Sweet pepper plant is still small but already fruiting?

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A few weeks back I planted 6 plants in growbags, 4 tomatoes and 2 peppers. The tomatoes are growing nice and tall and looking strong. However the 2 sweet pepper plants are still quite small (around 15cm high).

They're getting bushier, but not surging upwards like I'd hope. Also I've noticed a pepper emerging!

What should I be doing to make the pepper grow taller?

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Re: Sweet pepper plant is still small but already fruiting?
« Reply #1 on: May 23, 2011, 20:27 »
still early days yet. As long as they are healthy, just leave them to it :)

Start to feed after about 6 weeks, cos that's when the fertiliser in the growbag starts to run out.

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Re: Sweet pepper plant is still small but already fruiting?
« Reply #2 on: May 24, 2011, 09:07 »
Should I leave the pepper on there too? Surely if the pepper grows it's going to drain the whole plant at the moment!

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Re: Sweet pepper plant is still small but already fruiting?
« Reply #3 on: May 24, 2011, 15:32 »
Is it a pepper or a tight ball of green that will eventually turn into a flower?
A flower I'd leave on, but I'd remove a fruit, if that is what it is :)



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