Tips on Overwintering Chiles, Free Organic Mulches & More!
a crack in the windows to suspend further growth. This will make them stockier and bushier without adding much heigth or additional flowers. Fiery Regards, Pepper Joe
Editors note: Oops! about that rat droppings story...
Joe, > > Hate to tell you this but that is a hoax that has been circulating the > Internet for a while. I'm sure it does no harm to warn people to clean their > cans off. But the story is untrue. Something I tell people to always do > before passing along a sensational email or a public service warning. Go to > your favorite search engine and look up "Internet hoaxes". You will get > dozens of sites. Pick a couple and see if your email is included. > > Thanks, > Bryan
Bryan, You're the 2nd e-mail I received on this..wow..it seemed to make sense. Thanks, Pepper Joe
Joe,
They often do. That's why they keep getting passed along. I've seen some hoaxes that have been passed around for for the last 8 years I've been on the Internet and are just as hard to kill as the energizer bunny. There always seems to be someone new who hasn't seen them yet. If your just bouncing around the Internet surfing sometime. Check out a hoax site. It makes some interesting reading.
> Joe, > > I am a loyal reader of your site. I am currently fighting three problems. > First, let me tell you that I grow my peppers (& tomatos) in Large > containers 5 gals & up inside a pool enclosure in Southern FL. I am > currently battling three different problems, perhaps you can help. First, > I have several pepper varieties that seem healthy, but the new foliage > developing on the plants looks healthy in color, but is sort of shriveled > up. Imagine a draw string that runs around the perimeter of the leaf, then > pull that draw string, that is what the leaves look like. Any clue?? The > plants still produce peppers, not a bunch, but some. This is happening on > Cherry peppers, Banana peppers, and yes even on my beloved Hab's. The > second conundrum I am fighting is tiny little snails that are reaking havoc > on some of my peppers. I routinely spray with a mixture of soapy water and > hot sauce, which helps with the aphids etc.,
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