Hello, my chilli peppers are indoor plants, usually kept in between 18-25°C (65-77°F) and enough sunshine. In the beginning I used fertilizer that had NPK 6.4-1.7-9. The plant started to produce lots of fruit and some of them started turning yellow, falling off or drying out. I stopped fertilizing them and tried calcium and boron supplement and epson salt with no results. The leaves are dark green with no spots and they look healthy. Could the damage on fruit and pollinated flowers be caused by overwatering? Any other advice on what I could do? Thanks.
Chilli pepper pollinated flowers and fruits turn yellow and fall off
Oct 02, 2021
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Hello, my chilli peppers are indoor plants, usually kept in between 18-25°C (65-77°F) and enough sunshine. In the beginning I used fertilizer that had NPK 6.4-1.7-9. The plant started to produce lots of fruit and some of them started turning yellow, falling off or drying out. I stopped fertilizing them and tried calcium and boron supplement and epson salt with no results. The leaves are dark green with no spots and they look healthy. Could the damage on fruit and pollinated flowers be caused by overwatering? Any other advice on what I could do? Thanks.
Hello, my chilli peppers are indoor plants, usually kept in between 18-25°C (65-77°F) and enough sunshine. In the beginning I used fertilizer that had NPK 6.4-1.7-9. The plant started to produce lots of fruit and some of them started turning yellow, falling off or drying out. I stopped fertilizing them and tried calcium and boron supplement and epson salt with no results. The leaves are dark green with no spots and they look healthy. Could the damage on fruit and pollinated flowers be caused by overwatering? Any other advice on what I could do? Thanks.
Hello, my chilli peppers are indoor plants, usually kept in between 18-25°C (65-77°F) and enough sunshine. In the beginning I used fertilizer that had NPK 6.4-1.7-9. The plant started to produce lots of fruit and some of them started turning yellow, falling off or drying out. I stopped fertilizing them and tried calcium and boron supplement and epson salt with no results. The leaves are dark green with no spots and they look healthy. Could the damage on fruit and pollinated flowers be caused by overwatering? Any other advice on what I could do? Thanks.
Hello, my chilli peppers are indoor plants, usually kept in between 18-25°C (65-77°F) and enough sunshine. In the beginning I used fertilizer that had NPK 6.4-1.7-9. The plant started to produce lots of fruit and some of them started turning yellow, falling off or drying out. I stopped fertilizing them and tried calcium and boron supplement and epson salt with no results. The leaves are dark green with no spots and they look healthy. Could the damage on fruit and pollinated flowers be caused by overwatering? Any other advice on what I could do? Thanks.
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