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- Q.Bell Peppers - Why did my bell peppers taste so bitter?
- Q.Bottom Of Veggies Turning Soft And Brown - Today I went out and harvested some bell peppers and Anaheim peppers, and both had very soft light brown on ...
- Q.Growing Bell Peppers - My pepper plants seem to be healthy with no sign of problems, but the peppers themselves remain small and crinkly ...
- Q.Bell Pepper Plants - out of four plants only one produced a single pepper the others produced nothing. What went wrong
- Q.How To Separate Roots, And My Plants Fused?? - I kept putting off seperating my abundance of bell pepper plants and left then together for too many weeks. Now ...
- Q.Little Black Balls On My Bell Peppers And Oregano - Hi I've looked it up and people are saying it's caterpillar poop...and then I did notice tiny caterpillars on my ...
- Q.Bell Peppers - I started growing bell peppers and they have been doing great but today I noticed purple on stem and joints. ...
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Muffett Carroll on
May 30, 2018
Keithville LA - Zone 8Q.bell peppers
Why did my bell peppers taste so bitter?
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Downtoearthdigs on
May 30, 2018A.Make sure you wait to harvest your Bell Peppers when they are ripe. Immature peppers taste bitter. Remove seeds and roast your peppers to improve flavor.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/pepper/harvesting-peppers.htm
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- Asked by
nickey_pirtle on
July 5, 2018
75028Q.Bottom of veggies turning soft and brown
Today I went out and harvested some bell peppers and Anaheim peppers, and both had very soft light brown on the bottom of them. What could be the cause of this?
- Answered by
Downtoearthdigs on
July 7, 2018A.This is Blossom End Rot on your Peppers.
This link will help you.https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/pepper/pepper-blossom-end-rot.htm
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Anonymous on
July 27, 2018Q.growing bell peppers
My pepper plants seem to be healthy with no sign of problems, but the peppers themselves remain small and crinkly with thin outers. What are they lacking?
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Downtoearthdigs on
August 10, 2018A.This is actually a sign that you may be harvesting them a little too early. The walls on the peppers thicken as they age, so the longer you can leave them on the plant, the thicker the walls will become. You may want to leave them on the plant until they just start to turn to their final color as that is when they will reach maximum wall thickness.
Thin walls on peppers can also also be just genetic. Some peppers, especially chili peppers are bred to have thinner walls.
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Anonymous on
August 23, 2018Q.bell pepper plants
out of four plants only one produced a single pepper the others produced nothing. What went wrong
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Downtoearthdigs on
August 24, 2018A.This article should help you pinpoint what went wrong with your peppers:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/pepper/peppers-not-producing.htmWas this answer useful?00 - Asked by
Jon-Paul on
January 31, 2019
Port of Spain, Trinidad & TobagoQ.How to separate roots, and my plants fused??
I kept putting off seperating my abundance of bell pepper plants and left then together for too many weeks. Now when I try to remove one, it's simply impossible to do so without breaking the roots of the ones next to it. Also, this is totally irrelevant, but I grew oregano next to the bell pepper seedlings and I now noticed one of my bell pepper has leaves that are a lighter shade of green and completely different texture and it's stem is fuzzy-ish. These are all characteristics of oregano, except on a bell pepper plant! Not only that, but I noticed pure oregano leaves growing right from the stem. Is this some sort of fusion? Will the peppers be safe to eat if/when they do? Any other details about this apparent fusion would also be appreciated. Attached is a picture of this oregano-pepper hybrid
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Downtoearthdigs on
February 1, 2019A.Cross-pollination in general can only happen within species.
Oregano is an excellent companion planting to Peppers.
I would not attempt to separate your plants at the size that they are now. Now issue with them growing together; you may need to stake them in a couple of places to keep them secure and upright.Was this answer useful?00 - Asked by
Jon-Paul on
February 13, 2019
Port of Spain, Trinidad & TobagoQ.Little Black Balls on my Bell Peppers and Oregano
Hi I've looked it up and people are saying it's caterpillar poop...and then I did notice tiny caterpillars on my plants (that are now full of holes) If so, how do I get rid of them??? I tried washing them off, but that didn't work. Also, one of my bell pepper plants is starting to have faint purple colours-- is that normal? Also, some of my parsley has white spots and looks almost dead. Any reason as to why/how? Below are pictures to illustrate my situation.
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Downtoearthdigs on
February 15, 2019A.I think I spy a cutworm in one of your images.
The black specks are indeed the residue from these type of caterpillars.
These articles will help you address all your questions.https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/plant-problems/pests/insects/prevent-caterpillars.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/pepper/black-stems-on-pepper-plants.htm
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Anonymous on
May 17, 2019Q.Bell peppers
I started growing bell peppers and they have been doing great but today I noticed purple on stem and joints. I read that it can be normal or a fungus. How do I tell the difference and what should I do?
- Answered by
Downtoearthdigs on
May 17, 2019A.This is a normal coloration at the joint stems on pepper plants.
Though a fungus can also cause coloration changes; you would also be seeing other symptoms and declining of your plants.
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