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30 Dec 15, Tony (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

Check out an American site ...'Why A Pepper Drops The Flower Bud - Gardening Know How'. They say temperature, lack of pollination or fertiliser/water practices are usually the culprits

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06 Jan 16, Hafeez Rehman (USA - Zone 6a climate)

You can polinate them by yourself. normaly it is bees who do it.. have a stick and wrap cotton on it....and touch this to all the flowers. when you done this....you wait.... if the flowers has started becoming fruit...it is now ok.

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16 Dec 15, (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

I also have problem with my capsicums healthy plants fruit rots before mature. any advice to fix the problem

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26 Dec 15, Louise (Australia - temperate climate)

peppers rot due to lack of calcium and/or to much nitrogen. Calcium is needed to build the cell wall of the fruit. Calcium up take can be prohibited due to nutriant inballance. NTS have a great product called "Total Cover" good for correcting inballances. Adding boron to the soil can help unlock calcum so needed for nutriiant uptake of plants.

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28 Nov 15, Colin Varney (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

growing capsicums this year from seed and they seem to get to about 30mm and while still green they then go soft and fall off the plant. there is nothing eating on the inside and the fruit looks good but next day they have gone real soft as if cooked and fall off the plant

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27 Nov 15, Tony (Australia - tropical climate)

Is it possible that capsicums will survive if they are transplanted from tray into pots?

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26 Nov 15, (Australia - temperate climate)

Is it possible that capsicums will survive if they are transplanted from tray into pots?

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27 Nov 15, Garden of Earthy Treasures (Australia - arid climate)

Best to use a deep pot to avoid root disturbance, but yes is the answer. Divide the tray as best you can and pot to same depth, liquid seaweed solution applied and they will love you for it.

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30 Oct 15, Annie (Australia - temperate climate)

just starting out with my veggie garden ....I bought some Capsicum plants from the nursery they are about 5 or 6cm in height they have been in the ground for 3 or 4 weeks but are not growing at all now 2 out of the 6 look like they are starting to die what am I doing wrong ? I have put worm wee ( diluted) on them once a fortnight is this ok ?

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06 Nov 15, Sandra (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

Hi Annie About half of my capsicum plants don't thrive, putting out tiny fruit. I don't know why either. If you don't get a reply here try Australian Gardening Group on Facebook, they're fabulous.

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