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Confused Ghost Peppers???

14 years ago

Can someone please chime in in this? I have two Ghosts in 3 gal pots full sun all day temps in the 90's with no wilting but at night when the temps cool down they wilt. I check the soil (5-1-1) and they don't need any water. Am I nuts or is it the peppers?? Mike

Comments (11)

  • 14 years ago

    Can you get a night pic of the plants? By wilt at night do you mean they look like they need watering (leaves dont hold their shape kind of like a flag when there is no wind) or do the leaves just lower down closer to the main stalk and the leaves keep their shape?

  • 14 years ago

    They don't go into full wilt they sag down. It's hard to explain I'll post some pic's tonight!! Thanks Mike

  • 14 years ago

    Sounds like something that happens to my Trinidad Scorpions, the leaves went down towards the ground at night then perked back up, on another thread about ants had me check my plants and the TS on the lower leaves had aphids green tiny bugs. May want to check your plants. After ridding em of aphids, they stopped with the leaves going down in the evening. May or may not be the issue.

  • 14 years ago

    have they been fertilized recently or transplanted?
    are any of the leaves yellow?

  • 14 years ago

    After a long day of growth in the warm sun, new growth will often be very pliable,
    in addition to the increased length of the stems. The new growth should stiffen up as day approaches -
    I have observed this on many plants. This could be what's happening with yours.

    Josh

  • 14 years ago

    Either Josh is completely correct or his day job is as a member of the US Congress. Because what he said sure sounds good.
    Josh, you got my vote in November.
    Bruce

  • 14 years ago

    they could also be wilting from the heat of the day and recoup during the early morning hours.

  • 14 years ago

    my question is how long does it take for ghost peppers to ripen to red?

  • 14 years ago

    I have about 9 pepper plants in pots and they have been getting lots of very hot sun these days and I have noticed this on most of them. I thought to myself, do pepper plants 'go to sleep'? I did not worry about it because on touching the leaves they were not limp, so I just chalked it up to their way of dealing with very hot temperatures.

  • 14 years ago

    Hey all thanks for the feed back!!! Josh I think you may be right :) The y is the only part that wits and its as soon as the the sun is going down but my Ghosts are the only ones that do this none of my other hotts. I'll keep an eye on them,maybe still a little too young. Thanks Mike.

  • 14 years ago

    In a way Pepper plants do sleep, then again they donâÂÂt. All my years growing peppers I have seen this on many different types of plants, not just peppers. What happens is they perk up during the day to catch sunlight and at night they droop down to conserve energy for growing. When they droop they normally focus there energy into growing taller at night. Hence the feeling âÂÂDang is it me or did my peppers grow taller over night." So I wouldnâÂÂt be worrying about it as long the soil is moist and not dry. It's just what the plants do.

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