Never had this problem before. Nearly all my sweet peppers have developed
misshapen fruits, horribly mangled and distorted,.......like something out
of Quatermas !
Its too late to save them but has anyone any advice as to the cause ? I
wonder if that very hot spell recently could be the reason ? The
temperatures in my 10 x 20 gh did get very high indeed for several days.
The only other problem is bronzing of many of my tomatoes,
Best Regards



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In article ,
vsop wrote:
Never had this problem before. Nearly all my sweet peppers have developed
misshapen fruits, horribly mangled and distorted,.......like something out
of Quatermas !
Its too late to save them but has anyone any advice as to the cause ? I
wonder if that very hot spell recently could be the reason ? The
temperatures in my 10 x 20 gh did get very high indeed for several days.
The only other problem is bronzing of many of my tomatoes,

Many varieties do that naturally - others do it as a response to
uneven temperatures and water supply. They are perfectly edible
like that.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

In article , vsop
writes
Never had this problem before. Nearly all my sweet peppers have developed
misshapen fruits, horribly mangled and distorted,.......like something out
of Quatermas !
Its too late to save them but has anyone any advice as to the cause ? I
wonder if that very hot spell recently could be the reason ? The
temperatures in my 10 x 20 gh did get very high indeed for several days.
The only other problem is bronzing of many of my tomatoes,

If anything, capsicums would withstand over high temperatures better
than tomatoes. The problem could be erratic or too much watering, or
possibly insufficient ventilation, or if you have a lot of plants
crammed into a small space, they can react in various ways.

Our sweet peppers are developing normally in size, shape and quantity,
but though we started them earlier this year, they are quite slow
compared to other tender crops in the same greenhouse. We are picking
grapes before any peppers are ready for the first time I can recall.
--
Alan & Joan Gould - North Lincs.

In article , vsop
writes
Never had this problem before. Nearly all my sweet peppers have developed
misshapen fruits, horribly mangled and distorted,.......like something out
of Quatermas !
Its too late to save them but has anyone any advice as to the cause ? I
wonder if that very hot spell recently could be the reason ? The
temperatures in my 10 x 20 gh did get very high indeed for several days.
The only other problem is bronzing of many of my tomatoes,

If anything, capsicums would withstand over high temperatures better
than tomatoes. The problem could be erratic or too much watering, or
possibly insufficient ventilation, or if you have a lot of plants
crammed into a small space, they can react in various ways.

Our sweet peppers are developing normally in size, shape and quantity,
but though we started them earlier this year, they are quite slow
compared to other tender crops in the same greenhouse. We are picking
grapes before any peppers are ready for the first time I can recall.
--
Alan & Joan Gould - North Lincs.

My sweet peppers are find, but some of my De Cayennes are twisting
themselves into little smail shell like things! I think it could be normal,
but I was hoping to dry them out and hang them like the Mexicans do. Ah
well, never mind.

Charlie.

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Never had this problem before. Nearly all my sweet peppers have
developed
misshapen fruits, horribly mangled and distorted,.......like something out
of Quatermas !
Its too late to save them but has anyone any advice as to the cause ? I
wonder if that very hot spell recently could be the reason ? The
temperatures in my 10 x 20 gh did get very high indeed for several days.
The only other problem is bronzing of many of my tomatoes,
Best Regards



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On Thu, 31 Jul 2003, Charlie wrote:

My sweet peppers are find, but some of my De Cayennes are twisting
themselves into little smail shell like things! I think it could be normal,
but I was hoping to dry them out and hang them like the Mexicans do.

And the French!

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Anyone know which bug it is that will eat a small hole in the top of the
peppers, I can never find anything doing it, and I've never found anything
inside one of the affected peppers !!!
Dont' know what to target, still the peppers still taste okay, I just want
to know who/what to blame.
Duncan

"Alan Gould" wrote in message
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In article , vsop
writes
Never had this problem before. Nearly all my sweet peppers have
developed
misshapen fruits, horribly mangled and distorted,.......like something
out
of Quatermas !
Its too late to save them but has anyone any advice as to the cause ? I
wonder if that very hot spell recently could be the reason ? The
temperatures in my 10 x 20 gh did get very high indeed for several days.
The only other problem is bronzing of many of my tomatoes,

If anything, capsicums would withstand over high temperatures better
than tomatoes. The problem could be erratic or too much watering, or
possibly insufficient ventilation, or if you have a lot of plants
crammed into a small space, they can react in various ways.

Our sweet peppers are developing normally in size, shape and quantity,
but though we started them earlier this year, they are quite slow
compared to other tender crops in the same greenhouse. We are picking
grapes before any peppers are ready for the first time I can recall.
--
Alan & Joan Gould - North Lincs.

On Thu, 31 Jul 2003 11:23:26 +0100, Druss wrote:

Anyone know which bug it is that will eat a small hole in the top of the
peppers, I can never find anything doing it, and I've never found
anything
inside one of the affected peppers !!!
Dont' know what to target, still the peppers still taste okay, I just
want
to know who/what to blame.
Duncan


I sometimes find small millipedes inside the peppers (and chillis of all
descriptions) when there's a hole in the top, but I'm not convinced that
they actually make the hole.
I'll take a look in my book when I get home tonight.
Tim.