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Symptom

No flowers

Plants skip flowering when they are too young, short of light, overfed with nitrogen, or pruned at the wrong time. Some need a cold spell first.

Check light and feeding first. Lush, dark growth points to nitrogen; pale, leggy growth to light.

Likely causes

Ordered from the usual answer to the less likely one. Each links to the full problem.

Recorded on Chili peppers

  1. A lush, dark green pepper plant with many leaves and no fruit Soil & nutrients Common

    Too much nitrogen

    Big, dark green leaves and no buds.
  2. A tomato plant wilting in a hot, dry bed Light & temperature Less likely

    Heat stress

    Buds abort in very hot weather.

Less likely on Chili peppers

  1. Pale, leggy seedlings stretching towards a window Light & temperature Common

    Too little light

    Stretched, pale growth in shade.