eggplant problems, pepper growing slowly

tnkrer · May 14, 2014

This is my first year growing from seed, so I am even less sure about most everything than usual.

The tomatoes grew very well (except for one variety) and they are planted out now.

eggplant and peppers were started at the same time, but they took a week longer to be ready to be potted. Right now they have been potted for 5 weeks, They are out in the sun the whole day (so they are hardened). However, they seem to be very small. about 3 inches for the best pepper plant. Where as the tomatoes are almost a foot tall. Is that the expected speed of growth? Are they looking OK? When do I say that they are ready to be planted out?

The eggplant leaf is showing lack of chlorophyll. Is this a problem? What can I do to rectify? Its not ready to be planted out yet, right?

May 14, 2014	#1
tnkrer Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2013 Location: MA 6a/b Posts: 352	eggplant problems, pepper growing slowly This is my first year growing from seed, so I am even less sure about most everything than usual. The tomatoes grew very well (except for one variety) and they are planted out now. eggplant and peppers were started at the same time, but they took a week longer to be ready to be potted. Right now they have been potted for 5 weeks, They are out in the sun the whole day (so they are hardened). However, they seem to be very small. about 3 inches for the best pepper plant. Where as the tomatoes are almost a foot tall. Is that the expected speed of growth? Are they looking OK? When do I say that they are ready to be planted out? The eggplant leaf is showing lack of chlorophyll. Is this a problem? What can I do to rectify? Its not ready to be planted out yet, right?