When we grow peppers, we don’t always stake them depending on their size and variety, however when we do stake our peppers, here is how we do it.
VIDEO: Do We Stake Peppers? How We Support Our Plants
When we grow peppers, we don’t always stake them depending on their size and variety, however when we do stake our peppers, here is how we do it.
I support certain plants in my garden, mainly peppers, tomatoes, zucchini and cucumbers. The reason I support them is where I live we have quite a strong breeze from 2pm and on. There is nothing sadder then coming out in the morning to find them snapped in two due to the breeze.
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So you don't tie the plants to the stakes and they will just straighten up on their own against the stake? Just planted peppers for the first time this year and they are doing awesome. I tied mine to skinny bamboo poles but some of my plants are pulling them over!
The big take away that I got from this episode was to stake 3 or 4" away from the plant in the direction that it's leaning. It makes a lot of sense but I never thought about it that way.
I show kindness and use bamboo to support my squash plants. My peppers are in a high sided Hugelkultur 4×4 garden. It is so plant dense that they cannot fall out of the garden or fall over on each other. This heatwave/ fire season here in Malakwa BC Canada has been amazing for our peppers. We can't grow all the kinds you can. It is just not hot long enough here.
Great video! I love your videos. It is a wonderful way to share gardening knowledge!
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Wow, I've never seen Fish peppers that big. Where did you get them (or the seeds) from?
I have gotten one on my pepper plants. It was very small and I saw it out of the corner of my eye. I squashed the baby horn worm and it felt good, lol.
I like STEAKING peppers. Mmm
I am going to post a video showing a tomato plant I need serious help fixing. It's… a freaking mini jungle. Please help anyone.
Fish peppers are hot! It’s an heirloom from Africa brought over. Very popular in Baltimore.
Yes, hornworms have gotten my peppers. Little jerks.
Do you grow ginger? I am very interested in ginger because I love Stir Fry seasoned with fresh ginger.
I have hornworms on my carolina reaper pepper plant via it being in between tomato plants at Lowe's when I bought it but other than that no hornworms
What do you do for horn worms??
I have 2 large containers with sweet colorful peppers, from the start which was 3 years ago, I staked them and the just grow worse than weeds. I supply all my neighbors with mound of them, because I would never consume that amount. I am very interested in a kinds of peppers you mentioned and would like to know if you would consider selling some seeds. I can never find them anywhere. Please let me know.
do you wait to tie them up or just hope they self adjust?
Experimented by transplanting 32 sets of two seedlings per cell into a raised bed. 2 plants per 1 sq. ft, right next to each other, I mean almost touching, I didn't separate them. So that equals about 64 individual pepper plants growing in pairs. All doing well, producing fruit & supporting each other because their branches touch, & together combined simulates one thicker main stem.
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Fish peppers are related to black history. It’s a good pepper
What type of sunflowers are those in the background?
Do you stake up tomato plants or use the tomato cages?
Thank you!
Horn worms took out every tomato plant then moved right on to my peppers. Hate those things!
Ole tent poles cut down…lol
Hi Luke. I love your videos! I am learning so much! One suggestion for this one, I would have liked to have seen you tying the pepper plant to the stake. I could assume that I should do it the same way you’ve tied up tomatoes, but I hate to assume. Would I tie up the plant the same way you suggested for tomatoes with the elastic bands?
Do they cross pollinate?
Nothing like a shirt basket! Best basket ever.
I had tomato hornworms on my peppers (and tomatoes) 2 years ago. Tomatoes and peppers were on opposite sides of the garden. Last year I didn't find any hornworms at all.