My apologies, I am in USDA Zone 9 and not 17

I think Zone 17 is the First Circle of Hell. Glad you're not there.

Doesn't look too bad to me. I had a few C.annuum (especially) with the curly leaves. They seem to have grown out it.

How are you feeding?

Thanks for the reply DMForcier!

As for the fertilizer, which I only fed once, I mixed 1.5 tblspoon's in the top soil and watered. I always water(hose) just to the point that there is little seepage from the bottom holes of the pot. So I water an Inch or so and wait and see if there is any seepage, if not, I water a bit more.

Water frequency, I would say it is every 2-3 days. If I wait more, the top of the plant, both leaves and stems start leaning. Happens most of the days that the sun is out but the plant is always happy in the morning.

From all the readings, my first guess was calcium deficiency but I am also taking precautions if just in case I was over-watering.
I have moved it on the deck yesterday morning with plans to cut the sun light to 5 hrs so that I can check on if over-watering is an issue. If I leave it at the spot where it was always, I will definitely have to water it every 2-3 days because of the top wilting. The picture shows where it was and it is south facing. Hope I am making the right moves.

Other than a stop in growth for one of my tomatoes(cherry variety for containers) touch-wood, all my other plants are so far happy.

Where is that Zone 9 ?

I'm thinking bugs like thrips.....start with soap spray at dusk.....strong hose spray in the AM

Clip the funky branch tips.....they will never amount to much.....allow new growth to start

doug

Doug: Zone 9 in California. Postal code 94706.

Checked thoroughly, no bugs at all except the one larvae kind that is on radishes and lettuce etc(very small). Thanks for the tip about removing the tips. Unfortunately that will be all the plant tips since all new growth is curled to a certain extent. Will start by removing a few and if things don't get better, I guess all will have to go.

Anyone; this would not have anything to do with the size of the container, i.e the root system? It is in a 2g container. As posted above, the soil was great quality.

I am north of you in the Sacramento area. My peppers in a certain raised bed that I used some compost that was unfinished and high in N are very curled. I also experienced curling in seedlings when I fertilized too early. Possibly you have slightly too much nitrogen?

Last year a number of my annuums were extremely curled and they all grew out of it and produced normally. As an experiment this year I topped a few of the curled ones and left others, we will see how they differ by the end.

I would just continue to water then and avoid any more nitrogen.

Thanks for the feedback all! I will update if I see any changes.