Q: Hi Dave,I have a pepper plant that I can’t identify. It has been growing for about 2 months and has made many flowers, but it seems the flowers just open and turn yellow and fall off. I don’t know what to do. It is an inside plant that is growing in a 1 gallon container under fluorescents. What do …
Frost On the Way
Q: Hi Dave,I have habaneros, chiles, super chiles and cayenne peppers growing in pots on my patio. Each has produced some fully ripened fruit (which I’ve picked and frozen for future use) but each still has several fruit still green. I’m afraid I’m running out of time here in Chicago and a big chill is on the way. Do I …
Purple Areas on Pods
Q: Dear Dave,I started growing peppers in my backyard this summer, and although I’ve made a few mistakes (such as planting seeds as late as April), I’ve been successful in growing a few jalapeños. However, there are many dark purple areas on the pods’ surfaces. Those areas started to appear in August, if I recall correctly, and I can’t say …
Accidental Cross-Pollination
Q: Hi Dave!Love your site! We brought back a package of Pimiento de Padrón pepper seeds from Spain, planted them and had great success. We saved seeds from the best pods, planted them the next year, and the resulting peppers look nothing like the originals. The plant itself looks the same, but the peppers are long and skinny and curved, …
Habaneros Picked Green, Won’t Ripen
Q: Dear Dave,I’ve just received a bag of green habaneros. What is the best way to ripen them?Thanks, Rick A: Hello Rick:If they were picked green, they probably will not ripen. Sorry.–Dave