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Title: Why can I not grow FLESHY peppers - like 'they' do??
Post by: tim on June 25, 2006, 18:33:36

Tried so many.

Title: Re: Why can I not grow FLESHY peppers - like 'they' do??
Post by: Larkspur on June 25, 2006, 18:59:58

I don't know Tim but I can't either.

Title: Re: Why can I not grow FLESHY peppers - like 'they' do??
Post by: Sprout on June 26, 2006, 10:14:13

Mine were quite 'thin' last year but still edible. Perhaps it is to do with our temperatures and number of hours of sunshine (or lack of it)?

Title: Re: Why can I not grow FLESHY peppers - like 'they' do??
Post by: tim on June 26, 2006, 10:39:13

Holland gets much what we do??
And they are now being grown over here?

I'm fair 'mazed!!

Yes - home grown are great ,but Wife keeps saying 'aren't the bought ones super'? Gnash!!

Title: Re: Why can I not grow FLESHY peppers - like 'they' do??
Post by: jennym on June 26, 2006, 21:10:18

Sure I read somewhere that they have quite a high need for calcium - about the same amount of calcium as of nitrogen for example. But not sure if this is relevant to the fleshiness of them?

Title: Re: Why can I not grow FLESHY peppers - like 'they' do??
Post by: fbgrifter on June 27, 2006, 08:26:03

i would think its down to watering

Title: Re: Why can I not grow FLESHY peppers - like 'they' do??
Post by: Robert_Brenchley on June 27, 2006, 08:46:57

Some advice here: http://www.southdevonchillifarm.co.uk/plants.html .

Title: Re: Why can I not grow FLESHY peppers - like 'they' do??
Post by: amphibian on June 27, 2006, 09:14:36

I actually prefer thin walled varieties myself.

Title: Re: Why can I not grow FLESHY peppers - like 'they' do??
Post by: tim on June 27, 2006, 10:47:34

Lots, Robert.

Thin walled? Fine for stuffing.

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