Peppers seem to thrive in containers. As cold as the spring was, and as late as summer was in arriving, the peppers are still thriving this year!
I raised 90 pepper plants, sweet and hot, from seed, and they were doing great up until a purchased plant brought aphids to the entire batch. By the time I found the aphids, the infestation was quite severe.
Below are photos of 2 of the seedlings. This is how the plants looked in early June, when I decided I would go out and buy plants and give up on my babies raised from seed.
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- Young pepper seedling damaged by aphids
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- Young pepper seedling damaged by aphids
My husband George took 45 of the seedlings on as his special project and here is a sampling of what they look like today. So, lesson learned: “Never give up, never surrender!”
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- Sahuaro Pepper
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- Mariachi Peppers
“That was the last time I ever listened to anybody. So that’s my two cents of advice. Never let anybody tell you you can’t do it. Ever.” — Kent Luttrell