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30 Jan 16, Lil (Australia - temperate climate)

I have a capsicum plant about 25cm tall with lots of flowers forming. Should I remove some of the flowers so the plant will grow bigger or not??? Thanks ahead for your comments :)

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28 Jan 16, Noel Eustace (Australia - temperate climate)

Why does my capsicum fall off when half grown?

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16 Jan 16, Betty (Australia - temperate climate)

The leaves of capsicum plants have lots of holes. I caught some green worms. Are there any non-chemical ways to kill or prevent the further destroy? Many thanks.

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21 Jan 16, Louise (Australia - temperate climate)

Look into companion planting, usually marigolds will do the trick but sure there are others.

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28 Dec 15, Bob (Australia - temperate climate)

Planted 2 capsicum plants about 3 weeks ago 30 cms apart Seasolled twice a week . Initially grew from 150 cms to about 250 quickly and developed glowers but flowers withered and dropped off. Plants still looking healthy. Any suggestions

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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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