Hi,

I'm not even close to what you would call an plant desease novice but I did notice something in a few of your photos. I couldn't enlarge them but it appears that you have little brown lumps on some of your leafs. If so, do they scrape off? Just wondering if you may have an insect invader issue instead of a disease if those little things are eggs.

Then again, I may be seeing things.

I got hit with blight on both my pepper and tomato plants last year. My fault though, I pushed my luck and planted them in the same spot three years in a row.

Bill

Doh,

Just found the enlarge button. I still can't tell if the lumpy spots are dead feaf material, fungus/mildew or something else. Sorry.

nope. No lumpy spots - just black/brown spots that later gather to form patches, eventually causing immediate leaf drop. I just want to burn everything!

Looks more like an environmental issue than a disease.

Tell us what you do
-- fertilizer -- what and how much and how often
-- water -- ditto
-- lighting -- artificial? how far from plants? how long each day?
-- anything else?

This is not environmental. Is there any member on this forum with experience in disease of pepper plants?

guess not. Anyway thanks Gardenweb! Greatest site on the net! lol

Hello!

I am new to to this site and new to gardening. This year I wanted to try peppers in containers since I live in an apartment. I bought one sweet bell pepper and one cayenne. They are pretty young and my cayenne seems to have some spots. Brown/yellow. I have lost two leaves already in one week..
I was wondering if this was a disease or possibly a fungus? Or maybe the plant is not getting enough light?

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The plants are generally outside except for the days it is raining or there is an overcast. I have been bringing them in at night and keeping them under the light above my kitchen sink(not sure of the wattage)

I am just really clueless and I want to make sure they get off to a good start... I am really looking forward to some veggies this year!

Thanks to all!!

Hi biscuithead_mama,

Love the name BTW.

As I stated earlier in this post to the person who is obviously an instant gratification spoiled brat, IÂm no expert. No offence intended but itÂs hard to determine what your problem might be by your photos. Any way to get clearer and closer shots?

Right off the bat, to me your pots look a bit small for the size of your peppers. Have they been fed since you bought them? If so, what? If not, maybe a weak (1/3 strength) feed of some 10-10-10 fertilizer might help. From what I can see, it appears as though itÂs just the bottom leafs that are being affected?

More info would help. How often do you water, fertilizer used, size of pots, whole plant affected, etc. would help.

Take a look at the link below. I had the same question as you regarding yellow and brown patches that led to dead spots on leafs. Do your pepper leafs look like what happened to mine?

On the positive side, if itÂs just the lower leaf or so, it ainÂt too bad. Peppers will shed older lower leafs as they grow. From your shots, the plant doesnÂt look like itÂs suffering too much.

Bill

Here is a link that might be useful: marginal necrosis?

Thank you, Bill!
I will try an get some better shots. The plants are still in the original pots. I was planning on doing a transplant this weekend, I was just hoping for some nice weather. I have had them for about two weeks and they get watered when they are dry which is usually about once or twice a day.

I have not fed them yet. I do have some 'worm tea' and I was planning on using that since I am trying not to use chemicals.
What do you think?

It is just the bottom leaves and they have three new spurts so maybe it is just preparing for new growth?

Thanks again!

I have a scotch bonnet and a chiltepin that I planted last august (08) that looked alot like this with the wrinkled/deformed leaves. I thought they werent going to live, but I repotted them, I use the liquid "worm poop" once a month and a pelleted organic fertilizer once every 3 months. When they shed their leaves this spring, they produced normal leaves and fuited up a storm! Be careful not to overwater. I hope that this gives you hope!

Hey biscuithead_mama,

Sorry for the delay in responding.

In the thread I posted as a link in my initial response to your post, I mentioned that I used new potting medium mixed with some natural mushroom compost (no chemical fert in my solution). My Bih pepper seemed to appreciate it and is recovering nicely. IÂm not familiar with worm tea but hey, give it a shot and report back on results.

As for the use of "chemicals", I personally do not use non-natural insecticides or pesticides on my plants. Insecticidal soap and neem oil are my limits. As far as nutrients go, to my way of thinking, nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, sulphur, calcium, and magnesium etc. at a basic level are the same whether they come from store bought plant food, mushroom compost, cow manure or the asteroid that crashed through the shed beside my garden. OK, just kidding about the asteroid LOL.

Anyhow, keep us informed on what path you choose for your plant(s) and their progress.

Best of luck,

Bill