Sweet peppers already in Zone 5?!

[Jared77]

I can't believe it!! Never had them produce this early! Got put in the ground on the Wednesday after Memorial day.

Determined little bugger. The real question is....do I let it go? Or should I remove it so the plant can focus its energy on growing? I mean I've got easily another 3 dozen sweet pepper plants (no not all orange either ) so the temptation is there to see what happens but I don't want to stunt the plant either. Id rather have more later, than one little one and not have the plant reach its full potential. Im greedy. Patient, but greedy

 

[skeeter9]

Holy Cow!!!! Nice pepper plant. You must be having more sunshine and warm weather than we are.

 

[wifezilla]

I have a few baby hot peppers....I am letting them go

 

[lesa]

I would remove the pepper, JMHO. The plant looks a little stressed. I would give it time to establish itself a little bit more...

 

[silkiechicken]

I'd probably pick that pepper off along with the little guy at the top starting to form. Looks like the little plantlet got stressed out prior to transport and popped out a flower in last ditch to reproduce before it died. But now it's in the ground, it can grow up more before setting seeds.

 

[Jared77]

They did go through a bit of a rough spell waiting for the ground to dry up enough get it turned over. They should have gone into 3" pots but I kept holding out hope that any day Id be able to get them in the ground. Every other day it rained and I needed 2 days dry to have the ground be ready to plant otherwise the ground would just be too soft for the tractor. A few others went and flowered and are now trying to bear peppers also so I'm off to go pick a peck of orange peppers

 

[jackb]

I always remove the first few buds and now the plants are really producing. We are also in zone 5, and after the most miserable winter we have had in years it has been really warm and the peppers are coming on. I will be picking cucumbers in a day or so and I will not let these corno di toros turn red but pick them small. They taste great either way.

 

[wifezilla]

 

[Jared77]

Those look great!

Mine are still pretty short, and some of the bottom stressed leaves are falling off BUT the new growth is looking better so I think they've turned the corner. *looking for the fingers crossed icon*