Peppers

Plant type: 

Banana peppers

Application method: 

On 25 June 2023, material was spread on the surface of 55 sq ft out of a 600 sq ft pumpkin patch (9.2%), then tilled into the soil. (photo 1)

Location: 

Woodside, California.

Results: 

 On 24 August of 2024, we planted pepper plants, not expecting them to fully ripen. All used fresh potting soil as the base, and we experimented with 2 different ratios of the SAI materials: we have narrowed it down to two ratios, one calculated via soil volume of a pot, and one calculated via the surface area to be treated.  Both ratios outperformed control, but we got more weight of fruit/plant using the area ratios (both in the peppers and in the tomatoes). We reproduced- again- the same results we measured in nearly all of our other field trials, that is, the SAI treated plants grew taller and wider- thus greater plant volume, with more and larger leaves, earlier and more blooms, and more and larger fruits, per plant.  

Plant type: 

Banana peppers

Photo: 

The roots tell the story. Therefore we cleaned the roots of the plants in order to compare them to each other.

On photo from left to right:
1) Control plant
2) Plant treated by Johns Blend. The dosis was calculated by volume.
3) Plant treated by Johns Blend. The dosis was calculated by the area.
 

Once again, the plant treated with Johns Blend with a dosage calculated by area, slightly outperformed the plant treated with Johns Blend with a dosage calculated by volume. This plant outperformed the control plant by far. Calculations by volume lead to a higher use of Johns Blend, which might have been slightly too much. This is how we dial in our dosages for best success.