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Do we have anyone who grows Bell Peppers well? [View all]
I have tried for years, and I have very limited success. Every time, I get few peppers and they always have a thin flesh. This year, of 4 plants, I only have one with any peppers on it...this one is doing well as far as size of plant and leaves, but I just picked the first pepper and here we go again----thin flesh. I would blame the heat and dry conditions, but this happens all the time.
What am I doing wrong, or what should I be doing that I probably am not doing?
On the bright side, the tomatoes are doing fine.
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I grow garlic more than most things, but we always throw in some tomatoes and peppers.
jtuck004
Jul 2012
#2
Tomatoes will flower in the heat - issue is that they won't pollinate well and the flowers will drop
NRaleighLiberal
Jul 2012
#8
Bell peppers in 5 gallon pots outproduce those I plant in the ground 10:1 at least -
NRaleighLiberal
Jul 2012
#7
They need a lot of water but with good drainage - don't let the feet stay wet.
HopeHoops
Jul 2012
#13