Just discovered your channel - holy moly, these are some of the best gardening videos I've ever seen! How on earth do you not have more subscribers?! Anyways, definitely a new sub here, can't wait to watch every single video! 😄

@NextdoorHomestead

5 ай бұрын

Sorry for the massively delayed response, but thank you so very much! Really appreciate the kind words and I hope your peppers (and the rest of your garden) rock this year =)

Not only is this great information.. but your music choices cracked me up and made it all the more enjoyable. Thanks so much!

@NextdoorHomestead

4 ай бұрын

Hahaha positive comments about my music choices are my favorite kind. Mostly because they're so rare ;) Thanks for chiming in!

You must live in CA. It was a weird, long wet cloudy spring here in SoCal. Went to Gilroy a month back a local farmer told me the same thing, too much rain and not enough sun for their peppers. Then we went into instant heat in July, my plants are tall and leafy, but peppers this year are small, poblanos especially, Jalapeño's not much fruit Habaneros moderate fruit but low heat, strange. Waiting for them to turn red, hopefully they will get hotter, but sun scald had hurt a few of them. PS, lots of gardening videos out there in the grey muck of the inter-web , your efforts and videos are among the better ones. Keep going, cheers.

@NextdoorHomestead

11 ай бұрын

That's really kind of you to say - I'm genuinely glad our videos are hitting the right notes. Our pepper season has just been a bit of a disappointment, but ultimately, we plant so many we still have plenty to eat so it all works out. Just not as many for preserving as I'd like =) I'm planning on growing Caribbean Habaneros for our salsas next year btw. Love, love, love me some habs.

Another great video One tip (not mistake) I'll throw out there for new pepper growers is harvest often. As soon as they turn whatever their ripe color is, pick them. The plant will keep putting energy into further ripening the fruit, when that energy could be used to ripen other peppers already on the plant or grow more flowers. A cayenne with 20-30 bright red peppers on it looks cool, but you could be getting even more fruit with more frequent harvesting

@NextdoorHomestead

11 ай бұрын

Thanks Bob! And that's a great tip that I need to remember more often myself... harvests can get away from me in late Summer when everything gets hectic in the garden and life =)

I started with jalapeño and bell pepper! Lol. I didn’t harden off my peppers, but I did wait until they had at least 4-5 true leaves to plant in the ground. And I have a shade cloth over them with no intention of taking them off. Thankfully, they didn’t seem to be affected. I bought a whole bunch of new varieties on a seed sale so I am excited to increase the number of peppers I will be growing next year.

@NextdoorHomestead

11 ай бұрын

Everyone starts with those two! =) Your peppers were OK with no hardening off??? You've got the magic touch! What varieties are you excited about for next year?

@homebodyjen752

11 ай бұрын

@@NextdoorHomestead I think the shade cloth helped. And I was following the tip you mentioned on not overwatering during the seedling stage. I even separated two jalapeño plants that had both germinated in a 4 inch pot. I will definitely harden them off next time, though. I must have gotten beginners luck. I’m excited about a habanada pepper and Anaheim chili.

Great presentation! I learn so much from your videos. Thank you for sharing your knowledge.

@NextdoorHomestead

2 ай бұрын

My absolute pleasure! Lovely to hear they've been helpful =)

We had a nice spring but with cold nights and now the night temperature is again under 55F! And little sun but quite some rain. Feels more like October. They promise change in a few days héhé

@NextdoorHomestead

11 ай бұрын

It's been just an odd growing season here as well. Everything but the peppers and melons seem to be Ok with it, but those two have been a bit lackluster this year unfortunately. Always a fun learning experience every year =)

@classicrocklover5615

11 ай бұрын

Sounds like Michigan weather - I am in the Thumb

FANTASTIC. Accurate and objective.

@NextdoorHomestead

11 ай бұрын

Thank you!!! Given your youtube handle I imagine you know your stuff ;)

The best explanation on the growing mistakes. I struggle so hard to grow them. And I can tell all the things I need to learn to do better. Can't wait to grow peppers next season

@NextdoorHomestead

11 ай бұрын

Genuinely so happy to hear this was a helpful one for you. They have definitely been our problem plant this year, but as you say, there's always next year! Luckily we grow so many we're still eating pretty good 😊

Great tips!

