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Red Bell pepper production

    Date Posted: Tue, Aug 17 - 8:42 pm

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  • My red bell peppers have only produced one fruit per plant. Is that normal?
  • Answer

  • I think you may be ahead of the game. You didn't mention if there were blossoms on the plants as well, so I'm assuming you just see the the two fruits on the plants - the peppers. Peppers are a warm season plant, like tomatoes, so night-time temperatures at 60 or above and good warm day-time temperatures will make the plants happy and productive. Since you already have peppers I expect you will be seeing more blossoms that will turn into fruits that you will harvest. I think each plant produces around 6 to 8 peppers Be patient and keep us posted!