You guys really saved me. I had no idea what was slithering from the earth in the dark of night. I went out at midnight and I was amazed! There must have been hundreds of these slugs on the ground, in the grass and on the privacy fence and I had never seen more thn one or two before this in the yard. I set out beer traps as was suggested, no yeast because we don't bake, and immediately these things came out to feast. Easily caught 50 of them. I periodically checked the plates I set out and dumped them in one bucket and added more beer. However the ones in the bucket started crawling out. Fixed that buy adding a little salt. Does anyone know if they will avoid the beer trap if you add a little salt to it for effect? I think some of them survived after a night of binge drinking and will live to tell the tale! One thing I did find is that the plates need to be slightly in the ground if possible for easier access to the trap.

Agree with Kevin. Bell peppers are very susceptible to sunscald and even if it was BER it wouldn't necessarily be lack of calcium but more the inconsistent distribution of the calcium throughout the fruit - that is usually due to watering problems. Have you successfully grown colored bell peppers in the past? It can be difficult to do in the home garden since once peppers are left on the plant to turn colors the plant tends to slow or shut down further production. many find that to actually get colored bells they need far more plants simply because of the decreased production one gets from each plant. But some varieties work better than others. Dave

Varies with the variety and of course the weather is a contributing factor too. But as a very general rule they run in 6 week cycles so you have some time to go. Takes patience and careful care as they can easily get sun scorch or pest damage while waiting for them to turn. Dave PS: I assume you know that leaving the green ones on the plant to get the colored ones means less production over all because the plant shuts down? It's a good idea to pick a few of them as greens to keep it in production.

'Golden Summer' is very productive for me, and my favorite bell. Large very good quality lime green to yellow-orange peppers on a large bushy plant. Except when I get Bacterial Leaf Spot. Like this year :(