Why do my young green peppers develop brown areas on the bottom or bottom sides?
By Steven
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Hi Steven, Mine also did that one time so I had to do some homework. Some causes are sunburn and if this is the case, you won't be able to cure the ones already affected but in the next batch, give them plenty of nitrogen fertilizer in the beginning. This will help produce a lot of foliage which will help to protect the fruit. Some other possibilities are a cold snap and/or the soil. Peppers need fertile, well drained soil.
It might be blossom-end rot, a condition that affects peppers and tomatoes amongst others. Affected fruits tend to get brown or black rotted patches along the bottoms. It's due to calcium deficiency and can be caused by over or under-watering.
By the way, there are sprinkle-on additives for your garden to give calcium. You can even clean, bake, and crush eggshells and toss them into your soil, work them in, though I go with the additives that you sprinkle on to prevent lack of calcium blossom-end-rot.
Looks like blossom end rot. Add 1 Tablespoon powdered milk to 1 gallon of water. It will provide them with calcium. Start watering with this after the flower forms.
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