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In my garden, I have some very happy eggplants right next to a bad of
unhappy peppers. Same water, same soil, same fertilizer, sun, etc. Across
the garden I have more peppers. All of them are languishing. They look as
if they are in a state of mild wilt. Not yellow, not obviously diseased,
no deformities, no growths. All of them do this. In the bed next to them
are some eggplants that are growing like crazy, next to that are some
tomatillos and tomatoes that are exploding out of the ground. What is
different about peppers that they are unhappy in conditions that
eggplants, tomatoes, and tomatillos flourish in?


I'm in Western NY, and there have been years when my bell peppers have
languished in the summer heat, and started to rock & roll in September when
the weather cooled down. I've concluded that when experts say a plant likes
full sun, that doesn't necessarily mean they like heat. In my current
garden, I've planted them so they'll be shaded by the tomato cages during
the hottest part of the day.

You might try shading them with window screen stapled to wooden stakes. And,
be sure they're mulched. I use lawn clippings for that, adding about an inch
every couple of weeks.