Green Pepper BER

BvBDortmund09 · July 30, 2015

Hey everyone! My green peppers were developing nicely but in the last few days the most mature ones have gotten mushy and brown near the bottoms. I used Vigoro Tomato and Vegetable Food June 9th and it has 3% calcium I believe.....Would it be ok to hit them again? Or could someone suggest something else for my troubles? Thanks!

Cole_Robbie · July 31, 2015

I believe BER is caused by inconsistent moisture more so than anything else, at least with tomatoes. I think peppers would be the same.

BvBDortmund09 · July 31, 2015

My watering schedule was every 10 days during June and mid-July because it was very mild like mid-60's and cloudy but we've been hit with sweltering heat the past 2 weeks so I started to water whenever my containers felt light. Is this the right approach? Also, should I limit their time in the sun because it's so hot?

Starlight · July 31, 2015

I agree with Cole. It is in the watering. I have 20 some plants of Sweet Banana and had a couple of the fruits on different plants develop the same thing.

With the extreme heat and humidity my containers need to be watered everyday. I had watered and than we had one rare day out of weeks with no rain that we got enough rain to really soak the containers. A few days later is when I saw the problem. I removed the bad fruits and plants have been on their normal watering schedule and haven't had a problem since.

If it has been that long since you feed your plants, I sure would give them some more food if they are showing any signs of yellowing or deficiency.

taboule · August 9, 2015

Watering once every 10 days is not enough for containers. I water daily, the extra bit the plant doesn't need drains out.

BvBDortmund09 · August 9, 2015

@ taboule It was enough for around here during June. Literally no sun and the temps were cool and mild. At one point it rained 21 out of 26 days. It would take that long for the soil to dry out. The plants did fine.

BvBDortmund09 · August 9, 2015

@Starlight Well the food is granulated and slowly released over a 3 month period (or so the directions say) that's why I waited so long to feed them. They're doing better now.

MrBig46 · August 10, 2015

Vladimír

MrBig46 · August 10, 2015

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Originally Posted by MrBig46

Lack of calcium can be supplemented by special spraying fertilizer on the leaves (for us Wuxal Calcium, InCa, etc.). For spraying is also possible to use a 0.5% solution of Ca (NO3) 2
Vladimír

July 30, 2015	#1
BvBDortmund09 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Northeast Ohio Posts: 20	Green Pepper BER Hey everyone! My green peppers were developing nicely but in the last few days the most mature ones have gotten mushy and brown near the bottoms. I used Vigoro Tomato and Vegetable Food June 9th and it has 3% calcium I believe.....Would it be ok to hit them again? Or could someone suggest something else for my troubles? Thanks! __________________ "It is a remarkable dichotomy. In many ways, Clark is the most human of us all. Then....he shoots fire from the skies and it is difficult not to think of him as a god. And how fortunate we all are that it does not occur to him."

July 31, 2015	#3
BvBDortmund09 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Northeast Ohio Posts: 20	My watering schedule was every 10 days during June and mid-July because it was very mild like mid-60's and cloudy but we've been hit with sweltering heat the past 2 weeks so I started to water whenever my containers felt light. Is this the right approach? Also, should I limit their time in the sun because it's so hot? __________________ "It is a remarkable dichotomy. In many ways, Clark is the most human of us all. Then....he shoots fire from the skies and it is difficult not to think of him as a god. And how fortunate we all are that it does not occur to him."

August 9, 2015	#7
BvBDortmund09 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Northeast Ohio Posts: 20	@Starlight Well the food is granulated and slowly released over a 3 month period (or so the directions say) that's why I waited so long to feed them. They're doing better now. __________________ "It is a remarkable dichotomy. In many ways, Clark is the most human of us all. Then....he shoots fire from the skies and it is difficult not to think of him as a god. And how fortunate we all are that it does not occur to him."

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July 31, 2015	#2
Cole_Robbie Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Illinois, zone 6 Posts: 8,407	I believe BER is caused by inconsistent moisture more so than anything else, at least with tomatoes. I think peppers would be the same.

July 31, 2015	#4
Starlight Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: AL Posts: 1,993	I agree with Cole. It is in the watering. I have 20 some plants of Sweet Banana and had a couple of the fruits on different plants develop the same thing. With the extreme heat and humidity my containers need to be watered everyday. I had watered and than we had one rare day out of weeks with no rain that we got enough rain to really soak the containers. A few days later is when I saw the problem. I removed the bad fruits and plants have been on their normal watering schedule and haven't had a problem since. If it has been that long since you feed your plants, I sure would give them some more food if they are showing any signs of yellowing or deficiency.

August 9, 2015	#5
taboule Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: MA Posts: 903	Watering once every 10 days is not enough for containers. I water daily, the extra bit the plant doesn't need drains out.

August 10, 2015	#8
MrBig46 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Czech republic Posts: 2,543	Vladimír