Hi Simon, you may have tomato leaf mould on your plants.Keep your greenhouse well-ventilated and remove all borwn leaves and burn them. You could also give the plants a feed with an organic fertiliser such as seaweed or comfrey, which will boost nutrient levels and increase flower numbers. Good luck, Kate
I'm new to this vegetable growing but I'm doing very well growing and harvesting salad leaves, lettuce and radishes in large garden troughs. Can't wait for the spring onions! However, after buying a half price sweet pepper kit I have about 7 plants in 7 very big pots which are up to 18 inches high and have started to flower. Is this normal? The plants are still on the windowsill - I'm scared they'll hate it outside!
I currently have 15 pepper plants in my allotment, they were looking very healthy until last week, I noticed that the stem on one of them had started turning black.
As I have not grown peppers before I'm not sure what to do, will this affect the rest of the plants and is there anything I should do?
I caught the gardening bug this year and have tomatoes, peppers, squashes to name but a few. However, one of my pepper plants has 3 very short squat fruits near the bottom of the plant with brown "stretch marks" on it that have done nothing for about a month now. Is this normal? It is also producing rather longer "normal" looking peppers near the top. Can anyone please help?
I grew spaanse pepper/chilies already for 3 summers in my balcony in Rotterdam. I sowed them on Feb/March in the small glass container and put it in the windowsill in my living room to keep them warmed.
Kept them moist all the time and end of April/beginning of May, I planted them in the big pots and placed them in the sunny spot in my balcony. I pinched the tips of the plants to encourage the growth after I planted them.
Now in July, my pepper plants are big, bushy and healthy. Bunches of white flowers are starting to open and giving such delight view from my kitchen. I am confident they will give me again good harvest this year.
Last year, in my small balcony, I harvested almost 3 kilos of beautiful red chilies.I kept them in the refrigerator and it last me for over 6 months.
No, leave the side shoots on your peppers. These will carry flowers and fruits, too. Remember to stake and support your plants as if they're in pots they can get very top-heavy as fruits ripen.
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As I have not grown peppers before I'm not sure what to do, will this affect the rest of the plants and is there anything I should do?
I sowed them on Feb/March in the small glass container and put it in the windowsill in my living room to keep them warmed.
Kept them moist all the time and end of April/beginning of May, I planted them in the big pots and placed them in the sunny spot in my balcony. I pinched the tips of the plants to encourage the growth after I planted them.
Now in July, my pepper plants are big, bushy and healthy. Bunches of white flowers are starting to open and giving such delight view from my kitchen.
I am confident they will give me again good harvest this year.
Last year, in my small balcony, I harvested almost 3 kilos of beautiful red chilies.I kept them in the refrigerator and it last me for over 6 months.