Never let them dry out, but you also can't keep them constantly wet.

  • @josephconroy8531
    @josephconroy8531 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    u can keep pepper plants inside 4 winter had a 7 year homanaro

    • @TheMillennialGardener
      @TheMillennialGardener  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes, that's correct. I have a tutorial on how to do this here: th-cam.com/video/c-fvoxZauFI/w-d-xo.html
      I'm still eating off that cherry pepper. It's currently 15 months old.

  • @PineGeri
    @PineGeri 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    What is your opinion about fish emulsion or seaweed fertilizers

  • @sozsr7473
    @sozsr7473 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great.

  • @clg_pro2009
    @clg_pro2009 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    do peppers have a dieing off time of 6 months? I don't think so no natural death cycle in 6 months .the trimming back is what made them produce more, good info though

  • @juniorundersea
    @juniorundersea ปีที่แล้ว

    do you use faucet water?

  • @fog1962
    @fog1962 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I live in fla...my pepper live 2 yrs or more...you need to know how to prune them..no pests or rot..no problems just tons of peppers

    • @TheMillennialGardener
      @TheMillennialGardener  5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Pruning definitely is the key to getting longevity out of peppers. They like to be cut back often. I don’t know what your caterpillar situation is in FL, but it is horrendous here at this time of year. The moth problem is extreme. I have to spray with BT every other day. They’re eating the leaves alive right now. There isn’t much you can do about it down here right now but stay on the spraying routine.

    • @clg_pro2009
      @clg_pro2009 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@TheMillennialGardener ummm put a bug netting over them

    • @TheMillennialGardener
      @TheMillennialGardener  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@clg_pro2009 I think I would need about $1,000 worth :D

  • @vimondireksri8820
    @vimondireksri8820 ปีที่แล้ว

    Do liquid organic fertilizers work the same as chemical fertilizers? I don't have a chip on my shoulder about chemical Fertilizers but I make my own NPK fertilizers.

  • @lilyarsecularatne3456
    @lilyarsecularatne3456 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love your descriptions! Details are very educational. Please tell us who would eat the chili plants; all the leaves!!I I am in San Diego ca. and loose many chilli plants & even other veggies due to this bug or creature or ?? who eat the leaves!! Please help if you know any thing about this problem. Thanks for your help.

    • @Bigshoots86
      @Bigshoots86 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Are there weird white lines in the leaves/ turning yellow?

    • @patkillian3511
      @patkillian3511 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I saw recently that in North Florida a gardener mentioned that peppers don't start producing well until August and by the time a low temperature comes in October they are growing and producing the best. His idea is to dig it up at the end of the year before frost, cut back severely, and plant the old plant in spring and it starts off from there producing peppers fast. this is approximately the same as you did.

  • @Iloveorganicgardening
    @Iloveorganicgardening 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    It has been a rough summer. I'm trying to keep things alive till we hopefully get rain next week.

    • @TheMillennialGardener
      @TheMillennialGardener  5 ปีที่แล้ว

      I bet we don’t get any! This isn’t the time of year it rains in NC. We are below the jet stream but above the subtropical jet, and thunderstorm season is long behind us. We tend to be dry til December when the jet stream falls south enough to get rain crossing the country from the Pacific Northwest.
      On the upside, my tan has never been better. We had 80% sky clarity in July. Almost no storm clouds. Just crazy.

  • @mikedoty8149
    @mikedoty8149 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    should stake them any way when they are small so that dont do that

  • @cyndieantonio
    @cyndieantonio 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    you have good pepper plants. we use the leaves for chicken soup

    • @TheMillennialGardener
      @TheMillennialGardener  5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Interesting. I didn’t know people ate pepper leaves. I know tomato leaves are poisonous, so the non-fruiting parts of the nightshade family have always kept me away.

    • @cyndieantonio
      @cyndieantonio 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      The Millennial Gardener yes you cld eat the leaves. you shld try them. do you cook? i cld teach you how we do it with a very simple taste, esply winter is coming.

