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I can't begin to guess what happened to that one other than one of the "wilts" - most likely Fusarium Wilt - but that is just a guess based on the photo. Cut open the stem and look for dark brown streaks in the marrow or you can take a plant to your local county AG extension office for a diagnosis. IF it is FW then most likely the rest of the plants will also die as it is in your soil.

I'll keep my fingers crossed that others may have better news for you.

Dave

Dave,

hey, thanks for fixing my pics for me. is there any cure for this wilt? if not what was the cause? would you jerk this one immediately or try to ride it out? i did plant peppers/tomatoes in this bed last year but brought in over 10 wheel barrels full of composted dirt that i know nothing had been grown in so i figured i wouldn't have to worry about rotating.

This kind of wilt is usually caused by planting the young plants just a teeny bit too deep during the cooler months of may or earlier, where the base of the stem is buried lower than the top of the compost level of the final pot it came out of,-pathogens in the soil attack the first couple of inches of stem below ground and it gradually stops sending up feed to the top of the plant, I made the same mistake myself twice this year- but the plants can easily be saved if they are in the stage shown in the photo's, dig them out and make a clean cut across the stem about three or four inches above the root and then place the plant stem about four inches deep in a five or six inch pot of really good potting compost, water very well-with a mixture of fish and seaweed mix a bit on the strong side, and then leave for about ten days, using a thin cane and tie up the floppy top for support, the stem will grow new roots very quickly provided you bring it in in the warm greenhouse-conservatory-or windowsill, and you will soon be able to plant it out again -growing away merrily.albeit about two weeks late.

Plants can be planted or layered with a portion of the stem under the ground during the warmer months and the plants are properly hardened off and the stems become a bit tougher and stiffer after being stood outside in their pots for a few days prior to planting.

Try Actinovate. Use as a soil drench for soil borne diseases and as a foliar. It's Organic, Ami

Here is a link that might be useful: Actinovate

mickyfinn, you're probably right. i bought my plants really small and peeled off a couple of leaves and planted really deep, just below the crown. misenbacher, i'll look for Actinovate. thanks