A few additional photos.

Last one.

Try taking one with less sunlight. Kinda hard to see what you're concerned about.

Kevin

I see the spots on your leaves. You most likely are suffering from too much water. MG soil retains a lot of water compared to what most of us use for medium. I suggest you research 5-1-1 and think about using it next year. It's a medium you make yourself from some simple ingredients. It drains fast to prevent your plants from sitting in water. For this year, unless you want to re-pot with better medium, I'd grab a 1 1/2" to 2" butterfly bit and put at least one hole about an inch up in the bottom of your pot. This will allow the water to drain quicker. I'm still new to this, so someone else with more experience will hopefully have some better advice to offer. Good Luck!

Tim

Either bacterial or fungal infections, could be both, hard to tell from the pictures. I bet it's more common this year.

Give them a shot of copper, or ideally copper sulfate since this combo is optimized for both types of infections (copper + sulphur). Spray about once a week, or right after rainfall as the coating eventually washes off. Google search for "copper sulfate fungicide" to see some example products. You can also check your local gardening store and check the main ingredients on the bottles, consider getting a bottle of concentrate since it'll last a couple of seasons.

This will keep it under control till it's time to harvest. After you spray, you have the option of pulling the worst couple of raggedy leaves off each plant, just don't go crazy yanking them. And also be careful because many of these infections are spread to other plants through splashup and contact. Also, no more overhead wetting, keep those leaves as dry as you can, this is good practice anytime btw, not just when the plants are infected.

If let go, *and the infection progresses*, a lot of leaves will drop and the pods will become infected and useless, especially annuums. Unfortunately i've become all too familiar with this over the years, but i now keep it under control.

This post was edited by sjetski on Sat, Jul 13, 13 at 9:52

I actually had that all over my peppers when I had them growing in my cool, damp basement. I figured it was a fungus of some sort. I sprayed them with Copper which helped slow the spread. Once I got them out into the sun, I have not seen a another sign of it.

So, if it stays warm and sunny for you, it might help dry everything out a bit and stave off the progression. You will lose whatever leaves are already impacted.

Ive just realized how limited my garden center options are. Looks like I'm stuck with daconil until I can slip out of town or order something else. I did find some bonide sulfer powder, but nothing containing copper.

Thank you all for replying. It nice to know there is a wealth of knowledge willing to help.

Daconil and sulphur are geared more towards fungal, whereas copper will handle more of the bacterial. Unfortunately no solution is perfect but they often keep things under control long enough to obtain a full harvest. Another product that works well for both infections, in my experience, is Serenade. It is also available in concentrate form.

At the end of the season, remove all plants from the soil, wrap them in a garbage bag, and dispose of them. Otherwise the nasties have a chance of surviving till next season, especially if the plants are tilled under the soil. They supposedly won't survive in dirt that contains no plant matter.

Isn't Ortho Disease-B-Gon copper based? I could swear I've seen it at Home Depot and/or Lowe's. I think they even have a Bonide copper product.

Good luck.

Kevin

This post was edited by woohooman on Sun, Jul 14, 13 at 0:39

I was able to track down some Bonide Garden Dust which contains copper and sulfer. I mixed a solution of 1tablespoon: 1 gallon of water. Sprayed my plants and will keep you guys updated.

Anyone tried Alaska Fish Fertilizer 5-1-1?

heacknawh: good deal. Word of warning -- you have to be careful with sulfur products... do not spray in conjunction with any oils. I believe the recommended time lapse is 2 months.

Fish ferts.. yep. good stuff. I use it about once a month in addition to other ferts.

Kevin

Just a follow up pic. Thanks for all the help. My hab recovered nicely enough to produce a small yield. All of my plants were sick and dying, but responded well to the bonide garden dust regimen.

Thanks again for the advice.