    • @karenlatham4053
      @karenlatham4053 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I like to smell the leaves lol. They smell just like peppers 😁. I guess I'm going to have to try eating them now!

    • @TheMillennialGardener
      @TheMillennialGardener  5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      cyndie antonio I cook every day. I’m very adept in the kitchen, but this is news to me.

    • @cyndieantonio
      @cyndieantonio 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      in my hometown, if you have pepper plant you shld have the papaya plant, too lol. bec the dish i was telling you, with pepper leaves and chicken, we cook it with green papaya. 😊

  • @jefferybraswell6697
    @jefferybraswell6697 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    miracle grow aught to hire you my friend as there spokesman. I use it and recommend it. damn good presentation!

  • @PineGeri
    @PineGeri 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    So this will work for bell peppers too..

  • @charlescoker7752
    @charlescoker7752 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wonder what would happen if you would have fertilized like this, when you first set them out?

    • @TheMillennialGardener
      @TheMillennialGardener  5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I did, actually, for the most part. We just had such a hot summer, it beat the plants up very badly. I have only started experimenting with Bloom Booster until recently, however. I used to only use the Tomato formula. MG Tomato always gave me good results, but using Bloom Booster right before the flowering cycle, I’ve noticed, has really brought things to another level. It really does give you tremendous amounts of flowering and fruits. The key is not using it all the time. You cycle it with the MG Tomato, I find.

  • @mikedoty8149
    @mikedoty8149 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    wach growing your greens

  • @samuelmckenzie5163
    @samuelmckenzie5163 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    After cutting the pepper plants back what happens to them during the winter months

    • @TheMillennialGardener
      @TheMillennialGardener  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Peppers cannot tolerate frost. We get frosts here from roughly November 7-March 20. They all die after our first frost in November. If you live in a place that doesn't get frosts and freezes, and you have low pest and disease pressure, pepper plants can live for many years. I have overwintered a pepper plant in a container for 3 years before it finally died. I would just prune it back in January, fertilize it and let it come back. I kept it inside to prevent freeze damage.

    • @samuelmckenzie5163
      @samuelmckenzie5163 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@TheMillennialGardener thank you very much

  • @bobbyreich0226
    @bobbyreich0226 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    How far apart are you planting your peppers each way next to each other and between rows?

    • @TheMillennialGardener
      @TheMillennialGardener  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Each pepper is planted in 1 square foot of room. My raised beds are 4'x10', so that would comfortably fit 40 peppers. For smaller fruiting peppers, you can plant them a little tighter, if you need to. I've planted smaller fruiting hot peppers like habaneros 4 plants in a 3'x1' container and they did great, but since I have space, I give them a full square foot because production is higher on larger sweet peppers.

  • @250Rem
    @250Rem 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Is there a better way to keep squirrels and deer away from fruit in our statetrees

    • @TheMillennialGardener
      @TheMillennialGardener  5 ปีที่แล้ว

      I have a 6ft board-on-board fence around my entire property, so that keeps 100% of the deer out. Squirrels are also not common in my area, probably due to a lack of oak trees. We only have live oak here, so there are no acorns and few deciduous trees. I have another fence around my garden and haven’t had a single issue with squirrels, knock on wood.
      You could try setting out bird feeders full of seed. Squirrels like to go to them. Animals are very lazy. If you give them an easier meal, they’ll take it. Giving them easy seed to eat may keep them off your trees.
      I also recommend the organza bags to put around your fruit. I have them linked in my Amazon Storefront in the video description. They may leave your fruits alone if you bag them up.

