AboutKindred Beisinger penname K D Elizabeth Beisinger Expertise I can answer questions about natural gardening. We refer to our type of gardening as Orthodox organic. We do not use chemicals of any kind for pest control or plant growth. I can offer information regarding the growth of herbs and spices, as well. I can also share some canning and freezing tips for enjoying home grown vegetables year round. Growing vegetables provides healthy benefits for the body and the mind.
Experience We live on what I believe is now termed a hobby farm. We are Messianic missionaries and raise all of our own vegetables, and some fruit. The change in the grocery budget is absolutely amazing.
Publications Last Days Survival Handbook, Simply Abundant
Question My pepper plants have grown pretty well and have bloomed a bit but have not yet set fruit although they began blooming many weeks ago. What can I do to help them make fruit?
Answer Dear Rae,
May be a pollination issue. Try pollination by hand. I just gentle touch a cotton swab to the center of the bloom and and then do the same thing in another bloom. If they are all the same variety and probably hybrid, I've seen this happen. The blooms are simply sterile. I've had the same problem with cucumbers this year. The rest of my garden is producing well, but the cucumbers are blooming like mad . . . and nothing.
I hope it's a pollination issue.
I wish you well.
Kind Regards,
KD
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