Pepper problem

conradmum

For large peppers, I've found the long, pointed ones a lot more successful than the bell pepper type. They taste just about the same, and they're more expensive in the supermarkets. I grow mine in a greenhouse and nature manages the pollination for me.

Here's an example, though I'm not partcicularly recommending Thompson and Morgan as I think their seeds are expensive.

Problems with fruit dropping can be due to the plant being under stress, often caused by drought or flood!

Farway

kimmee wrote: »

No I didn't, didn't know I needed to . Sorry for my ignorance, but how exactly do you do that? Do you have to do it with flowers from the same type of plant?

Maybe I would be better to stick them outside on my sunny patio.

Many thanks for the info Farway.

If inside and short of insects, which is often the case, you need to use a soft paint brush, the sort used for watercolours, not Duluxing the walls [older method was rabbit's tail], dab it gently in one pepper flower, then dab it gently in another, and so on, do it daily

I have found outside they really are not very successful even in nice warm spot, and I live in Hampshire, 10 miles from south coast

olly300

conradmum wrote: »

For large peppers, I've found the long, pointed ones a lot more successful than the bell pepper type. They taste just about the same, and they're more expensive in the supermarkets. I grow mine in a greenhouse and nature manages the pollination for me.

I've got mini orange bell peppers and pointed red peppers growing inside. Plus I've got giant ones but they have turned out mini. All the seeds where saved from shop brought peppers.

I've only grown them inside because they were planted a bit late. Though some of the normal pepper plants were planted outside last summer and did produce a small yield before frost got them in November.

conradmum wrote: »

Here's an example, though I'm not partcicularly recommending Thompson and Morgan as I think their seeds are expensive.

There are a number of ebay sellers who sell quality seeds who you can buy from and are cheaper than T&M.

foxgloves

I'm usually successful with chillies but less so with peppers. The best variety I've grown to date was called 'Corno de toro' which I think is spanish for bull's horns, as that's what they looked like. Good flavour, crisp & juicy & better than previous attempts at bell peppers.