I have 2 questions today. One is, I have some jalepenos grown but what do I do with them until I have everything else for salsa? Cut and freeze? (I am very proud of them they are my very first food I have ever grown and harvested)
Second is, I have foliage that is quite impressive but no flowing on my cukes, cantaloupes, watermelon, and zucchini what am I doing wrong and how can I fix it? Is it a soil problem or a feed problem, is there a food I can use that would encourage flowering and fruit?
Thank you guys so much I have learned so much in just a few weeks here. I LOVE looking at the pics.
For you second problem you might want to try Mirical-Gro Bloom Booster it is a 15-30-15 fertilizer.
Wearing rubber gloves (to protect your skin) seed and chunky-chop the jalapenos and freeze on a cookie sheet. When frozen, put in a ziplock bag and store in the freezer until needed; this way you don’t get a big, frozen glop of peppers for easier measuring when it’s time to make salsa.
The plants that aren’t flowering could be caused by a few things; your fertilizer is too high in nitrogen or you are mulching with grass clippings (also full of nitrogen) or the temps have either been too cool or too hot to set fruit. (I didn’t look to see where you live.)
I’m in southern WI and it is COOL here; lots of blooms, some fruiting, but not as much as there should be right now on fabulous, healthy, big, strong pepper and tomato plants. It’s always something! :)