I have a couple of habs growing nicely and they are just starting to ripen. I have noticed that a number of the pods have a single brown spot on them that seems to get larger with time and eventually results in a hole in the pod. Whatever it is it seems to be eating away or killing the wall of the pod. Any idea what this could be???
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AlabamaJack
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sounds like blossom rot to me...are you overwatering?...I noticed the same on a bunch of my fruit when I was overwatering but now it has stopped since I have cut drastically back on the water...another option is sunburn...unless you are getting pepper maggots...
They are in an earth box so soil is always moist, but shouldn't be overwater i wouldn't think. If it was overwater I would have thought most of the pods would be affected, not just a handful. I occasionally see bugs - don't know what they are - but there are never very many of them. Makes me mad as they are just starting to ripen!! If I could figure out how to insert a picture i would show you...
AlabamaJack
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since they are spotted and got a hole in them...pick one, cut it open carefully and see if there is a little maggot like worm inside eating...if not, that will eliminate pepper maggots...
here is a link to what they look like...
http://www.hort.uconn.edu/IPM/veg/htms/pmagpics.htm
here is a link to what they look like...
http://www.hort.uconn.edu/IPM/veg/htms/pmagpics.htm