    • @TheMillennialGardener
      @TheMillennialGardener  5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Remington Howell check this out. They come in many sizes to accommodate any size fruit.
      th-cam.com/video/QYdP95RztSA/w-d-xo.html

  • @fog1962
    @fog1962 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Growing in the ground is. 1st problem

    • @TheMillennialGardener
      @TheMillennialGardener  5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Much of Florida’s soil is infected with root knot nematodes, so growing in earth beds is generally a bad idea there. That’s not the case where I live. The soil here is generally good. Container gardening here is less practical because it takes up much more space, costs a lot more money and doesn’t replenish your soil effectively. If you have good ground, it is always better to use it to your advantage.

    • @VladTheImpalerTepesIII
      @VladTheImpalerTepesIII 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      When I started gardening, I started in pots. Then I added raised beds. I got sick and tired of the dismal results and dug an in-ground garden. It was so amazing I dug another one the year after. I now only grow herbs in the pots and flowers in the beds. Veggies all go in the in-ground garden. There's nothing like an in-ground garden. Now on the other hand, if you are insinuating that aquaponics or hydoponics are better, I cannot comment on that as I have never grown that way.

    • @camillabarnes6678
      @camillabarnes6678 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I like in ground better. I would alternate one side every other year and every thing was lovely.

  • @charlescoker7752
    @charlescoker7752 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    What makes the tips of the pepper turn brown, and shrivel up?

    • @TheMillennialGardener
      @TheMillennialGardener  5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Charles Coker likely blossom end rot. This is caused by failure to uptake calcium. Usually, it isn’t a deficiency of calcium in the soil, but uneven watering practices. If you let the roots dry out, the plants will fail to uptake calcium and fruit will rot. Using bone meal or an organic 4-4-4, 5-5-5, etc. fertilizer and regularly and evenly watering will prevent this.

  • @rudolphvarshine1606
    @rudolphvarshine1606 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    What is the name of the cucumber that you grow and where can I get the seeds

    • @TheMillennialGardener
      @TheMillennialGardener  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I put together an in-depth video on my cucumber variety here: th-cam.com/video/0MsEKj57Q4U/w-d-xo.html

  • @petershu1049
    @petershu1049 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    👍👍👍

  • @anilbabu7550
    @anilbabu7550 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    What kind of variety these peppers? Is it hot?

    • @TheMillennialGardener
      @TheMillennialGardener  5 ปีที่แล้ว

      There are several types. Sunset Banana (hot), sweet banana, pepperoncini (mild), jalapeño (hot), hot cherry and Numex Big Jim (hot).

  • @livetilapiasupplier
    @livetilapiasupplier 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Are they organic fertilizers?

    • @TheMillennialGardener
      @TheMillennialGardener  5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The slow release granules are organic. The soluble fertilizers are not. I recommend the use of organic slow release fertilizers because the organic slow release types are more nutritionally complete and contain more micronutrients than the synthetic types. However, for soluble fertilizers, I recommend synthetics. The reason why is soluble fertilizers are used to give a quick nutritional boost, and the “organically derived” soluble fertilizers are just as heavily processed as the synthetics but cost 3x more. The synthetic solubles are much more cost-effective with few negatives.

    • @livetilapiasupplier
      @livetilapiasupplier 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@TheMillennialGardener thanks for that. I have over 6,000 Hectares to grow all types of vegetables on so looking for organic fertilizers. 😊 everything else will made in the farm..

    • @TheMillennialGardener
      @TheMillennialGardener  5 ปีที่แล้ว

      You may want to try the permaculture way with regular feedings of hardwood mulch. You can get it free off Chipdrop. And making your own compost, or course. It would cost you an arm and a leg fertilizing with manufactured organic fertilizer.

  • @vonschlief3809
    @vonschlief3809 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Do you have a biology background?

  • @ameisherry
    @ameisherry 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Why don’t you grow them next to the trees or fence so they won’t get blow over

    • @TheMillennialGardener
      @TheMillennialGardener  5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      The trees are in containers. My peppers are in raised beds. I rotate my crops, so I grow my plants in clusters. Nightshades should generally be segregated and rotated as best as possible. Some say you don’t need to, but disease pressure overwintering in my soil is enormous.

