Bell pepper and tomato plant issues

[headfullofbees]

Here in East TN, we are having hot (80's) and dry weather a small shower, but not much rain here and there.

Could just be transplant shock.
Your plants look basically healthy.

 

[GoatDriver]

Sorry,but don't use a hose at all; it's chlorinated water and you would be bleaching your plants.
Use rainwater or dechlorinated tapwater applied by watering can without a rose.

Been growing a garden for 37 years and use water straight from the hose to water with every year. The only other water that my garden gets is what God sends from heaven.

A few things that come out of my garden watered with a hose....

These Beefstake tomato plants are over 8 feet tall....watered with chlorinated water straight from the hose.....

 

[Beth_B]

Sorry,but don't use a hose at all; it's chlorinated water and you would be bleaching your plants.
Use rainwater or dechlorinated tapwater applied by watering can without a rose.

I respectfully beg to differ -as someone who has used hose water for both plants and topping off my garden pond and my oldest goldfish is seven, going on eight years old. And I have had healthy, productive vegetable, flower gardens and lawns for over 30 years.

 

[superbobby]

So does using hose when watering plants make any difference? I'm a bit confused. Does it really bleach the plants?

 

[Beth_B]

So does using hose when watering plants make any difference? I'm a bit confused. Does it really bleach the plants?

Maybe it depends on your water source, but I've watered gardens and houseplants for over 30 years in three different states straight out of the hose or faucet and never noticed any bleaching of the plants.

 

[Lindsey]

I've never noticed bleaching of the plants either. Have always used water hose (city and well water are both on my property).
Pepper looks beautiful now...tomato is errrr... Alive but not too pretty trying the salts this week.out of almost 25 he's the only one suffering now.thanks for all of the advice you guys I really in appreciate it!!!!

 

[headfullofbees]

I don't mean that the leaves will go white, or anything like that.
What I mean is that YOUR FOOD will take up the equivalent of little quantities of bleach.
I don't fancy eating bleach, so, wherever I can, I dechlorinate tap-water if I have to use it.