Peppers prematurely flowering?

[diegolch]

Hi, I was hoping for some help regarding my plants. I have some peppers growing indoors, pictures attached. I'm probably 4-5 weeks out from getting them to the outdoor garden and I am wondering what to do with the ones that are flowering.

Thanks!

 

[Chuck]

Hi, I was hoping for some help regarding my plants. I have some peppers growing indoors, pictures attached. I'm probably 4-5 weeks out from getting them to the outdoor garden and I am wondering what to do with the ones that are flowering.

Thanks!

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Gorgeous plants. If it were me I would put them in a larger pot. You will know more if they actually set fruit. Are they bells?

 

[diegolch]

Thanks for the response. The top photo is a chili pepper - chimayo. The bottom one is in the bell pepper family – Napoleon sweet.

 

[diegolch]

Good idea!

 

[CanadianLori]

I have been growing super hots for over ten years. Any flower is a good flower. It will not stop growing.

Lucky you!

 

[Chuck]

Thanks for the response. The top photo is a chili pepper - chimayo. The bottom one is in the bell pepper family – Napoleon sweet.

The main thing until you can stick them outside is to not slow their growth. Don't let them get root bound and keep them warm and fed. If peppers get root bound it makes watering them an issue

 

[diegolch]

Thank you Chuck and Lori. I will pry them out gently and check the roots. I did transplant them recently but since then they've taken off so it sounds like I may be repotting them!

 

[Bootsy]

They're looking good and there's no problem with them.

It shouldn't be necessary to pry them out and check their roots - that can damage them. When there's a sign of roots coming out of the bottom of the pot they will need potting on.

 

[IcyBC]

They will do just fine in the pot, and they will have peppers too. My mom brought her tomatoes indoors, and they gave her tomatoes throughout the month, not much, but some and we are in Michigan. Your plants look very healthy.

 

[Corzhens]

@diegotch, your pepper looks healthy and the flowers are also healthy so I guess it would give you a good harvest. But, yes, you have to put it outdoor so it can live a normal life. If I were you, I would plant it on the ground so the roots will have a leeway to grow by itself.

We have some apprehensions in growing pepper because of the onslaught of aphids. But our last pepper this year had plenty of fruits. Now, our young pepper is also starting to flower and, in fact, is has one fruit already. I am hoping that aphids will not attack it.

 

[tasha]

Its wonderful when you have a plant that will grow and never stop growing fruit. Get a bigger area to plant it in and as soon as they are ready you can pick them and continue to wait for more of their fruit. fantastic!!

 

[headfullofbees]

In each plant there will be one "crown fruit" flower.
It usually grows at the first fork in your plant.
Remove it and you'll get a better crop overall.

 

[tasha]

I tried that with the chilies in the garden and the more you pick them off the quicker they grow. Isnt it fantastic to be able to eat the foods we grow from our own yards?

 

[headfullofbees]

I tried that with the chilies in the garden and the more you pick them off the quicker they grow. Isnt it fantastic to be able to eat the foods we grow from our own yards?

Yes, I have always really enjoyed wide range of fruits and vegetables, and to get the extra flavour from allowing them to reach optimum ripeness naturally is wonderful, and that's before you consider the extra goodness and the lack of God-knows-how-many chemicals.

 

[tasha]

I had bananas growing in the garden and they taste so different compared to the ones you buy in the store. In some ways I am used to the ones in the store and the taste is something different that it almost is weird.