Sweet pepper disappointment

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sandyv

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Sweet pepper disappointment
« on: April 03, 2026, 14:10 »
For years I've been successfully growing good crops of tomatoes and cues in unheated greenhouse. Every year I also attempt sweet peppers (various varieties) but they lack vigour and number of fruit is low (like 2 or 3).
I treat them the same as toms and cues -soil, watering etc- but something isn't right. What extras do peppers need?
I'm new here on forum, so any suggestions very welcome. Thanks

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Re: Sweet pepper disappointment
« Reply #1 on: April 03, 2026, 17:23 »
Welcome to the forums  :)

I think peppers need a longer growing season than the others?

There's an article on the main website about growing them; you might find some useful info there.
https://www.allotment-garden.org/vegetable/sweet-peppers-growing/

I've grown them from purchased plants, and they've been fine, albeit a little small.
I try to take one day at a time, but sometimes several days all attack me at once...

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Re: Sweet pepper disappointment
« Reply #2 on: April 04, 2026, 10:23 »
I grow peppers from seed I originally saved from a Trashco's Ramiro pepper  :lol: :lol: (but you can buy them on ebay)
They're easy to grow - I start them off on my window ledge (so they get heat from the radiator underneath) and keep them indoors until the greenhouse is warm enough. They then get potted on (the size pot you'd grow a tomato in) but they do need feeding weekly, and careful watering, for them to produce more than 1 or 2 fruits.

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Re: Sweet pepper disappointment
« Reply #3 on: April 04, 2026, 19:47 »
Having tried a number of varieties I now only grow Corno di toro rosso and have had reasonable success over the past few years growing in my PT in pots.

You're too late to start them this year as they do need a long growing season. I harvested my first ones in mid-August from an early Feb sowing.
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« Last Edit: April 04, 2026, 19:48 by Potty Plotty Lotty »

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JoaoLeaftide

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Re: Sweet pepper disappointment
« Reply #4 on: April 06, 2026, 00:04 »
Peppers are fussy about temperature in a way toms and cues just aren't. They basically sulk below about 15C so in an unheated greenhouse they're always going to be behind. Starting them really early, like January or February, on a heat mat and keeping them inside until the greenhouse is properly warm makes a massive difference.

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steven c

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Re: Sweet pepper disappointment
« Reply #5 on: April 06, 2026, 08:13 »
i saw a programme about the growers in Lea Valley inside the greenhouses were pepper tomato and cucumber plants that needed a cherry picker to reach the top these are obviously grown in perfect conditions heat and feed etc  I think in a cold greenhouse it gets very cold overnight right into summer Tomato and Cucumber dont seem to mind but i think it is just too cold for peppers [but for us Chills seem ok?] good luck.
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Re: Sweet pepper disappointment
« Reply #6 on: April 12, 2026, 16:40 »
Peppers are of the ilk to be permanently stunted by low temps, you've gotta be careful when you plant out basically.

Tomatoes and cucumbers don't mind so much (cucumbers will sulk but usually spring back if they survive).


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