It's all about the ph level for canning. This question would be answered best in the harvest forum.

Kevin

Here's about 70 peppers. The rest are spread around the next yard.
These are loaded with aphids and been getting rained on almost everyday for a month. Not to mention the weather here in chicago is lower 50s near the lake.

But squashed about 10,000 aphids today on one side tomorrow I'm making some spray. So there's hope for these guys as long at we get a warm up.

Those don't look too bad considering the weather, I still think they're too close together...lol.

Aphids can be controlled with diligence and water --- take a spray nozzle to them every 3-4 days in the early morn or evening and eventually you'll win the battle. Oe... order some lacwing eggs or larvae and be done with it.

Good luck.

Kevin

See if you can find some live lady bugs at a nursery and spread them throughout the garden. They will stick around as long as there is food for them (aphids).

I've read that ordering lady bugs is actually really bad for the lady bugs or others in this area. In case they have disease. Here's a few more pictures of the peppers. Are these peppers already mature enough to handle. It. Some plants do have a lot of aphids but I have been squashing them...

As far as to close togther I will take my chances. I fed them once with these nutrients and plan to again this week.

Bigger few jalapeño

Long view

Nutrients

I don't know if this is true cause and effect, but last year I gave up spraying for aphids and started squishing. Got out a lot of work tension. I saw my first Lady Bug larvae last year and this year I have tons! Aphids still there but completely under control.

Beautiful Plants!!!
Alison

Been squishing. I'm exhausted.
I'm going to do a row a day
Thanks