Should I cut the fruits off my pepper plant?

ZachAttacksPHX · December 20, 2011

Hello there! I'm still learning a bunch from this forum but just wanted some others opinions on a couple of things. Should I cut these Anaheim peppers off to let the plant establish a better root setup and grow or just let it do it's thing. Peppers are growing well but plant doen't seem to be growing and unhealthy signs on the leaves now.

22 days ago

By zjosey at 2011-11-29
and now

By zjosey at 2011-12-20

Cayenne pepper looking funny too. Really light green leaves on top...too wet? I'm trying to dry things out a bit to reduce fungi flies and see if things help but it's been a constant 70 and raining a lot latley. Thought?

By zjosey at 2011-12-20

**mdvpc** · December 20, 2011

I dont like to cut developing fruit off. You may be watering too much, you may have some type of nutrient deficiency, or it could be some disease. Someone a lot more knowledgable about pepper problems hopefully will post.

One thing I can share. Plants need a lot less water in the greenhouse-I live in El Paso, and grow in the greenhouse during the winter also. My tomato plants are on a drip system, and I water them 1 minute a day is all.

ZachAttacksPHX · December 20, 2011

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Originally Posted by mdvpc

I dont like to cut developing fruit off. You may be watering too much, you may have some type of nutrient deficiency, or it could be some disease. Someone a lot more knowledgable about pepper problems hopefully will post.

One thing I can share. Plants need a lot less water in the greenhouse-I live in El Paso, and grow in the greenhouse during the winter also. My tomato plants are on a drip system, and I water them 1 minute a day is all.

I think you're right about too much water. I'm pretty sure it has plenty of nutrients if anything maybe a little burned but I think it's just so wet because of the weather. I haven't watered these 2 in almost a week and that's with a little heater keeping it at 62-65 minimum. The top seems to finally be drying up a little. I might try taking them out into a sunnier part of the yard every now and then to catch some rays to see if that may help. I know everything in there doesn't get the proper light it requires too since the sun dropped for winter.

**mdvpc** · December 20, 2011

I hope that solves your problem. Greenhouse watering is hard to get right, especially in the beginning. Its easy to over-water. I have done it myself a bunch of times.

b54red · December 23, 2011

That last picture shows a plant with signs of iron deficiency.

ZachAttacksPHX · December 23, 2011

Maybe this weekend I'll feed it again. I've been trying to take it easy on the fertilizing because I've read to go easy when they are younger. I'm really looking into making some compost tea too as soon as I get a cheap air pump.

bustani.mama · December 23, 2011

My guess (from only seeing the last image) is light could be an issue as well but I do most of my pepper growing outside

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Tracydr · January 2, 2012

I would repot, check the roots and maybe give some liquid iron.
Welcome, I'm from Mesa, Az!

ZachAttacksPHX · January 9, 2012

Well I repotted both plants and the soil smelled really bad!

I made up a new mix of some potting soil, compost, peat moss, composted manure and perlite. I'm not sure if it had a bunch of manure mixed with that batch or it was rotting because of it staying so moist. I also notice right away they there was no real root growth.

After putting them in some new soil I cut the peppers off and threw them on my bacon burger....mmmmm! We'll see what happens now. They cayenne is actually looking better and now starting to put out some flowers.

By zjosey at 2012-01-09

December 20, 2011	#1
ZachAttacksPHX Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Gilbert, AZ Posts: 79	Should I cut the fruits off my pepper plant? Hello there! I'm still learning a bunch from this forum but just wanted some others opinions on a couple of things. Should I cut these Anaheim peppers off to let the plant establish a better root setup and grow or just let it do it's thing. Peppers are growing well but plant doen't seem to be growing and unhealthy signs on the leaves now. 22 days ago By zjosey at 2011-11-29 and now By zjosey at 2011-12-20 Cayenne pepper looking funny too. Really light green leaves on top...too wet? I'm trying to dry things out a bit to reduce fungi flies and see if things help but it's been a constant 70 and raining a lot latley. Thought? By zjosey at 2011-12-20

December 20, 2011	#2
mdvpc Tomatoville® Moderator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: San Antonio, Texas Posts: 4,386	I dont like to cut developing fruit off. You may be watering too much, you may have some type of nutrient deficiency, or it could be some disease. Someone a lot more knowledgable about pepper problems hopefully will post. One thing I can share. Plants need a lot less water in the greenhouse-I live in El Paso, and grow in the greenhouse during the winter also. My tomato plants are on a drip system, and I water them 1 minute a day is all. __________________ Michael

December 20, 2011	#4
mdvpc Tomatoville® Moderator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: San Antonio, Texas Posts: 4,386	I hope that solves your problem. Greenhouse watering is hard to get right, especially in the beginning. Its easy to over-water. I have done it myself a bunch of times. __________________ Michael

January 9, 2012	#9
ZachAttacksPHX Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Gilbert, AZ Posts: 79	Well I repotted both plants and the soil smelled really bad! I made up a new mix of some potting soil, compost, peat moss, composted manure and perlite. I'm not sure if it had a bunch of manure mixed with that batch or it was rotting because of it staying so moist. I also notice right away they there was no real root growth. After putting them in some new soil I cut the peppers off and threw them on my bacon burger....mmmmm! We'll see what happens now. They cayenne is actually looking better and now starting to put out some flowers. By zjosey at 2012-01-09 By zjosey at 2012-01-09

December 23, 2011	#5
b54red Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Alabama Posts: 7,068	That last picture shows a plant with signs of iron deficiency.

December 23, 2011	#7
bustani.mama Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: wi Posts: 143	My guess (from only seeing the last image) is light could be an issue as well but I do most of my pepper growing outside Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

January 2, 2012	#8
Tracydr Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2011 Location: Laurinburg, North Carolina, zone 7 Posts: 3,207	I would repot, check the roots and maybe give some liquid iron. Welcome, I'm from Mesa, Az!