Is this a virus?

[Hellmanns]

Originally Posted by Shapshftr

I agree it looks like iron chlorosis on the leaves and blotchy ripening of the fruits, likely from lack of potassium. Here is a good article on blotchy ripening, including heavy fruit load:

http://agdev.anr.udel.edu/weeklycropupdate/?p=1503

As for the iron chlorosis, I would recommend Ironite solution. It has the macros and micros, so it will cover everything:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000VRRPLE...I3NY8RI964GB1D

It's not blotchy ripening due to K deficiency, it's due to Western flower thrips.

[Shapshftr]

Originally Posted by Hellmanns

It's not blotchy ripening due to K deficiency, it's due to Western flower thrips.

I didn't say it was definitively from lack of K, I said likely. It could be from insects too. But he did mention wet soil, which can prevent nutrient take up by the roots.

[gorbelly]

Originally Posted by Shapshftr

I didn't say it was definitively from lack of K, I said likely. It could be from insects too. But he did mention wet soil, which can prevent nutrient take up by the roots.

Blotchy ripening usually doesn't have that whitish cast. Although I at first wondered whether it was a K issue, too, once Hellmanns spotted the thrips damage, that made more sense, as the streaky and whitish appearance is more consistent with flower thrips.

Regardless, wet root or pH issues, both of which can cause iron chlorosis, can cause general malnutrition, so trying to identify and address that issue is, of course, important, and I'm sure Nematode is doing just that.