I just read the article on pruning bell peppers. We are still about 56 weeks away from the first frost even though the temperatures will be decreasing will the peppers still grow further? As with tomato plants should I cut back all or many of the leaves coming off the main stems so as to provide more energy to the fruit itself? Thank you
In your area, the season will be coming to a close. The temperatures and light duration will not sustain fruiting as the year wanes on.
You could attempt to take cuttings and grow them indoors, though! This is what I do through the winter.
Here are some articles that will help:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/pepper/how-to-grow-indoor-peppers.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/tomato/growing-indoor-tomatoes.htm
I dried my seeds on a paper towel, but they all seem to turn color, sort of yelloew with a dark ring on the edges. When I purchase seeds, they are the same color as when I open my picked pepper. What am I doing wrong? Carl Stetler sjscrs@comcasr.net
Likely, they have rotted. This article will help you to save them, properly:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/pepper/harvesting-pepper-seeds.htm
You can try dusting them with wettable sulfur. This can help to keep them free of disease as they are drying.
attached photo of bell pepper with pattern
This is unusual, but serious. It appears to be Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus. Viral infections, like humans, cannot be cured- It can only be treated. This one will take hold of tomatoes peppers, and any other closely related species.
The soil is bad. It should be disposed of, well, away from your property. Should this spread to your outdoor soil, or any other soil that you use, regularly, you will likely face a permanent viral infection in your soil. It won't harm you in any way, but you will never be able to grow any plant in the area that can be infected, should this happen.
The pepper is still edible, but that plant needs to be destroyed, quickly.
ned something but only thing I got was "oil" I had one of these plants where I used to live and it never had any pests on it, I had it for over 5 years and had to trim it profusely, but other than water and a bit of fertilized for blooming plants, it thrived!
There are a few oils that work, but I would recommend a nifty little bacteria called Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt). It is harmless to you, but will make quick work of the caterpillars.
Here are some articles that will help:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/lawn-care/lgen/tropical-sod-webworm-control.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/plant-problems/pests/insects/tent-worms-control.htm
3 medium and 1 small growth(s) grew inside an orange bell pepper I recently bought. I was just wondering if there's anything I could do to assist their growth further.
They are small structures of plant tissue that resulted during the seed-making process. They are edible if you want to include them in your salad tonight. I don't know if they would grow properly like a seed, but you can try planting one and see.
Here is the advice we give about planting seeds from store-bought peppers:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/pepper/store-bought-pepper-seeds.htm
Green bell peppers--6 inches high & bolting with miniature flowers. Started from red bell pepper garbage seeds. Treated for spider mites & noticed miniature peppers. Is there a solution? Would hate to toss them.
They are, simply, stressed. You can trim them and repot them into fresh soil and compost and it will, likely, return to a more normal looking state.
They are fine over night and the first few minutes outside, then they wilt in about 70 degree weather. They are pure green and look good til then. I have them in pots/buckets that I bring in and out each day. Sometimes they do better then other days and bounce back easily. I read they are good in full sun. I live in far northern California and its very low humidity and so I water when it needs it, sometimes twice a week and I do less water then overwater. Any ideas of why they wilt so fast in only warm weather, as it is only april. Thank you.
They look like they need more water. They are very small yet and may need water every day. I wouldn't saturate the whole pot, though, if they are in large containers.