Horticulture P eppers are grown in very much the same way as tomatoes. They are set out after all danger of frost is over and the weather is warm. Pepper plants require continuous growth for satisfactory results, are very sensitive to unfavorable weather though, of course, the gardener has little control over the weather. Peppers will often drop their blossoms when temperatures are high and humidity is low.
Cool weather can also keep the plant from flowering.
Deep cultivation that C uts the roots causes a water stress on the plant that frequently makes blossoms drop. Even a short dry period can cause the same conditions. If available, apply 15 tons of manure per acre. A good sod of red, sweet or crimson clover, or alfalfa, plowed down, is one of the best practices to insure high yields. A small grain crop plowed under every year is a very good practice.