My sweet pepper plants are finally giving fruit!
Watch how pepper grows from bud to fruit:
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| Pepper buds are beginning to emerge |
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| Petals begin to rise from the bud |
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| Still just buds and petals |
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A beautiful pepper flower has bloomed!
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| Flower's side profile |
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But what...it seems the petals are withering away :(
Don't panic! This is normal as long as the bud remains on the plant. If the flower and bud fall off the plant this could be a warning sign -- temperatures are too high during the day or too low at night ---- the plant is not getting a sufficient amount of water and/or nutrients (too much or too little) ---- and/or you may lack pollination |
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| Is there something growing under those dried petals? |
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What? It seems a green pepper is rising from the withered petals!
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| A growing pepper in the company of buds and petals. |
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The pepper continues to grow...
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| My pepper plants |
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EXTRA
One of my dried buds/flowers fell off my plant early on.
I examined the specimen ---- you can view the dissection below:
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| The dried flower petals before falling off the plant |
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| The dried plant on the dissection table |
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| The dried petals came off effortlessly |
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