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- Q.Why Do My Red Bell Peppers Have Soft Spots? - I have a plant with about 4 bell peppers growing on it. The two largest peppers are just turning red. ...
- Q.White Mold Around Roots - My bell pepper plant suddenly died in two days. When I pulled it up, there was white mold around the ...
- Q.All My Bell Peppers Are Developing A Rot On The Fruit - My hot peppers are are coming in fine, except for the cherry hot peppers. They are developing the same type ...
- Q.I Need A Fix For My Bell Peppers - I've got a lot of pepper plants. All of my bells are developing a rot on the fruit at an ...
- Q.Bell Pepper Blooms Fall Off - Bell peppers look healthy but blooms fall off before peppers are formed.
- Q.Why Are My Green Bell Peppers Dying Off? - They are very small, just starting to grow, and they turn black. Help! This is my first time trying to ...
- Q.Peppers That ‘Spot’ - I have several purple and red bell pepper plants in 'Grow Boxes' and almost all of them develop grayish tan ...
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jsargo on
June 28, 2012Q.Why do my red bell peppers have soft spots?
I have a plant with about 4 bell peppers growing on it. The two largest peppers are just turning red. But, the largest pepper is turning soft and the second largest has soft spots on it. What is causing this?
Answered by
Nikki on
June 29, 2012
Certified ExpertA.It sounds like you may have blossom end rot causing the soft spots. This will help with that: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/pepper/pepper-blossom-end-rot.htm
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jsargo on
June 29, 2012A.Thanks, Nikki. I'll try some of the suggestions on that site.
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- Asked by
Anonymous on
July 1, 2012Q.White Mold Around Roots
My bell pepper plant suddenly died in two days. When I pulled it up, there was white mold around the roots. What could be causing this?
- Answered by
Nikki on
July 1, 2012
Certified ExpertA.White mold is caused by the soil borne fungus Sclerotinia sclerotiorum. Also called stem rot, many vegetable crops are susceptible to this fungus. It requires an abundance of moisture to grow. Therefore, keeping the area as dry as possible and growing plants in well-draining soil is important for prevention of this disease. Once it affects plants, more often than not, treatment is not effective.
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July 14, 2012Q.all my bell peppers are developing a rot on the fruit
My hot peppers are are coming in fine, except for the cherry hot peppers. They are developing the same type of rot on the fruit. It all seems to be occurring in the early stages of development while the fruit is still small.
- Answered by
Nikki on
July 14, 2012
Certified ExpertA.This is blossom end rot. This article will help:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/pepper/pepper-blossom-end-rot.htmWas this answer useful?00 - Asked by
helpX2 on
July 14, 2012Q.I need a fix for my bell peppers
I've got a lot of pepper plants. All of my bells are developing a rot on the fruit at an early stage. The hot peppers are growing great, except for my cherry hot peppers and they are developing the same type of rot as the bells. I need a solution, some advice to solve the problem. I've had to throw away at least 2 dozen (more than that) imature fruits. I've got at least 1/2 dozen varieties, green, red, yellow, orange, etc. Please help me!!!
- Answered by
Nikki on
July 14, 2012
Certified ExpertA.This is blossom end rot. This article will help:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/pepper/pepper-blossom-end-rot.htmWas this answer useful?00 - Asked by
dave0126 on
July 14, 2012Q.bell pepper blooms fall off
Bell peppers look healthy but blooms fall off before peppers are formed.
- Answered by
Nikki on
July 16, 2012
Certified ExpertA.This article should help: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/pepper/pepper-blossoms-falling-off.htm
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ewefluffy on
July 14, 2012Q.Why are my green bell peppers dying off?
They are very small, just starting to grow, and they turn black. Help! This is my first time trying to grow green peppers.
- Answered by
Nikki on
July 16, 2012
Certified ExpertA.It sounds like a pollination issue. If the peppers are not properly pollinated, they will get soft and drop off the plant at a small size. Peppers and tomatoes pollinate in the same way, so this article will help you:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/tomato/pollinate-tomatoes.htmWas this answer useful?00 - Asked by
Anonymous on
July 20, 2012Q.Peppers That ‘Spot’
I have several purple and red bell pepper plants in 'Grow Boxes' and almost all of them develop grayish tan spots before they ripen. Before they are fully matured they will tear at the tan spots. Do you have any idea why this happens and how I can correct it?
- Answered by
Nikki on
July 21, 2012
Certified ExpertA.If the spot in on the top of the fruit, then it is likely sunscald and is from too much direct sunlight. A simple shade will help stop it. If it is on the bottom of the fruit, then it is blossom end rot. This article will help with that:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/pepper/pepper-blossom-end-rot.htmWas this answer useful?00
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