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- Q.Growing Red Bell Peppers - I've tried for 5 years to grow red bell peppers with very little success. If I let the green peppers ...
- Q.Bell Peppers - Your article on the bell pepper gender myth was informative and very interesting. I noticed that in several places you ...
- Q.Bell Peppers - The leaves of my pepper plants are very crinkled and the buds have a blackish tint and drop off. I've ...
- Q.Vegetable Gardening - I am planting a vegetable garden and was told bell peppers do NOT like manure, and like to be planted ...
- Q.Rainbow Bell Plant - Why would my bell peppers be growing upside down ?? Im growing them in a traditional garden and the picture ...
- Q.Bell Pepper Plants - Our plants are dark green, have an an abundance of leaves, but no peppers have started to form. They ...
- Q.Brown Rotten Spots On Bell Peppers Before They Mature - What would be a remedy for these brown sections that look like they are rotten?
Asked by
ken48827 on
September 6, 2016
48912Q.growing red bell peppers
I've tried for 5 years to grow red bell peppers with very little success. If I let the green peppers go longer, they either get too large for me and, usually, those which turn red already have some sort of disease or rot. I would like to grow ones like they sell in the grocery store.
Answered by
Alisma on
September 6, 2016
Certified ExpertA.Perhaps a different variety of red bell pepper (or other sweet pepper) would suit your garden better. If you are in a colder region than the variety's ideal, it will have trouble turning red before the season turns cooler (or diseases get to it).
Look for varieties that have a shorter days-to-harvest rating or that are bred for cooler climates. You may also have better luck with a mild variety of pimento pepper.
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- Asked by
Thorgeirsson on
December 21, 2016
98338Q.Bell Peppers
Your article on the bell pepper gender myth was informative and very interesting. I noticed that in several places you referred to it as a fruit. I was under the impression that a bell Pepper was a vegetable. Has its classification been changed?
- Answered by
Downtoearthdigs on
December 21, 2016A.Bell Pepper are fruit but generally referred to as a vegetable in culinary text.
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March 5, 2017Q.Bell peppers
The leaves of my pepper plants are very crinkled and the buds have a blackish tint and drop off. I've read that it's probably because the soil is lacking in calcium. If that is the case, what is the fastest way to get calcium to the plants before it is too late? Thanks for your help.
- Answered by
Downtoearthdigs on
March 5, 2017A.Here are some links that will help you.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/pepper/pepper-blossoms-falling-off.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/pepper/pepper-problems.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/pepper/common-pepper-plant-problems.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/pepper/bacterial-leaf-spot-on-peppers.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/pepper/curling-leaves-on-peppers.htmWas this answer useful?00 - Asked by
daisykirsh on
June 1, 2017
07702Q.Vegetable gardening
I am planting a vegetable garden and was told bell peppers do NOT like manure, and like to be planted right @ "soil level," not deep down. Is this true, and do they and eggplant need pretty much full sun? Thanks!
- Answered by
DLarum on
June 1, 2017
Certified ExpertA.Yes this is true, peppers don't get planted deep like tomatoes and eggplant is full sun. I never use manure in my veg garden as it can burn many young plants
This article may help
http://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/vgen/starting-vegetable-gardens-guide.htmWas this answer useful?00 - Asked by
Zether15 on
June 3, 2017
PegramQ.Rainbow bell plant
Why would my bell peppers be growing upside down ?? Im growing them in a traditional garden and the picture is me standing straight over them
- Answered by
chavez1961 on
June 4, 2017A.I have zucchini and squash doing the same thing. They are reaching for the sun. Add a trellis of some sort and you can train it to go up with nylon ties or loose string. With bottom vegetation there,there is no other place to go but up. They will grow bigger and better than on the ground with less chance of watering rot.
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Anonymous on
July 11, 2017Q.Bell pepper plants
Our plants are dark green, have an an abundance of leaves, but no peppers have started to form. They were planted in the middle of May. The plants are about 2 to 2.5 feet tall. My husband fertilized with Lyme before he planted. What can be the problem? S. Jones
- Answered by
Downtoearthdigs on
July 12, 2017A.Too hot or too cold are the most common reasons pepper plants don't produce. Also, if you planted the young plants a bit late in the season, the higher daytime temperatures are likely interfering with bloom set.
High nitrogen content in fertilizers is also a contributing factor to lack of fruit.
Finally...you've seen pollinators in your garden, right? Believe it or not, lack of pollination is a viable cause for lack of fruit.
This article will give you some additional information on growing successful pepper plants, including some good tips on the timing and the correct ratios in your fertilizer.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/pepper/no-flowers-or-fruit-on-peppers.htm
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Rita Mills on
July 27, 2017
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401Q.brown rotten spots on bell peppers before they mature
What would be a remedy for these brown sections that look like they are rotten?
- Answered by
Downtoearthdigs on
July 29, 2017A.It sounds like Blossom End Rot.
This link has more information.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/pepper/pepper-blossom-end-rot.htmWas this answer useful?00
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