"I3" wrote in message
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Mike wrote:
"Darlington" wrote in message
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entire thing falls off. No peppers form. Also, I find it strange that
they're dropping green leaves from the bottom. Every one of them has at
least 2 green leaves they've dropped. They're spread out over 3 garden
plots, not all together. We don't see any insect pests on them.
Thoughts? We really miss our peppers.


I've noticed that too but I thought the reason my garden was screwed up
was
because I listened to John Chapman. http://www.johnchapman.com/


Are they receiving sufficient moisture? A common problem for fruit drop.

Moisture is not a problem. They're watered as needed plus we've had normal
rainfall this year. Peppers have always thrived and we rotate everything. I
sprayed them with Epsom Salts but so far they look the same. Now I'm
noticing some whitefly in the one garden. I sprayed the peppers and tomatoes
with Neem Oil. Even the peppers in the nice rich soil of a converted flower
bed have hardly grown. They're no more than 18" tall and were planted out
the end of April.