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    health Leaf drop on Carolina Reapers with brown spots and yellowing

    I have just noticed that my wife's sweet potato plants have a similar yellowing with brown around the edges and some spots.  All of these plants get pretty direct morning sun followed by broken sunlight and shade in the hotter parts of the afternoon.  Perhaps they need even more shade?
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    health Leaf drop on Carolina Reapers with brown spots and yellowing

    [/IMG   Thanks for the replies.  Temperatures have been in the mid to upper 90's F, and we've had some frequent heavy rains.  My normal watering is about every other day in the drier weeks.  I've only given these osmocote capsules once, perhaps 7 or 8 granules per plant, and my use of fish...
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    health Leaf drop on Carolina Reapers with brown spots and yellowing

    Hi friends, Just a question and a picture.  I grew these Reapers from seed this year and they're starting to bloom and look otherwise healthy.  Recently, however, the lower leaves have been browning in spots and around the edges, prior to turning yellow and dropping.  I've fed them small amounts...
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    Battling Hornworms

    Hi Guys, Is anyone else battling hornworms on their plants? I've picked 4 off so far, but not before one almost completely decimated a habanero. All my superhots and a few habs are in large pots up on a large plexiglass table in an ideal spot in the yard and out of reach of dogs, chickens...
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    Hello to all and some pepper ID concerns

    Hello Pepper Friends, I’m new to the forum and glad to be here. I’ve just brought my plants inside due to Irene’s winds which were jostling them around quite a bit. Yes, we’re feeling them as far inland as Columbia, SC. This gave me a chance to photograph them. These are the most successful...
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