How To Fertilize Peppers (Complete Guide) - Pepper Geek

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In this video, we explain how to fertilize peppers. There are many different products on the market, but regardless of which you choose, there is a simple strategy for growing bountiful plants.

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Fertilizers we like (affiliate links):

Dr. Earth's Organic

Miracle Gro Performance Organics:

Alaska Fish Emulsion:

Fox Farm Trio:

Garden Tone Organic:

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Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
0:52 The 3 stages of plant growth
2:24 How to fertilize peppers
3:50 Fertilizing a pepper plant
6:48 How often to fertilize peppers
7:32 Factoring in rainfall
7:50 Containers vs in ground
9:00 Water soluble vs slow release fertilizers

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[jeffereyhopkins]

I have 5 aquariums and when I do water changes, I save the water to help fertilize my plant. Fish poop is very helpful plus helps the plants grow and serves a duel purpose.

[RobMyself]

All about that Dr Earth. With all my peppers and "herbs"😊 And I'll make different compost teas, depending on the stage of the plant. Works great.

[mascatrails]

This year we used some garden-tone in the planting holes when we transplanted into our raised bed, then a liquid fish emulsion weekly early season and switched to sprinkling tomato-tone around the plants every other week when they began flowering. Our garden has never looked so good!

[gilbertouribe]

IM SOO GLAD YOU ARE A PEPPER GEEK, much love and respeto from California

[FarmerJay]

I'm having an epic first growing season all thanks to Pepper Geek! All of my plants are now forming multiple peppers. Keep up the hard work I really appreciate your information

[smas]

Before I subbed here for my bell pepper variety special for bucket we used green compost mixed with mushroom compost. We top dressed with leaf mold when it started flowering.
We picked the first few very small peppers and then it took off into November. Used a cover on cold nights.
Ran out of mushroom compost last year and short on cash. Here learning. Thank you.

[whitneykrings]

It is SO HARD to plan around rain fall here in the Tampa Bay area. I wish I had room to move all my plants into my lanai.

[sonoftherighthand]

Oh I have been waiting for a fertilizer video with this info. Thanks a bunch

[Steve]

I've used Tomato-Tone, which works great. It smells kind of bad on the day you fertilize (every two weeks), but my chili pepper plants kept on growing all winter even though I cut them back. They had so much growth momentum, it was like trying to stop a train!

[SpiritOfTheHeretic]

I use Greenway Biotech 11-11-40. My pepper and tomato production has been incredible the last two years. Had to give peppers away to neighbors and I still had enough to make a couple gallons of fermented hot sauce.

[laurab]

This is just what I needed! Hoping to grow bigger peppers next year.

[mikegreene]

My favorite fertilizer is Fertilome Gardner’s Special 11-15-11
This stuff rocks and is my go to fertilizer!
Sidedress around the drip line with about 1 tablespoon of this fertilizer once every few weeks.
You’ll see!!!
Let me know how you do.

[darylveerman]

I use the Pro mix organic liquid nutrients (one for veg and one for bloom) along with Sensi Cal Mag Xtra from advanced nutrients. I'm having great results with my La Bomba peppers. One of my potted plant has over 30 peppers growing plus a bunch more flowers starting.

[k.c.sunshine]

I have'nt met a man that would read the directions on the package first; thanks for the reminder!

[darkdraggon]

Every spring I mix about 1/3 cow manure to the existing soil and toss in some 10-10-10 and compost. Then start with the miracle grow when they start flowering.

[joefization]

I'm a big fan of slow release organic fertilizers too. I really like adding blood and bone meal and kelp meal with green sand and other goodies

[zinnia]

I plant with Dr. Earth granular (whichever one I can find in stores, not a lot of difference in NPK numbers between them). Later in the season I'll top dress with leaf mold and use AgroThrive Fruit & Flower water soluble.

[Legacy_]

Extremely informative! I learned a lot today.

[RoschetzkyPhotography]

I've used the garden tones, I have the exact same fox farms, the one with the bat guano and earthworm castings seems to be amazing. I also have made my own home made fertilizer in a bucket with water and weeds

[warrenalbert]

My staple has been Dr. Earth with Neptune's harvest. I've moved back to Miracle Gro water soluble with Dr. Earth since Neptune's harvest prices have gone high. Thanks for sharing all of your knowledge and tips. I have been using and adapting here in GA Zone 8A.