    • @ameisherry
      @ameisherry 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      The Millennial Gardener I copy the way nature grow things
      So I randomly put them in different spot and spontaneously
      I don’t have raise bed 🛏 simply just newspaper 📰 composing and woodchips on top then I start to grow, Some plants 🌱 die some remains
      I’m going to grow a bean next to the maple 🍁 tree next spring
      Ppl said growing garlic next to tomato 🍅 help with pest control too.
      I save seeds too

    • @TheMillennialGardener
      @TheMillennialGardener  5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@ameisherry I think that's a great idea when growing native plants. However, keep in mind none of the vegetables that I'm growing in my garden are native to the area. What makes matters worse is a lot of the pests that are problematic are Asian and have made their way overseas for various reasons. These invasive species can really damage the non-native flora. Cold climates can knock back the pests, but my area has such mild winters that there is little pest dieback.

    • @ameisherry
      @ameisherry 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      The Millennial Gardener I see
      Have you tried the green house ?
      I tried the green house on my spinach and arugula it works great
      Usually spinach cannot survive at all in my area outside of green house

    • @TheMillennialGardener
      @TheMillennialGardener  5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I don’t have a greenhouse. Luckily, we only drop below 20 degrees maybe 1-2 times a year here, so I can grow hardy roots and leafy greens all winter. They may need a blanket pulled over them a couple times, but I’m in Zone 8 so even on the coldest nights we are usually at 50+ degrees by noon. I like winter gardening here.

  • @BoycottYoutube
    @BoycottYoutube 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Too much fertilizers. Build the soil and you won't need to rely on chemical boosts. I feel chemical fertilizers have a role, but thats only as an emergency fertilizer when the nutrients are needed before an organic can be broken down. Build the soil right in the fall, winter, or early spring, and it will take care of you.

    • @TheMillennialGardener
      @TheMillennialGardener  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      It isn't "too much fertilizer" if you're getting much more fruit as a result. Vegetable gardening is not an organic process. It is a man-made process. These plants are not the product of natural evolution. Instead, they are the product of decades of seed-saving to alter the evolutionary process. Mother Nature does not care about fruit quality. It only cares about disease resistance and seed quality. Left to Mother Nature, you get poor tasting fruits full of seeds, because that actually *prevents* animals from eating the fruits. We as humans have altered the process by discarding the poor quality, seedy fruits and saving the large, tasty fruits with lower seed quality.
      Proper fertilizing with soluble fertilizers yields tremendously more production than the best soil culture on Earth, because we are growing plants that have been artificially bred to produce something against the interest of Mother Nature. All fertilizers are chemicals - whether they are organic or synthesized (not "synthetic"). If you want the best yields, add soluble fertilizers in proper amounts.

  • @niraniha
    @niraniha 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    too much talking.

  • @MrBachatafan
    @MrBachatafan 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    video is too long and boring.

  • @josorr
    @josorr 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    You talk too much about nothing.

    • @TheMillennialGardener
      @TheMillennialGardener  5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I want my viewers to understand the “why,” not just mimic what they see others do. It is important to know why you’re doing what you’re doing, and good explanations take time. Thanks for watching.

    • @karenlatham4053
      @karenlatham4053 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Trolls it's what's for dinner!
      You did a great job 😁 thanks 👍.

    • @wmluna381
      @wmluna381 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      The details is where it's at.

    • @thiabrabson2533
      @thiabrabson2533 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I really learned a lot from your talking❣

  • @KrishnaPillalamarri
    @KrishnaPillalamarri 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Your information is detailed and useful, but your description is too verbose. You repeat the same things again and again, and that amount of repetetion is unnecessary. You should look back at your video clips, and see how you can shorten them. It would be nice to have a concise format, and limit the clip to 5 mins each. Or perhaps have a short clip and a long clip on each topic. Or give a synopsis at the beginning, and go into detail later.

  • @mohammedalthaf4826
    @mohammedalthaf4826 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    very detail video thank you brother 👍👍