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pepper buds falling off

Posted: Thu May 21, 2020 6:30 pm
by no1wink
Have a banana pepper plant in container. Have 1/2 dozen peppers growing, however every day 4 or 5 buds that had already flowered and started growing peppers fall off
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Re: pepper buds falling off

Posted: Thu May 21, 2020 7:21 pm
by TomatoNut95
What is your weather like? Not hot enough, or too hot and humid causes pepper blossoms to not pollinate and drop off. Blossom drop is the exact same thing I go through every year.

Re: pepper buds falling off

Posted: Thu May 21, 2020 10:33 pm
by Gary350
Roots restricted in pots too small and not enough food or wrong food for plants will cause blossoms to drop off. Small pots dry out fast plants don't like that either.

Re: pepper buds falling off

Posted: Thu May 21, 2020 11:07 pm
by TomatoNut95
What kind of fertilize are you giving your peppers? Too much nitrogen is a big boo-boo. I learned that through experience, and my friends here that taught me that too much nitrogen causes too much foliage and not enough fruit production.