My bell peppers have began blooming I'm concerned it will eventually have blossom drooping as the heat and the humidity goes up during the peak season
Did anyone have the same experience?
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When the plant flowers depends more on the size/ maturity of the plant than the date. We had several people write in this spring concerned because their pepper plants were flowering while still pretty small. It is not a problem. Yes, if the plant is too small and immature, the blossom will drop and then it will put out more later.
Peppers are native to the tropics and can deal with a fair amount of heat and humidity. You are right at temperatures above 85, blossoms will tend to drop without setting fruit. However even at those temperatures, it will continue to ripen fruit that is already set. That's a good reason for it to get some fruit set now, before it gets really hot.
Peppers are native to the tropics and can deal with a fair amount of heat and humidity. You are right at temperatures above 85, blossoms will tend to drop without setting fruit. However even at those temperatures, it will continue to ripen fruit that is already set. That's a good reason for it to get some fruit set now, before it gets really hot.