Recent content by Seggaeman

Thanks, I will try the tips. I have Mancozeb. Not sure where to get lime sulphur. Microscope will take a few weeks to arrive.

Finally some good news after a discouraging first four months. The plants are producing pods. The one in the photo has about seven of them.     It is pretty small though (not much more than 12 inches) and some of the leaves are curled up and tiny. Also the fruits are taking long to ripen. Some...

Thanks for the advice Jeff. A friend who had a look at them suggested that too much fertilizer was applied (notice how disproportionately big some of the leaves are). Lately it has been warm and also very rainy. This tends to make the soil waterlogged. Yes the soil contains amendments. I have a...

Hi everyone. The habanero plants in the photos are about five months old. They have unfortunately stopped growing and the flowers they produce fall off. As you can see the newer leaves are deformed and curling up. What problem could it be? Nutrient deficiency, aphids?   I have applied NPK...

I'm hoping it's just transplant shock. Though it's been quite a while since I transplanted the ones in the photos. At least 2 months. Some of the plants are in individual pots and are all growing slowly.They aren't too tall either. Here is the biggest one (which has remained in the original pot...

Hi and best wishes to everyone. I am Seggaeman from Mauritius. This is a tropical island and the climate is pretty good for growing peppers. But unfortunately we only have frutescens varieties here. ​During a trip to Barcelona in April I bought bought a small plastic can containing five...