Slow peppers

[caroline7758]

I sowed my tomatoes and peppers within a week of each other in February and moved them out to the cold greenhouse 2 weeks ago. The tomatoes are allabout 12" tall and I'm worried they are getting too big too early, but the peppers are only about 2 to 3" tall. Do you think they have got too cold, and will they recover, or am I worrying unnecessarily?

[caroline7758]

[quizzical1]

Same situation here. Peppers miniscule, Toms already in their final pots for the GH.

[manicscousers]

and again, first toms planted and peppers only 3", apart from one which is about 5"..i think they're just having a moment  ;D

[Mouseski]

Yup yup!

Tomatillos starting to look robust :)
Tomatoes edging away and up  :)
Peppers sulking ???

Maybe they're building tension just so I can be extra delighted when they finally romp away all on their own and those silly hairy tomatoes have been moved outside. Maybe they don't want to seem to keen in case that frost does happen? Maybe I should get out of the greenhouse more and stop talking to them ;D

[Uncle Joshua]

So far my peppers are a no show (after 3 weeks) I'm thinking about buying plants in.

[Jeannine]

Mine slowed down the minute I turned off the heat in the greenhouse as did the melons. XX Jeannine

[Tinkie_Bear]

My peppers are still very small but are healthy looking little plants, my toms are also titchy, about 4" tall but they are happy and healthy. Hey Ho, they will grow as soon as I have room to give them bigger pots!

Helen

[mkwife]

Mine have been planted 6 weeks and there are still no signs at all!! Everything else has grown, do you think i should start again?

[antipodes]

I have mine in the pantry where it is room temperature but subdued light. They came up after about 9 days and are just getting their true leaves. I planted them about 2 weeks ago. I will pot them into bigger pots this weekend, once the tomatoes have gone out into the lottie. I have never grown peppers before, might be a complete failure! but we do get a nice summer usually, maybe a few fruit will make it.
It is so warm here, some of my tomatoes are getting FLOWERS! So they have to go outside, it's no good.

[emmy1978]

Mine have been planted 6 weeks and there are still no signs at all!! Everything else has grown, do you think i should start again?

Hello to you, and yes, possibly think about resowing some if you have any seeds left. 6 weeks seems slightly too long. Mine took about 2 weeks to germinate and have only got to 2 - 3" high in 4 weeks! Got nice second leaves and the beginnings of the third but so sloooooow!

[Cuke]

Wow, isnt just me then....
Mine took over 3 weeks to germinate (took so long it had my gf digging around in one of the pots to see if the seeds had vanished lol) now they're about two inches high, just starting to get 'real' leaves but hardly the big tall strong plants I was after... ;)

[saddad]

It is still only April... it has been warmer than normal but frosts in May are not unknown they will grow in their own good time...
;D

[caroline7758]

Thanks for the encouragement, saddad ;D

[kitten]

Ours were sown about three weeks ago and only just germinated, tiny little heads poking out, but they're now outside with their faces in the sunshine!  (Along with the courgettes that are like triffids already....  :o )

[cornykev]

Peppers are my biggest failure, I'm thinking on the same lines as you Mick.  :( :( ??? ;D ;D ;D

[Uncle Joshua]

Peppers are my biggest failure, I'm thinking on the same lines as you Mick.  :( :( ??? ;D ;D ;D

I've failed with peppers for the last three years but a few are now showing so maybe this could be the year.

[Emagggie]

Hmmm, mine are only little too, but they do seem to be growing a bit faster this last week.I keep talking sweetly to them and now I'm going to try stroking the leaves.  ;D (I read this somewhere)

[Hot House]

It is still only April... it has been warmer than normal but frosts in May are not unknown they will grow in their own good time...
;D

I couldn't agree more, keep at it and you'll have freash pepper salad before you know.
my sweet pepers are 4"-5" tall but the very  hoy chillies are very small and dont forget a peper/chilly likes it humid where toms like a dry heat. well thats what I read once.
The only heat I use is Paschal Candles

[Robert_Brenchley]

I've got mine in a mini-greenhouse where they get the sun all afternoon, and they seem to be perking up in the warmth. It was the cold spring last year that did for them, and I can't keep them indoors at the moment as they'd have to go by a window which is wide open due to problems with the computer overheating.

[ellkebe]

All small - chillies and sweet - but they look healthy and happy so I'm just assuming they'll put on a spurt when they're ready.  I've grown enough this year to have a go at putting some outside if the summer looks to be as hot as some recently.