Help, one of my green peppers has a black spot on it?
Help I need all you gardeners help, I am new to veggie gardening. Today I went out ro check my green pepper plants, one of thee green pepper plants has two green peppers on it, the big one is fine and is growing good but the other has got a black spot on it? What is this and what do I need to do? From what I have looked up is it is something like blossom end rot? This is caused by fluctuations in water and not enough calcium for the plant? Some of the solutions they suggest is crused eggshells in the soil and a epsom salt solution? This plant is in a container, can I put the crushed eggshells on top of the soil? What is the epsom salt solution to use? Should I take this pepper off so it does not effect the bigger plant? Should I cut the watering down for that plant to once or twice a week? I have been doing it more often the last two weeks, because it has been in upper 70's and low 80's here. Help would be greatly appreciated!!!! Tammy
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Thanks for the post!! I did the epsom salt thing and spread the crushed eggshells around the soil for calcium deficiency and see what transpires(wish me lucK).Hopefully the temps. won't get them(alot cooler today and cloudy)Also took that one off, did'nt want it to spread to the bigger plant or any of the other blossoms. Tammy
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Thank you very much for the helpful info hydrogardener, come to think of it like that this one was higher up on the leaves and on the left side closer to the sun. I did go out earlier today and check the bigger one, still in good shape(my fingers are crossed). The other big pepper on the other plant is also good to go. Hopefully now this rain we are getting won't do any harm to them. Tammy
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