Hey @sallybeth23! Glad you liked my post. I will have to check out Papa Peppers orange watermelon.. haven't seen one of those before!

I used some bicarbonate of soda on the soil and it seems to have improved the situation somewhat, the brown spotting is disappearing from the peppers. I hope I can get one tasty untainted red pepper out of all of this!! The heat of summer is now wilting the plants so they are still battling to survive.

Thank you for your support and words of encouragement re my gardening - there are ups and downs for sure but I am learning and that's the main thing! I hope you are having a great day in the jungle :D