Found some of my peppers seem to be molding or drying out. Here's a poblano and mirasol. Any idea what's causing this or what I can do about it?
by Grant_Aiton
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Livid_Run4837
Happened to me last year, ended up picking them green because as soon as they started turning red, they started rotting.
kinezumi89
The mirasol has blossom end rot. The poblano looks like a combo of BER and sun scald
BER: caused by either calcium insufficiency or inconsistent water. Calcium moves into the plant via the water it uptakes – if it’s too dry, no water enters the plant (not enough calcium), but if it’s too wet, the water entering the plant is too dilute (therefore still not enough calcium). People often say to add cal-mag, but that may not help if the issue is water
Sun scald: peppers turn beige-ish on the side where the sun hits. You can either use shade cloth, or plant them a little closer together so they shade each others’ fruits
mikebrooks008
It’s almost always Blossom End Rot (BER) when peppers start rotting on the vine like that caused by inconsistent watering and a lack of calcium in the soil. Hang in there, it sucks but you can usually still save the plant!
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Happened to me last year, ended up picking them green because as soon as they started turning red, they started rotting.
The mirasol has blossom end rot. The poblano looks like a combo of BER and sun scald
BER: caused by either calcium insufficiency or inconsistent water. Calcium moves into the plant via the water it uptakes – if it’s too dry, no water enters the plant (not enough calcium), but if it’s too wet, the water entering the plant is too dilute (therefore still not enough calcium). People often say to add cal-mag, but that may not help if the issue is water
Sun scald: peppers turn beige-ish on the side where the sun hits. You can either use shade cloth, or plant them a little closer together so they shade each others’ fruits
It’s almost always Blossom End Rot (BER) when peppers start rotting on the vine like that caused by inconsistent watering and a lack of calcium in the soil. Hang in there, it sucks but you can usually still save the plant!