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Carolina Reaper plant stunted?
- Thread starter jarrodethan
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I see yellowing leaves. It could just be hungry. How are you feeding it? Is it getting plenty of light as well?
Conjoined leaves sometimes happen. http://thehotpepper.com/topic/68193-conjoined-pepper-leaf-pics-on-three-year-old-plus-plant/?hl=%2Bconjoined+%2Bleaves#entry1552500 I wouldn't worry about it.
jarrodethan said:
Conjoined leaves sometimes happen. http://thehotpepper.com/topic/68193-conjoined-pepper-leaf-pics-on-three-year-old-plus-plant/?hl=%2Bconjoined+%2Bleaves#entry1552500 I wouldn't worry about it.
What is your soil pH?
Give them a foliar feeding a few times over the next week. The finer the mist the better. Not fish lol.
Just a nitrogen rich chem fertilizer. If you insist on organic, there are omri listed soluble food u Can use.
I also recommend top dressing with blood meal and bone meal.
Dont overdo it. Recovery will present itself in new growth, not making yellow leaves turn green. They wont, but the health of new growth is indicative that youve corrected your path
Give them a foliar feeding a few times over the next week. The finer the mist the better. Not fish lol.
Just a nitrogen rich chem fertilizer. If you insist on organic, there are omri listed soluble food u Can use.
I also recommend top dressing with blood meal and bone meal.
Dont overdo it. Recovery will present itself in new growth, not making yellow leaves turn green. They wont, but the health of new growth is indicative that youve corrected your path
GetLost said:
I wouldn't recommend blood or bone meal. Bone meal doesn't do a lot of good - it doesn't break down fast enough to be useful - and it isn't really necessary to add copious amounts of P to a container. So it's not money well spent. And the foliar feeding, assuming that it works, is only going to mask any problems in the roots that may be present. If there's no root zone issues, then normal plant health will resolve itself.
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Fish is awesome. Creates great biodiversity, and really hard to overdo. Just be careful - don't assume that you haven't fed enough. Overfertilizing with fish, while it might not be detrimental, can trigger pest infestations. (not the stink, but the plant's invisible markers)
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The key statement for me, is "A few weeks ago I mixed in a bag of fresh soil mix". What is this mix?
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I'm always suspicious of mixes. The limiting factor in container plants outdoors, is almost never nutrient related. We really don't grow a plant with over-arching nutrient needs. So, I will always try to eliminate everything ELSE first...
Ok great news, the plants recovered quickly when I gave them a proper dose of the liquid fertiliser (I'd misread previously and gave one cap instead of 5)
Pretty amazing transformation. Darker green overnight and lots of new growth after 2-3 days
Thank you all so much for your input
Pretty amazing transformation. Darker green overnight and lots of new growth after 2-3 days
Thank you all so much for your input
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jarrodethan said:
Wow! Just a week or so to an amazing recovery! Begs the question of your soil & better conditioning for next years grow?
