Green Pepper Flower Drop and Wilt in South African Tunnels

The Crisis

12 tunnels, early harvest: flowers and small fruit drop, plants go limp.

Diagnosis Steps

• Wilt → root/stem rot from prolonged wet soil. Check lower stem for decay.
• Sacrifice a plant: wash roots—should be cream/white. Bumps = nematodes.
• Flower drop: poor pollination, excess nitrogen, or wilt stress.
• Did wilt start first?