This happens everytime it gets hot here. How do I stop it?
I live in Texas and no matter how much I harden them my pepper plants always seem to melt like this above 90 degrees. Should I put them under more shade or something?
by CommiBastard69
7 Comments
feldspars
Try a shade cloth, 30%-40% probably sufficient.
jimjamdaflimflam
When it gets to 90+ degrees I am watering almost everyday here. It is a balancing act of knowing that it is hot and you water a lot when it is in the 70s you don’t have to water as much. You can’t just water on a schedule you have to respond to the environment. Stick a finger in about 3in and check for moisture.
You can add a straw mulch to help retain moisture.
Shade cloth can also help but not necessarily fix moisture issues, your plant doesn’t look sunburned but looks dehydrated.
turtlesoup2020
Water it
ManOfTeele
Definitely looks thirsty. How often are you watering it? When it’s 90+ here I have to water every day.
Some shade might help as well as others suggested.
Also, I bet that concrete gets hot, and probably makes the issue worse. Maybe move it back where those other pots in the background are when it’s really hot out?
Quartermaster2108
Move
deer-eater
Water is the way. And some shade during the day. Crazy thing where I live. When we have a hot summer, my peppers are super hot. Mild summer, not so much. Also, skip the grow bag they are overrated unless growing indoors
DreamSoarer
Mulch on top, water saucer under grow bag to hold about an inch of water during the hot day (water early in morning or late at night or both for extreme high temp days), shade cloth for midday high sun hours.
If you have somewhere to put then where they have full morning sun until about 2:00 pm, and then shade for the rest of the afternoon/evening, they seem to like that in hot, arid conditions.
7 Comments
Try a shade cloth, 30%-40% probably sufficient.
When it gets to 90+ degrees I am watering almost everyday here. It is a balancing act of knowing that it is hot and you water a lot when it is in the 70s you don’t have to water as much. You can’t just water on a schedule you have to respond to the environment. Stick a finger in about 3in and check for moisture.
You can add a straw mulch to help retain moisture.
Shade cloth can also help but not necessarily fix moisture issues, your plant doesn’t look sunburned but looks dehydrated.
Water it
Definitely looks thirsty. How often are you watering it? When it’s 90+ here I have to water every day.
Some shade might help as well as others suggested.
Also, I bet that concrete gets hot, and probably makes the issue worse. Maybe move it back where those other pots in the background are when it’s really hot out?
Move
Water is the way. And some shade during the day. Crazy thing where I live. When we have a hot summer, my peppers are super hot. Mild summer, not so much. Also, skip the grow bag they are overrated unless growing indoors
Mulch on top, water saucer under grow bag to hold about an inch of water during the hot day (water early in morning or late at night or both for extreme high temp days), shade cloth for midday high sun hours.
If you have somewhere to put then where they have full morning sun until about 2:00 pm, and then shade for the rest of the afternoon/evening, they seem to like that in hot, arid conditions.