Anyone have tips for growing peppers? Our plants aren’t doing so well over here.
Remember this picture of the little pepper and blossoms from a few weeks ago?
Well, the plants haven’t grown at all. In fact, they’ve regressed. See the little green nuggets laying on the soil?
The little peppers fell off their stalks. (My finger is in the shot for scale to show you how little the peppers grew).
The peppers are the only things that aren’t doing well in the garden.
I thought maybe they weren’t getting enough sun, but we’ve planted two different batches in two different locations.
We’ve tried jalapenos as well as sweet red bells.
None of them are growing.
Do you have any tips?
Home on 129 Acres 
Ugh, I always have the same problem. I can never grow peppers. Everything else grows like weeds, but peppers never get big enough to actually harvest. Sorry – not much help, but I can share in your frustration.
Well that was not at all helpful… JK. It’s comforting to know I’m not the only one with pepper problems!
I don’t know a lot, but I know peppers and tomatoes love heat. So, if the nights are too cool and too long, they may just not be getting enough warm hours. If there is a lot of moisture, maybe the soil isn’t draining properly either. The too-wet conditions might be creating a fungus or rot of some kind.
We’ve had some good heat over the last little while. You’re giving me hope that they might perk up.
There are some possible causes here: http://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/pepper/peppers-falling-off.htm
Hopefully they will get with the program!
Thanks for the link. I didn’t realize peppers were such sensitive plants.