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« on: June 19, 2009, 08:21 »
my peppers are just starting to form when they go brown and fall off , the plant is healthy looking bright green leaves so not sure what i am doing wrong , is it to much water not enough , please help new to all this . many thanks , adam .
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jb

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Re: peppers
« Reply #1 on: June 19, 2009, 21:37 »

Could be a pollination failure as this often happens to chillis
Try giving the plants a tap or shake as this helps pollen to transfer and see if that helps.

If you're worrying about water it's always best to under rather than overwater with capsicums. I've even found that letting plants wilt (just) can often push fruit into ripening

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« Reply #2 on: June 20, 2009, 12:36 »
An old trick to give them a shot of Epsom salts, one teaspoon to a gallon (4.5ltrs) of water every two weeks one they are fruiting.
Punk isn't dead...it's underground where it belongs. If it comes to the surface it's no longer punk...it's Green Day!

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Re: peppers
« Reply #3 on: June 20, 2009, 15:32 »
Weve got some capiscums in the greenhouse - do they pollinate themselves normally or do they need a little encouragement as JB suggests?! The cats just been leaping around in there - will that do?! :wub:

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Re: peppers
« Reply #4 on: June 20, 2009, 17:08 »
I pollenated mine by hand last year to make sure I got a good yeild. I used a cotton bud to transfer the pollen between the flowers.
My Peppers this year seem to be  i little later flowering but I will still do the same again. :)
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