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| Hi Again,
Can you tell I've been taking inventory in my garden today? :-) Is anyone else's sweet peppers - bell, pimentos - under attack by some critter boring holes in it? I open each destroyed pepper to see if I can find anything. Some were attacked when young, withered and died. Others are large and robust, but with a clear hole. All holes same size, @ 1/2 smaller than a pencil eraser. Only found something in 1 pepper, a giant, fat and happy slug. Hot peppers, and Italian longs doing well. I have had nasty stink bug infestations for years. This year it seems more mild. I've never used any chemicals, so it isn't something I've done different with the dirt. Anyone else in the area with a similar problem? What might it be? Thank you. |
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- Posted by larry_gene USDA8b-OregonPDX (My Page) on Mon, Aug 27, 12 at 23:11
| We have had the occasional pepper over the years with a hole that resulted in a stunted pepper, but it has been rare, and I don't know the offending insect. Your robust peppers should be usable. |
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| Thanks larry_gene. I wondered if some of those were still edible but have been steering clear just in case. Hopefully the offending critter is just passing through. |
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- Posted by larry_gene USDA8b-OregonPDX (My Page) on Thu, Aug 30, 12 at 23:49
| Just cut out any damaged parts and wash well. If you are still uncomfortable eating these, use them in cooking or baking rather than raw. |
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