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03 Jan 13, Barbara Campbell (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

I grew capsicums very successfully last year, but have planted more seeds and all I am getting is leafy bushes with red leaves at the top of the plant, and not a capsicum in sight. What am I doing wrong?

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17 May 13, Alison McGregor (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

Hi Barbara, I had the same thing happen last year, those plants somehow survived a very hot wet summer and through autumn produced masses of fruit and are also now producing masses of new fruit after I pruned them back hard and started applying a vegetable targeted liquid plant fertilizer with seaweed included. I also added lime around the plants and sprayed the leaves with a bit of epsom salts dissolved in water around the time I pruned them. Don't give up on these ones give them a prune at the end of winter and they will come back for you, if you live in a cooler area you may have to wait til spring but if you get no frost they will come back bigger and better when the weather warms up later this year, caps do last longer than one year and I find they produce much more in the second year than the first, when they put most effort into producing strong stem and branch to support the weight of the following years fruit. Honestly one plant that did this weird year long wait had about 11 fruit on it in March. Sometimes it's better when they start out slow, good luck mate.

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28 Dec 12, CJ (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

My capsicum plants took off great guns, then about 2 weeks ago the leaves started yellowing a little bit and growth seems t have stopped. I had a little muncher helping himself but he was soon dismissed (flicked away, hasn't been back). They're well watered in a good draining soil. What else do I need to do to help them along. I'm no green thumb. LOL

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22 Dec 12, graham (Australia - temperate climate)

Can you over water capsicum plants.when they are getting close to pick they start to go rotten.

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09 Dec 12, Grace (Australia - temperate climate)

I have 3 plants about 10cm high 2 of them have yellowing leaves that are curled, I have Blood & boned, Is there anything you can recommend to help them please ?

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10 Jan 13, Ferran (Australia - temperate climate)

i think that this is a disease that i have noted on some plants at some garden shops my chilli have it but are still fruiting with more chilli than can be eaten. with out seeing your plants ii couldn't tell if that is what it was. look up capsicum diseases on images and you may be able to find something to do about them.

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06 Dec 12, lucy (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

i am sorry, look for poo, bit hard now, round balls its catapillers grubs, plants will not regrow.

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05 Dec 12, Maree (Australia - temperate climate)

I'm growing Capsicum by seeds,they are growing quite good,until now.Where something has been stripping them,but leaving the leaves on the ground,some i been totally bit off,but haven't been eaten.What would do that ?I have bird nets over my veggie gardens.So understand what you mean there Stan.

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03 Dec 12, Stan (Australia - temperate climate)

i planted our capsicum seedlings 4 weeks ago and they were travelling quite well. then overnight something has come along and stripped every leaf off all plants and just left the stalk. What is the likely think that did this? also will they recover?

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19 Jan 13, Emily (Australia - temperate climate)

the same thing has happened to me overnight! I once had a healthy, about 40cm plant, and now all I have is stalk. I hope that it can recover... I am not sure who did this to it either! Also had by Chilli plant attacked, where all the chillis were taken off and half eaten - they havnt touched the leaves.

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