small leaves on peppers? normal?

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Posted by LocoGuy none (My Page) on

Sun, Nov 13, 11 at 10:15

is it normal for jalapenos and other peppers to start growing smaller leaves. I dont see any bugs or anything like that. Here is a pic

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Posted by greenman28 NorCal 7b/8a (My Page) on
Sun, Nov 13, 11 at 12:07

Did you somehow forget that you started a Thread on this topic two days ago?

Josh

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Posted by LocoGuy none (My Page) on
Sun, Nov 13, 11 at 19:22

Weird. I don't know how this one got uploaded

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Posted by esox07 4, S. Cent Wisc (My Page) on
Sun, Nov 13, 11 at 20:24

Maybe you have two pepper plants with the small leaf problem.
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Posted by nc-crn 7b (My Page) on
Sun, Nov 13, 11 at 23:18

I've seen that in over-fertilized plants, but I've seen it a lot more in plants with a mosaic virus.

If the new growth moves at a snail's pace and the plant continues with the small/distorted leaves it's probably one of the many types of mosaic virus.

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Posted by LocoGuy none (My Page) on
Mon, Nov 14, 11 at 22:02

Maybe. I think it happens to all the peppers I try to grow. Is it treatable? Or once the plant has it I have to get rid of the plant?

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Posted by jean001a 7 Portland OR (My Page) on
Tue, Nov 15, 11 at 1:32

Looks like broad mites. Very tiny fellows and very different than spider mites.

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Posted by LocoGuy none (My Page) on
Tue, Nov 15, 11 at 8:48

I think ive also noticed that this usually starts happening when there are signs of a first flower trying to form, OR after this happens, a new flower starts to form.

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