Peppers: Good, Bad, And Ugly
14.3 years ago jalapeno, peppers
The jalapenos are doing great, they are loaded with peppers and I already harvested some to make some jalapeno powder.
The Cayenne peppers are looking good and though they are a little late, I am just waiting for them to just begin to change color before I dry them and make some cayenne powder.
The bell peppers are not doing quite as well the ones above have a pretty bad sunburn.
Not quite as bad a sunburn…but still a waste.
Not sure what this one is…any ideas?
Tags: pepper
14.3 years ago
Sorry to hear about the bell peppers, hopefully when I get home from vacation mine haven’t suffered the same fate. Though I have noticed that my cayanne peppers, even though they bloomed and fruited on schedule they haven’t turned yet either. I am still waiting for my Jalapenos to really start producing, when i left they had finally started to flower along with the Serranos and the Lima Beans.
14.3 years ago
Good news is I am not really much for bell peppers…I actually though these were going to be smaller yellow sweet peppers.
14.3 years ago
The last pic looks like blossom end rot to me. If it is more calcium would fix that.
14.3 years ago
Mary C. that was my guess. Think the calcium is ok, though uneven watering is probably the cause of this one. Had some pretty hot days with these growing in some small pots.
14.3 years ago
In a gallon of water, I add a teaspoon of blackstrap molasses and 1/4 tsp. epsom salt. This provides a nice shock of calmag to prevent BER or most sunburning.
14.3 years ago
Thanks for the advice, trick is to remember to do this before the damage is done 🙂