I'm growing green peppers in a pot outside. They are turning red and they are still very small.?

Question

What am I doing wrong?

Answer 1

It's because they are in a pot and root bound.

Answer 2

If the bell peppers are allowed to fully mature and turn red, the plant starts shutting down to ripen the fruit. If you pick them while still green, the plant continues to produce more fruit to replace what was picked.  

If you fertilize, use a low nitrogen fertilizer so the plant will expend less energy on developing leaves and more on setting fruit.

I've never been able to grow really large bell peppers, so I can't comment on the size.

Good luck.

Answer 3

maybe theyre red peppers

Answer 4

Are these red bell peppers or hot peppers? I like red bell peppers better than green ones. They are sweeter. You are not doing anything wrong - pick em and enjoy!

Answer 5

Soil neutrients are low.

Put some of your p**p into sea shells and bury them with the soil.

Answer 6

Mature bell peppers can be red, orange, yellow, green, or purple depending on the variety.

Bell peppers need high amounts of nitrogen, potassium, and phosphorus. Bell peppers like well drained soil in full sun. Bell peppers do well in raised beds filled with good topsoil, compost, and rotted manure mixed in. A pH near neutral (7.0) is ideal.They need warm soil and air temperatures throughout the growing season and are very sensitive to frost.

When growing them yourself they do not get the environment that  commercial growers have. SO normally the are smaller but often tastier as they mature slower

Answer 7

yes, i think you bought the rong pepper! maybe they're red =]

Answer 8

The blossom end rot is a magnesium deficiency, feed them some Epsom salts (say a tablespoon) in a gallon of water. The rot makes them turn red early and can stunt fruit growth. They are edible, though cut off the rotted part. I suspect the next flush will be bigger.

All green peppers will turn either red, brown, yellow or orange as green peppers are immature peppers.

Your potting mix sounds like it may be too acidic for peppers. You should check the pH and if it is not in the neutral range adjust the soil so it is.

Answer 9

I grow "green peppers" (Bell Peppers) every year.  These peppers start out green, then turn yellow or red.  But everyone calls them "green peppers".

Some thoughts:

Bell peppers need hot weather and lots of sunshine.  They are however sensitive to temperatures.  They like temperatures between 75-90 degrees; too much variation outside these temperatures can produced stunted peppers.

If the plant produces peppers from the "first flowers", those peppers may be stunted.

If there is too much or too little fertilizer, the peppers can be stunted.

If there is too much or too little water, the peppers can be stunted.

This may make pepper-growing sound complicated.  It really isn't.  Fortunately yours are in a pot, so you can move it around to get more/less sun.

One of my pepper plants is producing stunted peppers, while the others are producing large peppers.  That's why I always buy several plants--in case one of them doesn't thrive.

Answer 10

Bossom end rot is the problem..it is not caused by a magnesium deffiency as said here..but a calcium deffiency..However epsom salt are good for them..Blossom end rot will make them mature too quick also..here is the info in detail..

http://pubs.caes.uga.edu/caespubs/hortic...

Answer 11

As far as I know, it's okay if they're turning red because it only means they've got a lot of sun. I'm not sure what you should do, but maybe you should water them a little bit more?

Answer 12

There are no such thing as green peppers.Peppers are red or yellow,but if you pick them before they are ripe they will be green.Turning red is correct,but small is not good,they should be about 2.5inches by 1.5 inches.Water and feed more to increase size of peppers.small suggests stress ie lack of water.Remember they are tropical and so love heat and humidity (moisture)

If you pick green than sharp taste,if red than sweet and not sharp.

Are you 100% it's a pepper bush,because it sound like a chilli pepper plant which will go red small!!!!!!