Desert garden
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Larry {the} Gardener
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It's going to be bugs of some sort. You might want to go ahead and spray them before they hatch out.
sixspeedv
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I came across something called edema. pic/symptom looks exactly same as mine. Basically over watering causes too much soil moisture.
More info here
http://www.gardeningknowhow.com/plant-problems/environmental/treating-edema-in-plants.htm
Other link of person with same prob, looks similar to mine.
http://thehotpepper.com/topic/28731-edema/
I'm going to get some bug products just to be safe though.
dannyboy602
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better to wash the leaves with water or alcohol pads. don't spray anything toxic till ur sure its a pest problem. I've never seen anything like it and was going to say spider mites...sure looks like it...but after looking through the links I'm unsure. I didn't know too much moisture could do that to a plant. Good info.
sixspeedv
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Around the time this started happening I was using a humidifier to pump on cool mist into the tent. The RH never got over 40% though. I think a combo or poor draining soil,over watering, and the mist might have just been too much for them. New growth looks great and I have tons of pods on each plant. Moving them outside today I think for the summer and need to figure out what to start next in the tent. Maybe take some cuts from my habanero outside or build a Kratky tub for a new plant.
Larry {the} Gardener
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Looking good. You are a little ahead of me on size. But the two peppers that I over-wintered have peppers about ready to pick.
sixspeedv
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As of today everything has a ton of blooms on it. I have some cherry toms and a few Jalapeños showing. I currently have little mushrooms growing everywhere in my herb/garlic bed. They look to die off when the sun comes out but every AM they are there. Might be overwatering? Plants seem to be loving the water though so not sure.
Both my Mater plants have reached the top of the cage. One is well beyond it and looks to be growing very rapidly. I've been adding big bloom to my sparse feeding schedule as well and happy with it. Killing it with growth this year compared to last.
sixspeedv
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Update below. The Cherokee has just about stopped growing vertically after reaching the top of the cage. The sweet 100 cherry plant on the other hand is reaching for the moon.
I think I stunted the bell pepper plant as I topped it in a few spots and it has pretty much not grown since. Moved my clones outside into containers as well. Kinda nothing going on with them as well but they look healthy. Scallions are making it look like they are going to actually do something. Not sure how long we have left on the garlic either. Habanero plant continues to stay short and bushy. Can't imagine it producing anything unless it triples in height.
I think I stunted the bell pepper plant as I topped it in a few spots and it has pretty much not grown since. Moved my clones outside into containers as well. Kinda nothing going on with them as well but they look healthy. Scallions are making it look like they are going to actually do something. Not sure how long we have left on the garlic either. Habanero plant continues to stay short and bushy. Can't imagine it producing anything unless it triples in height.
Larry {the} Gardener
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My peppers are slow growing this spring too. It is still getting down into the 40's at night here. MId 50's is average for this time of year.
sixspeedv
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We have loads of jalapeños and cherry tomatoes. Sweet 100 plant hitting the 5 foot plus mark. Purple Cherokee appears to be dying or drying from the bottom up. Has a fair amount of tomatoes on it though. Sweet 100 I burned a few weeks back with nutes so been only giving water since then.
thewanderer718
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great job !!We have loads of jalapeños and cherry tomatoes. Sweet 100 plant hitting the 5 foot plus mark. Purple Cherokee appears to be dying or drying from the bottom up. Has a fair amount of tomatoes on it though. Sweet 100 I burned a few weeks back with nutes so been only giving water since then.
Larry {the} Gardener
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Looking good. I'm having to learn several new kinds of peppers, but mine are just starting to bear.
Larry {the} Gardener
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Looking good. I've picked a few peppers. Jalapeno, Hungarian Yellow Wax and one unknown kind mainly. I got 12 plants more in the ground, and 3 six packs into pots today. Still have a couple more trays of sprouts that need potting.
sixspeedv
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I cannot eat my sweet 100s fast enough. Every day there are about 10-15 more ripe for the picking. Finally have a Cherokee tomato changing color. It's a big one too. Can't wait to weigh it lol. I am very happy with the peppers I recently took. I roasted a couple and damn they were very hot. Was shocked. I pickled the rest.
