tmstclaire
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Question about this Red Bell Pepper plant

I purchased this little fella at Lowe's, brought him home with his squash buddies and set them out on top of the grill until I could plant them. There came a storm that night and it blew them all off the grill. This one had all of it's leaves knocked off. I planted him anyway but he hasn't changed much, not a lot of new growth if any at all, while his buddies are doing pretty good. I just don't know what to do with him. Should I try and bury him deeper? I think he is still in shock from having his little limbs knocked off. And this was over a month ago...

Take a look...

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Any takers on this one? Thanks for your help!

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how much heat is he getting?? I have a red pepper plant I started from seed this year= hes going sloowwwww, I think peppers in general are slow growing! be patient, give him plenty of sun and heat, and he'll be ok

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He is getting a lot of heat and has been for the past month. I am in GA and it has been HOT. He also gets direct sun from about 8am to 1pm. So planting him deeper would not help? He just looks so naked!

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I've got bell peppers growing just fine, and they're in direct sunlight (very high temps).

I have one that looks just like that. I dug it up and on the roots I noticed evidence from nematoads. :cry:

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is it some kind of frog?

This is my first veggie garden ever. I have three rasied cedar beds and used potting soil and miracle grow garden soil mixed together. I have not seen any evidence of vermin yet except for the small spots on my squash plants that I posted about.

Where do nematoads come from and where do they hide?

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Check this link out for more info: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Root-knot_nematode


As you scroll down on the link, make sure to see the picture on the right showing what root knots look like. My pepper roots looked just like the one in the pic.

Sorry for spelling nematode incorrectly. :wink:

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Ok, that makes more sense. I thought toads ate bugs anyway! :lol:

I know why my plant looks like that, I don't think it is nematodes. The leaves got knocked off and they never grew back. I'm going to check closer for buds tommorrow and think about burying him a little deeper OR mound up some compost around him. I did that to all my plants today.

I'll keep everyone posted. And of course, I'm open to suggestions!

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Compost is always a good idea :D I have a slow moving pepper plant that's getting bigger, and almost ready to flower, but I want peppers NAO! :x

Hope your guy recovers and is on his way to making peppers soon :)

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Francis Barnswallow wrote:Check this link out for more info: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Root-knot_nematode


As you scroll down on the link, make sure to see the picture on the right showing what root knots look like. My pepper roots looked just like the one in the pic.

Sorry for spelling nematode incorrectly. :wink:
Isn't there also a type of bacteria that forms "knots" on the roots of plant, but in that case it's a good thing because it fixes nitrogen for the plant. Note: Just seems like I read that somewhere :?:

Edit: I'm not talking about Mycorrhizal fungi.

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john gault wrote:
Francis Barnswallow wrote:Check this link out for more info: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Root-knot_nematode


As you scroll down on the link, make sure to see the picture on the right showing what root knots look like. My pepper roots looked just like the one in the pic.

Sorry for spelling nematode incorrectly. :wink:
Isn't there also a type of bacteria that forms "knots" on the roots of plant, but in that case it's a good thing because it fixes nitrogen for the plant. Note: Just seems like I read that somewhere :?:

Edit: I'm not talking about Mycorrhizal fungi.
I found what I was thinking of; shows pics about 3/4 down the page https://www.hcs.ohio-state.edu/hcs300/bact.htm



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