man i wish my pepper plants were that big right now! hopefully someone chimes in on how to fix it!

I grew a Charleston one year. I don't recall doing anything different/special for it. The leaves weren't super dark green, but they weren't yellow either. Here's the only pic I have of it:

Hope yours pulls through OK. Should be a very prolific producer of pods if mine was typical.

Hmmm, that looks a lot like mine. I notice one other difference between my Charleston and my others and that it seems to put out thin branches that want to grow vertical and not horizontal like my others. It also has seemed to be as aggressive at putting out buds as my others. That is another reason I feel it might be a nutrient problem. I put a small bit of bone meal around the base and after watering, i am hoping it loses it's yellow tinge. If anyone has anything else, I am still hoping for a solution. Or if that is just how they are, then great. I will be potting this one up in it's summer container within a couple weeks and I hope to have this issue resolved prior to then. I dont want it to die in the process. I only have one.

Potting up seems to solve a lot of mystery problems. Not to mention potting up is a lot easier on a pepper plant during cooler weather. Any reason you're not potting up now as opposed to two weeks from now when it'll be hotter, and your plant potentially weaker? Remember, first comes yellowing of the leaves, but next they begin to fall off.

Something to consider imho.

Otherwise, if you haven't tried it already, a quick shot of epsom salt couldn't hurt. One teaspoon per gallon of filtered water and a moderate misting of the leaves using a clean spray bottle. I still recommend potting up sooner rather than later though.

Nice plants!

I have one yellow plant, as well...an Arbol.
Same mix, same nutrients, same everything - and yet it's consistently lighter in color.
It's in the ground now, so it's on its own.

If you have the Lime available, now would be a good time to scratch some into the soil
and water it in. Epsom Salts will often green up a plant, but you want to make sure that
the Calcium and Magnesium ratio is favorable. That's why I use a fertilizer that supplies
all the major and minor nutrients in one application - it cuts down on the guesswork.

How big are you going to go with the pots?

Josh

I am not potting now because I live in Wisconsin and a frost is still likely. Not just under 50 degrees but 30 degrees. Still to early up here. Average low is 42 rignt now. When I do pot, it will be about 5 gallon container. I will try putting some lime on it. The thing is that it is the one lone plant and it has been yellow since it was a baby but has been treated exactly the same as all the others. At last watering three days ago, I gave all my plants a dose of MG general purpose fertilizer which is fairly high in nitrogen. If it doesn't turn around soon, I will just quit worrying about it and let it go as is.

Thanks for the replies guys.

I read up on the Charleston Hot Cayenne in the catalog from Heavenly Seed (available online), and there was this footnote: NOTE: Normal foliage color is a yellow green. Please do not mistake this for a nitrogen deficiency. So, I don't think you have anything to worry about. Tom

kentishman:

hmmmm, sounds like a winner to me. Thanks for the research. I guess my Charleston was just being a Charleston after all.
Thank you.

Its a rather beautiful plant... what do the pods taste like?

Maybe Johnpo can let you know right now but otherwise, I will try to remember to post my thoughts in two or three months after I get a few ripe ones.