Bell Pepper Thread!
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Dfunk
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Hi All.......I know I've been slacking on the updates, but I needed to get some batteries for the camera. The plants have grown quite a bit & look really healthy for being outdoors in mid-October. I think there are a couple peppers trying to start. Do bell pepper plants put out flowers or not? Any comments or suggestions are welcome.
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looks good bro
, she looks kinda depressed, but since its healthy looking i assume she was just thirsty.. but yes, bell peppers do produce flowers; right before the fruit.. the petals fall off, and the pepper grows out of the flower stem... peppers are really neat. i dont know where you are located, but winter is coming... bell peppers can take lower temps than`chilis, but you can always bring it inside and put it in the growroom and enjoy homegrown sweet pepper in the dead of winter...
here's mine!! shes a good bit older than yours though
, she looks kinda depressed, but since its healthy looking i assume she was just thirsty.. but yes, bell peppers do produce flowers; right before the fruit.. the petals fall off, and the pepper grows out of the flower stem... peppers are really neat. i dont know where you are located, but winter is coming... bell peppers can take lower temps than`chilis, but you can always bring it inside and put it in the growroom and enjoy homegrown sweet pepper in the dead of winter...here's mine!! shes a good bit older than yours though
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yours is starting to fruit right now... see those dangly things in the second pic? they will open up, probably within the next several days, to a lil white flower.... petals fall off the flower and your pepper grows... so you dont have peppers yet, but i guess you kinda have pepper stems; wont be long. put em in a bigger pot and treat them like weed, experiment with feeding it, see what it likes and can take.
Dfunk
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A bigger pot??? The container they are in is huge. If I could measure it in gallons it would be like at least 20 gallons. The container is also about a foot & a half deep. Is that not big enough? The soil is organic & other than water I haven't really given them any nutrients except Alaska MorBloom 0-10-10 fish emulsion once a week. Is that enough or should I give them more? I've also wondered if they need nitrogen, but wasn't too concerned right now because they look so healthy.
gogrow
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Hi All.......I moved the pepper plants inside as cold weather is upon us & a couple of days later the first flower opened! I took a pic. for everyone. I'm curious though...will the pepper grow without a bee or something pollinating the flower?
it should not have a problem... peppers are "perfect flowers" meaning they have stamens and pistils on every flower... look closely at the flower and you'll see what i mean; it is a single female thingy in the center surrounded by a few of the male pollen things.... and they touch, so it would seem logical that they would pollinate themselves, but at the same time, i really cant tell you for sure
gogrow
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Well the bell pepper never grew the plant is now very slowly decaying & I will have to try again next year...hopefully I can be more succesful then.
wait... what happened? whats wrong? huh?
Dfunk
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I don't know what happened. The flowers that appeared shriveled up, turned black, & fell off. Now leaves are begining to fall off. I think two or three things led to demise...One the fungus gnats, Two the soil never really dries out being inside, Three the lack of direct sunlight & heat. It could've been a combination of factors, but it was still a positive learning experience & next year will bring new hope.