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Old 11-08-2004, 11:49 AM
Bob Hobden
 
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Default Pepper plant help please


"Shirl" wrote
Im a real newbie gardener and need some help with my pepper plants please.
I now have little white flowers on that have opened a little more each

day,
now should I be hand pollinating them or just leaving them?

Also when they finally do become peppers, I believe they all start out

green
but if left some turn red, how long does that process take roughly?


Normally they pollinate themselves quite well so don't need any help from
the gardener, I presume you are either growing them outside, or, if in a
greenhouse the door and any vents are open to allow pollinating insects to
do their stuff.
Yes they all start off green and I've never had one go truly red outside
just a blackish tinge which precedes the red colour.

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Regards
Bob
in Runnymede, 17miles west of London, UK