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hoabuoitim Harold, FL Jul 28, 2008

I have some bell pepper plants, their blossoms keeps falling off . In the meantime, my regular hot peppers are doing wonderful . Please help!

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lbrabec (Lynn) Omaha, NE(Zone 5a) Jul 28, 2008

This is often caused by extremely high temperatures or a shortage of water when they are blooming.Although they prefer hot weather,a little drop in temps may help.Also,check them closely for little flying insects like thrips. Lynn

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hoabuoitim Harold, FL Jul 29, 2008

Thank you! Now I have another question.

My brother has a peach tree which produced lots of fruit. However, the peaches could not get big and fall off easily. Those got ripen are very sweet . How can we prevent this falling off ?

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ecrane3 Dublin, CA(Zone 9a) Jul 30, 2008

The falling off is natural, the tree can realistically support so many fruits so the others will drop off so that what's left can get bigger and nicer. If the tree doesn't drop enough on its own, sometimes you might even need to do some further thinning on your own to get the best fruits.

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