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| got some leaf curl going on, i would have to say if due to watering its under watering and not over, water is as dry as could be. Hit them today with a pretty diluted shot of MG liquid fert and a moderate watering. |
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- Posted by thismembername none (My Page) on Sat, Feb 23, 13 at 13:42
| another pic, another plant , same type, same issue |
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- Posted by habjolokia 7 (zellmarkj@yahoo.com) on Sat, Feb 23, 13 at 13:55
| What variety of peppers are they? Also how often do you fertilize? Mark |
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- Posted by thismembername none (My Page) on Sat, Feb 23, 13 at 13:59
| black cuban |
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- Posted by habjolokia 7 (zellmarkj@yahoo.com) on Sat, Feb 23, 13 at 14:34
| Sometimes over fertilization causes this, another thing that could cause this is not enough nitrogen. What's your schedule of fertilizing? What are the NPK ratios? Mark |
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- Posted by greenman28 NorCal 7b/8a (My Page) on Sat, Feb 23, 13 at 14:41
| Underwatering hasn't looked like that in any of my plants. With peppers, the plants wilt and leaves hang down until dropping. With such dark green foliage, I wouldn't guess a nutrient deficiency. Will wait for the answers Mark's questions. Josh |
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- Posted by thismembername none (My Page) on Sat, Feb 23, 13 at 15:49
| I fertilize pretty liberally with Miracle Grow liquid all purpose plant food http://www.amazon.com/Miracle-Gro-1001501-Purpose-Liquid-32-Ounce/dp/B 000RNENU8 http://www.scotts.com/smg/goprod/miracle-gro-liquid-plant-food/prod702 02/ its 12-4-8 the mix of water and fert is very watered down, probably about half of what it should be. I also, about a month ago, added a small amount of epson salt. |
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- Posted by LeafEricson 6 (My Page) on Sat, Feb 23, 13 at 18:20
| thismembername, these plants are clearly over fertilized. They are too young to be suffering from under fertilization plus you stated you do fertilize them. Upward leaf curl with very dark leaves is classic of over fertilization (yes I know that black cuban is suposed to have dark leaves but these are too dark). I would suggest removing the plant from the soil and soaking the roots in water until clean. Then re-potting and give it a little liquid calcium since calcium is not a nutrient that can move around in a plants like nitrogen and many others. Eric |
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- Posted by greenman28 NorCal 7b/8a (My Page) on Sun, Feb 24, 13 at 12:46
| I would add a little white vinegar, 1 - 2 teaspoons, to a gallon of water, and then flush the pots. Should help free some of the excess fertilizer salts. Josh |
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