How many peppers ?

[beaufontboy]

Morning folks, all wet here today in south wales ! Quick pepper question,
how many peppers should i expect to get on my plant as it has 3 that have started and about 20 flowers, should i be restricting the number to get less but be bigger, it is a bell type plant, thanks

[Capsid]

You should pinch out the growing tip when they are 6" high to encourage sideshoots and more fruit. In an unheated greenhouse you should get 6 peppers or more; a heated greenhouse will extend the growing season and more fruit.

[beaufontboy]

Thanks Mark, will do so !

[Alice]

This is one of mine from last year. I can see 5 peppers but I'm sure it had more.
I had another plant which did quite small peppers , but had about 20. Sorry I can't find the pic.

[gojiberry]

I think about six or eight peppers is about normal for bell peppers if you want to grow big ones. I just go for as many as the plant will produce and go for numbers rather than size. I don't pinch out or perform any other restriction. I will usually manage to get between ten and fifteen peppers, depending on type.

Ian

[esrikandan]

I've just left mine to it as well. Both plants are about 2ft tall, and one has about 30 fruit and plenty of flowers, while the other has just started flowering. I figured leave as is and see what happens.