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28 Sep 15, Brenda (Australia - tropical climate)

Some of my My capsicum leaves are turning brown on the edges & dropping off. I have fruit in the tree that don't seem to be affected yet. Any suggestions on what could be causing this.

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27 Feb 15, frank (Australia - temperate climate)

the leaves on my capsicums are wilting but I cant see any bugs on them

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23 Feb 15, melina (Australia - temperate climate)

Hi i have read somewhere this is due to inconstant watering and that the plant is not able to absorb something???? It may be calcium I think, and that you need to add agricultural lime to the soil, I think its called blossom end rot

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14 Feb 14, noeline hoyle (New Zealand - temperate climate)

I too have capsicum rotting ,is there some spray to use please/

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15 Jan 13, Emma (Australia - temperate climate)

Hi, I am having the exact same problem with the capsicums rotting before they are ready to pick. Was there a solution to this? Thanks, Emma

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22 Mar 10, Sacha (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

I planted 3 capsicum trees last September and have had some great produce over the summer. At the beginning of Feb they started looking sad and stopped producing fruit. I fertilised them and they have started producing fruit again but the fruit rots before it ripens on the tree. What should i do?

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08 Oct 10, Tassy Michele (Australia - cool/mountain climate)

Hiya Sacha & Nicole, Try picking the fruit when there is a darkish/brown patch (5 cent size) on bottom of fruit. This is when the fruit has started to ripen. I have purchased the green fruit at the supermarket like this and stored in the fruit bowl until it has ripened. Often green is cheaper than red at the supermarket. When you have too much to use fresh, slice/dice and freeze in small lots to use later --- great flavour to quiches, stirfry, rissotto etc. Cheers

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19 Mar 10, (Australia - temperate climate)

I have 4 capsicums growing in pots which are just flowering apart from the constant attack of green caterpillars that I pick off regularly the plants seem to be doing reasonably well until. But recently some of the leaves, top one mainly, are curling. Can you advise what can be done to help guard against the caterpillars, and the leaf curl. Thank you.

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10 Feb 13, jennifer2075 (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

I too are growing capsicums in pot and found watering every day caused the plant to stress and now it has leaf curl. I have cut back on watering (even though temps 38 - 39) and pruned large leaves and find the plant is coming back. Whether the fruiting has been affected we shall wait and see.

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16 Feb 10, Karen (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

Help, I am after info on capsicum and Zucchini. 1. Capsicum, I grew my capsicum and it came up fairly well, I then put it into the garden, a fairly sheltered spot there I was told they do not like too much sun, 2 of the plants, did not well at all, droopy leaves and the fruit has brown hard bits on it. Can someone please tell me what I am doing wrong. 2. Zucchini No luck what so ever with them. they get a lot of green foliage, but mostly male flowers, no matter if in pot or ground. Whats happening? We use our compost, rich in all things, horse manure and no chemicals, any help would be greatly appreciated.

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