Q&A for How to Grow Green Bell Peppers

To store them longer, dice up your clean peppers, seal them in airtight containers, and place them in the freezer. You could also make pepper jelly or hot sauce to preserve the harvest.

If plants are in less-than-ideal conditions, sometimes you will get smaller fruit. Check the quality of the soil, amount of sunlight, and the amount of water the plant is getting to see what might be holding it back.

I don't see why not! As long as the peppers have healthy soil, water, sunlight and a big enough planter, you can grow them just about anywhere.

Yes, provided you do not kill the plant when harvesting and harvest all ripe peppers, new peppers should keep forming.

It's a sign of a disease, or it may require watering and adding some compost matter.

Most healthy green bell peppers will grow 4-6 inches long and about 3-4 inches in diameter.

Give them more sun exposure, ensure they are only exposed to warm temperatures, use organic fertilizer, and water on a regular basis.

Try growing green peppers near tomatoes, carrots, basil and parsley.

Try mixing in some mulch or compost first, and water the plants liberally. Make sure the temperature outside is high enough to be conducive to growth. If the peppers still aren't growing, give a mild sulfur-rich, low-nitrogen fertilizer a shot. Use sparingly, though: a teaspoon or so at a time should be more than enough.

Peppers and their foliage often go through a metamorphosis of color as they develop. A wide range of color changes is normal. If the peppers or leaves start to turn brown or look dried out, the heat may be too intense or they may not be getting enough water.

Sure! As long as the plants are getting plenty of water and you don't let them get too hot. If the plant's leaves start to droop, the heat may be too much for them.

There's no credible research to show that citrus juice helps vegetable plants grow. Stick to compost and a mild fertilizer early in the growing season.

It's usually not necessary to water green peppers twice a day, unless you're growing them in a particularly hot, dry climate. Water them once a day around midday. Use enough water to thoroughly wet the soil, but don't drown them.

Simply transplant the peppers to a larger planter once they begin to grow large, and keep them near a door or window where they can get abundant sunlight. One advantage of growing plants inside is that you have more control of the temperature; just make sure you're watering and keeping the soil hospitable with compost or mild fertilizer.

It may be blossom end rot. Often when the plant goes through a prolonged dry spell, an intense, rapid watering flushes much-needed calcium out of the plant. Try watering more often. We use Epsom salts in the beds to add more calcium. Egg shells work as well, and they are free.

No. Peppers are hot-weather vegetables, and need heat, moisture and sunlight in order to grow. Start growing seedlings 8-10 weeks before it starts to warm up in early spring, and make sure you've harvested all peppers before it starts to frost again in the fall.

This could be a sign of a blight or disease, or animals might be grazing on the plant's lower foliage.

Not even a little bit. Green peppers need temperate heat and sunlight to thrive. Pepper plants don't fare well in cold weather, and will die off completely in the winter months. Get those seedlings planted by early spring, and harvest the peppers before the first frost of fall.

The average bell pepper plant produces 6-8 peppers. They can, however, produce as few as 1 or as many as 15.

It sounds like maybe you accidentally purchased an ornamental pepper bush rather than an edible pepper bush. Try heading back to where you purchased it and ask.

I use about 1/4 cup of powdered milk mixed in the bottom of the planting hole. I do this with tomatoes as well. I've had no issues with blossom rot since I started doing this.