@NextdoorHomestead

11 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

🎯 Key Takeaways for quick navigation: 00:00 🌱 Avoid these 10 care mistakes for better pepper harvest. 00:15 🌿 Topping pepper plants (removing foliage above a Y branch) might not increase yields and can delay the production timeline. 01:11 ✂ Incorrect topping technique can result in inadequate canopy protection against the sun. 01:42 ☀️ In hot climates, peppers can get sunburned or sun scalded, affecting fruit quality. 02:24 🔥 Hot peppers are generally more resistant to sun scalding. 02:52 🌶️ Expand your pepper variety beyond grocery store favorites for better taste and growth. 03:48 🔥 Intense heat waves can hinder a pepper plant's ability to set fruit. 04:15 ⚠️ Avoid using ineffective remedies for blossom drop; they can harm the plant and soil. 04:58 ☀️ Insufficient sunlight can prevent pepper blossoms from turning into fruit. 05:54 🪴 Planting peppers densely (12 inches apart) can reduce sun scalding and increase harvest. 06:50 🌡️ Ensure pepper seedlings aren't exposed to cold nights; they need warmer nights to thrive. 08:33 💧 Pepper plants, especially seedlings, don't require as much water as other plants and can be harmed by overwatering. 08:46 🌧️ Peppers can fall over and die due to "damping off," a fungal issue from too much water in the soil. 09:00 🌱 Pepper seedlings in waterlogged soil struggle to develop strong, deep root systems. 09:14 💧 Wait for the top layer of soil to dry thoroughly before watering pepper seedlings. 09:28 🚰 Grow pepper seedlings in separate containers to manage their unique watering needs. 09:42 ♨️ Pepper seedlings are sensitive to too much bottom heat after germination. 09:55 🌡️ Young peppers prefer temperatures of around 70°F during the day and 60°F at night. 10:09 🍅 Out of all nightshades, peppers are most sensitive during the hardening off phase. 10:39 ☀️ To acclimate peppers to outdoor conditions, provide an extra week of gradual hardening off before transplanting.

@NextdoorHomestead

11 ай бұрын

Wow, thank you! This is awesome and genuinely appreciated =)

@slhemp3556

11 ай бұрын

Thank You.

@eternal_improvement

11 ай бұрын

@@NextdoorHomestead You can do this yourself with a crome extension, it is called harpa ai

@eternal_improvement

11 ай бұрын

@@NextdoorHomestead And I really like your channel. Do you grow rocotos? My favorite type of chilies

@NextdoorHomestead

11 ай бұрын

@@eternal_improvement That's awesome, thank you for watching =) That's so funny you mention rocotos! I was *just* researching C. pubescens varieties to add into the garden next year. I worry they won't handle our heat well, but I have a spot in the backyard I want to try them out. Thanks for the variety recommendation =)

Thanks for the tips! I've had trouble growing peppers for a long time.

@NextdoorHomestead

11 ай бұрын

No problem! I hope these help a bit for next year! They're a fun plant even if a bit finicky at times =)

Very helpful. Thank you. Also, awesome music. ❤

@NextdoorHomestead

11 ай бұрын

OH thank you for saying so! Adding music is one of my favorite parts of editing these =)

Thanks for this. Summer has just started here and I was going to top my pepper plants based on some other videos. You definitely changed my mind 💚

We ended up having to top our thai chile and our ghost pepper due to them getting sunburned, and now they're HUGE plants and incredibly productive, but like you said, we're having ripening problems with the ghost peppers. There's a zillion peppers that just will not ripen. I actually thought we'd lose the ghost pepper because of the sun damage. It lost a lot of leaves and got cut back pretty severely - basically a little twig, now it's absolutely dominating a 4x3 bed. Georgia heat has been absolutely wrecking our garden this year, save for the cowpeas and peppers. Everything else is struggling. We're in this weird little pocket of 7b surrounded by 8a and it makes me wonder what the metrics are for the USDA zones.

@NextdoorHomestead

11 ай бұрын

I really feel this comment! We've been struggling with a strange combination of cool nights and heat waves. I'm glad your ghost bounced back - that's rarely my experience with peppers honestly. I absolutely do not like using shade cloth if I can avoid it at all, but this may be the year we just bite the bullet and do it for the peppers to get them to ripen properly. Might be a good fit for you as well? Good luck and let me know how the fruits turn out. I'd like to do some super hots next year.

@Firevine

11 ай бұрын

@@NextdoorHomestead Millennial Gardener released a video about shade cloth a couple of weeks ago where he spoke pretty positively about it. I can see the benefits, because our cukes absolutely got destroyed by the heat (and chickens). We have zero shade in our back yard though. It's not expensive, so maybe I'll give it a whirl.

