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Peppers need a good supply of magnesium, which may be deficient in some soils. If a soil test or your extension agent recommends magnesium, scratch a tablespoon of Epsom salts (magnesium sulfate) around the base of each pepper plant when they start flowering, or mix a tablespoon of salts per quart of warm water and foliar-feed them.

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  • Melissa 8/10/2009 10:46:46 AM

    My red peppers are turning red on top but by the time they are red all over they have started rotting on bottom. What can I do to save my peppers?

  • Diana Castillo 2/5/2009 7:58:58 AM

    Hi,
    My husband and I subscribe to your magazine so there could be more help on peppers there, but my question is, we bought some beautiful large red peppers at a local store and I decided to keep some of the seeds and try to raise them myself. Will this work or do I need to do something special to the seeds?
    Thanks for your help.
    Diana

  • Connie 9/1/2008 5:50:54 PM

    All of my sweet red peppers are still very green, it is Sept 1st and the peppers are getting quite large. I think they smell like green peppers. Is it just my imaginagion? Am I getting too anxious for them to turn red and sweet?Connie,Michigan

  • T Smid 7/25/2007 9:50:11 PM

    My red bell peepers never seem to turn red they always stay
    green. Is there a way for me to have them turn red? TSmid Chicago
    Il
    Mother Responds: It takes a long time, some varieties change
    color faster - Ace is a good choice. All peppers eventually change
    color.

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