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25 Mar 17, adam (Canada - Zone 5b Temperate Warm Summer climate)

hello just had a question for the pepper plant. it says to plant this plant in the garden in May then to transplant in June. would you be able to explain this to me cause im a little confused to what this means. i thought you would finish by planting it in the ground. thank you very much.

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26 Mar 17, Liz (New Zealand - sub-tropical climate)

Hi Adam, the planting instructions overlap a bit. We suggest that seeds are started in boxes in March and April, so those seedlings should start to be ready to plant out in May and June - but also seeds can be started in the ground in May.

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23 Mar 17, Monique Bentham (Australia - cool/mountain climate)

I have had the same issue with a few of my capsicums, after research I think the brown streaks are due to a mineral deficiency.

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09 Feb 17, Tony Mnisi (South Africa - Humid sub-tropical climate)

I'm based in Pretoria. I want to know as to where can I buy bell peppers in my area?

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09 Feb 17, John (Australia - temperate climate)

Capsicum or Bell Pepper seed should be easy to get at Nurseries and Garden Centres in Pretoria. If not there are 2 or 3 Online (Internet) Seed Companies in South Africa. Trust this helps.

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25 Jan 17, Wendy (Australia - temperate climate)

Hi, I planted capsicum seedlings last October however they haven't seemed to have grown at all. I have fertilized them and watered them, used mulch but nothing :(. This is also happening to my eggplant seedlings which I planted at the same time. Please help

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26 Jan 17, John (Australia - temperate climate)

I don't know where you live but I live in South-eastern Australia and we have had hot days followed by cold days and the same inconsistency with rainfall. My eggplants are well manured and composted and have started to flower but are only about 30 or 40 cmss high. Now that we are having some more consistent weather I am looking forward to some better results. Trust this helps.

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17 May 17, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

I'm in the sub tropical - Bundaberg. Over the years I have had very good caps and other years not so - little deformed fruit. I start planting in late Feb March. I have read recently that caps are a spring crop (Aug- Sept planting) so maybe that is the answer. I started some from seed and they are now about 10" high and looking good. My thoughts might be you planted a bit late. It starts to become very dry and hot by Dec and into January hot wet and windy. I don't grow things from Nov to Feb because of the different/difficult weather conditions in summer. It is a time I put some mulch and compost back into my soil.

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09 Jan 17, (Australia - temperate climate)

How do you know when to pick capsicum?

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16 Jan 17, John (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

Pick them to eat when they are big enough! if you want an early feed. They are great stuffed and roasted when they are small. Green 'bell' capsicums will continue to mature and become yellow, orange or red. Longer capsicums will normally change to a bright yellow or red. It's mostly a personal thing. Trust this helps.

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