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  1. hdan

    Bell Peppers in flowering stage

    I'm confused, Need more detailed information. Are you saying, yes pinch all flowers off, or not? Or if pinching upper most crotch from main stalk or other branches also. Have a lot of flowers coming from lots of side branches that's upper most crotch also.
  2. hdan

    Bell Peppers in flowering stage

    Sounds like you're saying hold pinching off until transplant time?
  3. hdan

    Bell Peppers in flowering stage

    I have 6 Bell Pepper plants 7 weeks old, 7" tall in flowering stage. Lots of flowers, main stems size of a pencil. Two-three more weeks before transplant outside. I have read keep flowers pinched off until two weeks after transplant. The 2 week delay is to allow the plant to get over transplant...
  4. hdan

    Bell pepper leaf curl

    Ok, so Im assuming when pot is dryed out 4" down from top it's time to think about watering.
  5. hdan

    Bell pepper leaf curl

    Not sure what you meaning, that sounds perfect. Meaning water now or wait? Just looking other members opinions.
  6. hdan

    Bell pepper leaf curl

    Update: Bell peppers starting to look little better now. I'm doing a soil moisture test to maybe tell when to water. With my finger in soil to first knuckle feels dry. If push moisture meter in soil 1-1/2 to 2" into soil reads moisture level at 2-3. If push meter in soil 3" moisture reads 5-6...
  7. hdan

    Bell pepper leaf curl

  8. hdan

    Bell pepper leaf curl

    Nice to have the extra space to do that. I did go back and add another half cup to the bell peppers which made up 1-1/2 cups total each container. The up-take of water absorption was slowing on the last half. The water needed for plants is usually .62 gallons per square foot. My 8" pot is...
  9. hdan

    Bell pepper leaf curl

    Thank you for your input. I do have a mixed variety of bell peppers. Thank you for your input I do have a mixed variety of bell peppers.
  10. hdan

    Bell pepper leaf curl

    By the way I did a little experiment after I watered this morning. I took a spare pot like bell peppers are in taped drain holes up filled with 1 cup water and measured one half inch. So I may need to water with another cup water, but I don't want to over water. 8" diameter pot x 8" deep but...
  11. hdan

    Bell pepper leaf curl

    I did water bottom water this morning using rain water preheated in microwave to bring up to room temp. I have drain trays that my 8" diameter x 8" deep pots are sitting in. I filled each tray with 1 cup of water within 15 minutes the trays were dry. I will keep updating on leaf curl and...
  12. hdan

    Bell pepper leaf curl

    I think it's getting time to water. Top 1" is dry. 1-1/2" down is little moist 8" diameter pot 8" deep should take about cup water I think. I will leave this open for suggestions.🤔
  13. hdan

    Bell pepper leaf curl

    I did check under affected leave curls for bugs and didn't find anything.
  14. hdan

    Bell pepper leaf curl

    I did back the grow light off a bit about a week ago from 80% to 60% because I was thinking the same thing.
  15. hdan

    Bell pepper leaf curl

    Hello, new here. Has anyone had any issues with leaf curling under on plants 4 weeks old. I have 6 plants, three with leaf curl, three without leaf curl inside in controlled environment 68-70°. Three on right has leaf curl.
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