Pepper Doctor In the House

robin303 · May 21, 2008

Never really had problems with peppers before. The soil I mixed my self which is MG and Scott’s Premium garden soil with Black Kow and Poultry fert from bags for my raised beds. I use fish and hate to say that blue stuff. My tomatoes are doing great but the peppers next to them yuck. Have good hot sun to. Don’t really want to pull them up but will.

**mdvpc** · May 21, 2008

Robin-My chile is off to a slow start also. They have perked up this week cause our temps have gotten into the high 80's, low 90's. Any chance your temps have been low recently? Chile likes hot weather.

robin303 · May 21, 2008

The lows have been in the 70's and it will be like 95+ forever or untill Oct Michael. It was 98 today and summer isn't even here yet. Oh Goody.

bryanccfshr · May 21, 2008

My peppers often look like this. They pick up in vigr later than the tomatoes. These recent forays into the 90's will help. No fertilizer for a couple of weeks though Too much Nitrogen

ddsack · May 26, 2008

From the crimped and warped looking leaf edges, I would suspect you might have an aphid infestation which damages the growing points of the young leaf buds and makes the older leaves look a bit chewed up. Look on the undersides of the new leaves for teeny tiny translucent pale green or whitish bugs.

**mdvpc** · May 26, 2008

How are they looking now? Mine were like yours and are starting to wake up.

organichris · May 27, 2008

Mine are kinda sluggish at this point as well. And I would agree with Bryan, you probably have too much nitro. Get rid of that blue stuff. Just my 2%.

May 21, 2008	#2
mdvpc Tomatoville® Moderator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: San Antonio, Texas Posts: 4,386	Robin-My chile is off to a slow start also. They have perked up this week cause our temps have gotten into the high 80's, low 90's. Any chance your temps have been low recently? Chile likes hot weather. __________________ Michael

May 21, 2008	#4
bryanccfshr Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2007 Location: Farmington, Nm Posts: 450	My peppers often look like this. They pick up in vigr later than the tomatoes. These recent forays into the 90's will help. No fertilizer for a couple of weeks though Too much Nitrogen __________________ I moved!

May 26, 2008	#6
mdvpc Tomatoville® Moderator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: San Antonio, Texas Posts: 4,386	How are they looking now? Mine were like yours and are starting to wake up. __________________ Michael

May 21, 2008	#3
robin303 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Austin, TX Zone 8b Posts: 531	The lows have been in the 70's and it will be like 95+ forever or untill Oct Michael. It was 98 today and summer isn't even here yet. Oh Goody.

May 26, 2008	#5
ddsack Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Northern Minnesota - zone 3 Posts: 3,231	From the crimped and warped looking leaf edges, I would suspect you might have an aphid infestation which damages the growing points of the young leaf buds and makes the older leaves look a bit chewed up. Look on the undersides of the new leaves for teeny tiny translucent pale green or whitish bugs.

May 27, 2008	#7
organichris Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Tulsa, OK Posts: 630	Mine are kinda sluggish at this point as well. And I would agree with Bryan, you probably have too much nitro. Get rid of that blue stuff. Just my 2%.