what kind of fert. and it's strength are you using it could be a salt build up from using chemical fertilizer also they could be root bound, or too much water could you post a picture ....

mrmulcher,

sorry no pic capability. hopefully soon i can correct that.

the fertilizer i'm using is expert gardener 24-8-16. i haven't fertilized since 6/20 unless i forgot to record it. when i fertilize i dissolve 1 tablespoon of fert in a little over a gallon of water.i give about 4 oz. per plant in the bottles and 8 in the pots.

i have watered twice with 1 tablespoon of epsom dissolved in a gallon of water. they get water almost everyday.

it's certainly possible they are rootbound as 2 are in 2-liter bottles and 1 in a pot 9" across and 6" deep.

i do have cayennes in the ground but they are not blooming yet for comparison purposes.

my peppers are out all day in the sun perched on a picnic table.

just checked my peppers and now i have a "mystery" pepper and a hot wax that have a yellowing pod stem. the hot wax does have 2 pepper pods already so being such a small plant maybe it's dealing with that in this manner.

the blooms and stems that were turned yellow have died and fallen off ? my bumper crop of pods off my "extra" plants is shrinking.

thanks,
wildlifeman

I had that at first with my cayennes with the initial blossoms. After a week of that initially, I have not since experienced it, as all the blossoms are producing fruit. Your plant is probably not ready to set fruit, that's all.

peps22,

thank you , thank you , thank you ! you made my day.

i kinda figured it may be due to size of plant or possibly rootbound as mrmulcher suggested. these extra plants i stuck in 2 liter bottles and such i know will be difficult to reap some fruit, but i'm still gonna try.

now i can go back to my ristra making classes. ;)

regards,
wildlifeman

I have found the cayenne to be a very resilient and healthy-looking plant. Meanwhile, my habs continue to pucker and curl their leaves :(

peps22,

wanted to follow up on this post to share info.

peps22, i believe u hit it on the head that the plants were not ready to set fruit. about a week ago all my cayennes started to set and hold the fruit. the other 2 suspect plants are also doing just fine.

cayennes do seem to be a particularly resilient plant as well as productive and easy to grow.

i will follow up with a report on my in-ground cayennes as they are still in the bloom pod stage. just for comparisons and a learning experience.

wildlifeman