"cholinesterase inhibitor and is toxic to humans. It is classified as a likely human carcinogen by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA.)[5] The oral LD50 is 250 to 850 mg/kg for rats and 100 to 650 mg/kg for mice.

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I would toss the peppers, the soil and the cinder blocks.

Wow!! How sad... can u tell I'm a first time gardener... I can't believe this was recommended to me at Lowe's... such love n hard work I have put into this..

The previous poster seems to be some kind of troll. Don't pull up your garden! Sevin is used all the time... though many strongly disapprove, I don't see many agreeing with the previous poster. Sevin is used commercially all the time ( and thus you likely eat Sevin residue), do not pull up all your hard work!

Scary stuff:

"Although approved for more than 100 crops in the US, carbaryl is illegal in several countries, including the United Kingdom, Austria, Denmark, Sweden, Iran, Germany, and Angola.[4]

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Even Angola banned it. Angola.

Peter, even the local Animal Control stopped using it for flea dips. Tossing away everything is pretty extreme, I'd admit, but everyone draws their own line in the sand and tries to stick to it. A "troll" accusation is really not fair.

Sevin is nasty and is not at all needed for minor bug control. It will not last forever in your soil. Ingesting it won't kill you, like they said about DDT, but it is one more straw on our chemically loaded backs. Avoiding it does not make you a flake, especially if you are fond of your family.

Crusde, "some spots" are in themselves just incidental. Yes, bugs nosh on plants, but how does the whole plant look overall? One big problem with your recommendation from the big box store was that the clerk suggested a remedy without knowing one single bit about what the problem was. Avoid that dude or dudette; get yer advice here instead. You need a pepper specialist, and they all hang at the Hot Pepper Forum.

I'm sorry, saying to chuck the soil and the cinder blocks struck me as trolling... honestly it still does. Sorry if it is an overreaction, I just saw more major animal damage in my garden despite my fort knox fence.

Thank u all for your help!! They r still flowering n have new leaves even.. I'm just concern about those that look like they r being eaten up or burned. I do not c any bugs in them.. something is being sneaky in my garden! :/

Strikes me as trolling. It's one thing to use Carbaryl with care, or even not at all, but as a very limited lifetime chemical, it's just absurd to start throwing out the dishes with the dishwater. That's my line in the sand. Angola actually has a rich record of banning just about everything under the sun, BTW. Church groups, firearms, cattle, even cement, British Airways, and mobile phone SIM cards.

To be honest, the biggest issue I see with your pepper plants is that you are trying to grow them in small cinder block holes. Gonna be quite hard to keep those plants stress-free once they start growing and the weather warms up more. This could explain why you seem to have a minor disease problem now (stressed plants are more susceptible to both disease and pests).

Also, from the tag in the soil I see these were Bonnie plants. Hopefully you removed the peat pots prior to planting. Contrary to what they claim the pots will seriously impede the growth of roots since it takes a long while for the pots to decompose, usually longer than a single growing season.

As for the Sevin. By the time the peppers are big enough to eat, which won't be for a while, it will be a non-factor.

Rodney

Thank u!! I guess I will b doing some more work out there n replanting! I want happy plants. So glad I came here for advise. I do pretty good with flowers, but this is my first time with a veggie garden. Thank you all again! :)

Denisse