of benefi cial bacteria which will establish and colonize
in and around the plant’s root zone, keeping the roots
happy and healthy.
Test Results for Each Group
The Control Group
The control group received no fertilizer through-
out the entire test. This was rather diffi cult for me
to stick with as I could see the plants were suffering
because they were not receiving proper nutrition.
One of the cayenne pepper plants yellowed out and
never properly developed, while the other was able
to produce a few peppers, although small in size. One
of the anaheim pepper plants in this group died dur-
ing a wind storm when it was literally ripped right
out of the planting container. It is interesting to note
that the plants receiving the fertilizer with benefi cial
bacteria were less affected by the wind storm than the
control group. It could be that the added benefi cial
microorganisms strengthened the roots and, therefore,
the overall strength of the plants and their resistance
to environmental stresses. All in all, it was quite obvi-
ous that the control group was lacking something.
Although some peppers did develop in the control
group, none were as big or as prolifi c as in the other
groups.
The Light Application Group
The light application group received one teaspoon
of the Easy Bloom + fertilizer per gallon of water twice
a week. Unfortunately, the region where I live had a
very rainy summer and the containers never dried out
properly between waterings. However, the light ap-
plication group developed well and both the cayenne
pepper and anaheim pepper plants developed nice
peppers. The anaheim pepper plants had to be staked
due to the weight of the peppers. Both the cayenne
pepper and anaheim pepper plants continue to ripen.
My conclusion from observing this group is that using
a light application of the Easy Grow + and Easy Bloom
+ defi nitely works well for growing pepper plants.
The Standard Application Group
The standard application group received two
teaspoons of the Easy Bloom + fertilizer per gallon
of water twice a week. As with the other groups, the
planting containers never got a chance to properly
dry out. Despite all the rain, the standard application
group takes home fi rst prize for pepper production.
By far this group had the most and the largest peppers
for both the cayenne pepper plants and the anaheim
pepper plants. In fact, the cayenne peppers were so
closely bunched, they appeared as just a big clump of
peppers. Like the light application group, these plants
had to be staked to help support the weight of the
developing peppers. The results of the standard appli-
cation plants show me that the folks at Future Harvest
Development were right on the money with their fer-
tilizer application recommendations. When applied at
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