Is that a sign of a nutrient deficiency? OR is it just a disease possibly? I know it may be hard for you to know what I mean without seeing it, but there is one plant I have which produces "purplish or even blackish" splotched peppers.
2006-09-24 09:07:32 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
I wonder if your peppers are merely ripening? They do it in stages, not overall at once. If left on the vine long enough they will turn bright red (unless you planted another color), but before they reach that stage they might appear to have brown areas. Try leaving a few on the plant and see what happens!
2006-09-25 00:34:08 · answer #1 · answered by keepsondancing 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Sometime environmental conditions (usually extremes in water or temperature) can cause a disturbance of pigment distribution. It's not really unusual for that to happen. Even dark spots can be burned into a pepper by bright sunlight with water droplets on them to focus the sunlight
But the black may be something different. Disease. There are a few fungicides labeled for use on vegetables. Sulfur is a good one. You could also use Neem Oil, made from neem seeds, which kills insects by suffocation and has fungicidal properties.
At any rate, I don't think the problem is serious. Leaves usually show deficiencies before fruit so I think you're Ok there.
2006-09-24 11:37:10 · answer #2 · answered by college kid 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
if only color and no damage,it's part of the maturation or ripening.what color did you plant?
2006-09-24 09:12:26 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
IT IS GETTIG TO GROW FULLY BEFOUR YOU PLUCK IT.
2006-09-24 09:14:04 · answer #4 · answered by SKG R 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