@NextdoorHomestead

11 ай бұрын

@@Firevine Nothing compares to chicken destruction. I don't have the heart to refuse them their free run time though =) I'll have to check out that video on shade cloth, thanks for the recommendation.

I love all of your videos! I'm starting with gardening and your videos helped me so much! I'm planning to plant peppers next season, these tips are great!

@NextdoorHomestead

11 ай бұрын

OH YAY! So glad they were useful and I hope your garden grows wonderfully. But even if it doesn't the first year, stick with it!

I totally agree. With only a five month growing season I NEVER top my peppers

@NextdoorHomestead

11 ай бұрын

Very glad to hear I'm not alone on this one! Our Thai Chiles are finaaaaaaally ripening and I'm so excited to get cooking 😁

@GardeningAddiction

11 ай бұрын

@@NextdoorHomestead Thai Dragon peppers are the only pepper I have that’s ripe!

Thanks for another great video! I'm hoping to try a few new pepper varieties next year so I'll be saving this video for future reference. Cheers!

@NextdoorHomestead

11 ай бұрын

No problem! Hope it helps next year! Mind if I ask what you're gonna be growing?

@obrown2450

11 ай бұрын

@@NextdoorHomestead My mother is Korean so we always grow Korean chili peppers but next year I want to try Thai peppers and shishitos as well. I bought some Jimmy Nardello seeds on your recommendation that I'm excited for. I also want to try Peter peppers, mostly as a novelty gift for a buddy named - you guessed it - Peter. 😁

@NextdoorHomestead

11 ай бұрын

@@obrown2450 Ooooo, Korean peppers? I haven't grown any and I'm a little obsessed with gochujang paste. Those are going on the list for Spring =)

I have a few sun scald. I may get shade cloth next year. Ps like the text transitions

@NextdoorHomestead

11 ай бұрын

Yay! Thank you for noticing the next text =) One day I would love to sit down and take a class on video editing and really get good at it. One day.... ;)

giant peppers are delightful for stuffing :)

@NextdoorHomestead

10 ай бұрын

Yeah, true words and fair point!

I've definitely got to plant my peppers closer next year. I thought I had the spacing right, but my spacial reasoning is a biiiiit off and I think they're closer to 18" than the 12" I was aiming for.

@NextdoorHomestead

11 ай бұрын

Hahaha I am always so off when I eyeball the spacing too! Now I just use the premade holes in our irrigation tubing to base all our plantings on - sooo much easier =)

@fuzzytale

11 ай бұрын

@@NextdoorHomestead ... that clearly makes too much sense XD

Is it normal for my pepper seedling SEED leaves to be purple? Then they grow green true leaves

@NextdoorHomestead

3 ай бұрын

Hmmm, do they look a little wilted and splotchy? My first guess would be sunburn from strong lights.

Can anybody recommend good sweet and chilli peppers to grow outdoors in the UK climate? I've tried several varieties over the years, but they have all done very poorly.

I’m in south Louisiana, where are you?

All great advice, like usual. Since topping does create a bushier plant, I'd assume it would stand a good chance of increasing production, but like you said, it delays growth by a week or 2 because it's stressful for the plant. I think this would be an ideal plant to experiment with low stress training, where you hold the top laterally using wire or string attached to a stake or just a stick in the ground, to spread the apical growth to the side shoots. In growing autoflowers, this is used because the plant can't handle being topped, and often flowers too early due to stress. (The stress of a slightly too rough transplanting is often enough to stop their growth.) If done correctly, it doesn't delay growth at all, and you can see the top turning towards the light again by the end of the day. This should make a pepper plant bushier without having to wait for it to recover.

@NextdoorHomestead

11 ай бұрын

Thank you for the idea! I'll have to look into this. It's too bad these sorts of techniques lack formal research (mostly) but it would make for a fun at-home experiment =)

Ooh no i feel sea sick

@NextdoorHomestead

11 ай бұрын

Hmmm? Referring to the footage movement?

Your camera is terrible at focusing when you keep moving it so fast

@NextdoorHomestead

11 ай бұрын

Thanks for the feedback!

My new favorite growing channel, thanx🪬

@NextdoorHomestead

11 ай бұрын

That is just awesome. So, so wonderful to hear! Thanks for watching 😁

@carllopresti697

11 ай бұрын

Yep, I can't wait for the next one.