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Hello, this is my first attempt at growing anything. I've got a few different chilli plants on the go but I'm worried about one of the bhut jolokia plants, the leaves at the bottom of the plant looks like they are dying? Here's some pics of the leaves
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Sorry about the size of the pictures I'm not sure how to make them smaller lol. Would it be best to cut these off or? Thanks
 
Mayhaps a micro nutrient deficiency... is it only the bottom leaves?
 
What are you fertilizing with, how much and what is the schedule?  How dry is the soil between waterings?
 
pepper_rancher said:
Mayhaps a micro nutrient deficiency... is it only the bottom leaves?
 
What are you fertilizing with, how much and what is the schedule?  How dry is the soil between waterings?
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It's a few leaves around the bottom, the top part of the plant looks healthy, here:
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When I got the plant it said I should use a tamato fertilizer, so I'm using 15ml of wilko advanced tamato feed to 8 litres of water, which I give to the plants every 7 days. I'm not really sure how dry the soil is right through the pot, but the top inch of soil is usually dry by the time I come to watering them.
Thanks for the reply :)
 
pepper_rancher said:
I cant find the nutrients of that online, can you take a picture of the back of the bottle?
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Might help if I spelled tomato correctly lol.
Here's the back of the bottle
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Hmmm.  No micronutrients.  I say add some Azomite or switch nutes.  In the mean time, I would begin adding Magnesium Sulfate to the water on your next watering (1 gram per gallon every watering).  If its not time for watering yet spray magnesium sulfate water on your leaves.
 
If you do switch nutrients, I recommend this every chance I get because it is fantastic:
 
5 Gallons water
12 G Masterblend
12 G Calcium Nitrate
6 G Magnesium Sulfate
Mix in that order, until dissolved before adding next ingredient
Use for 100% of waterings
 
pepper_rancher said:
Hmmm.  No micronutrients.  I say add some Azomite or switch nutes.  In the mean time, I would begin adding Magnesium Sulfate to the water on your next watering (1 gram per gallon every watering).  If its not time for watering yet spray magnesium sulfate water on your leaves.
 
If you do switch nutrients, I recommend this every chance I get because it is fantastic:
 
5 Gallons water
12 G Masterblend
12 G Calcium Nitrate
6 G Magnesium Sulfate
Mix in that order, until dissolved before adding next ingredient
Use for 100% of waterings
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Thanks man, I've got a question though, what is Masterblend? I've had a look and can't find anywhere that does it in the UK. I'll have a look around and see what I can find out about it.
Baseman said:
Hhhhmmmmm 3 out of 5 with ureic nitrates sounds pretty bad to me. Change the nutes for sure and don't go cheap!
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Thanks for the advice bud, I'll go with what pepper_rancher suggested
 
pepper_rancher said:
They sell it at morgancountyseeds.com... Not sure if they ship internationally, but it might be expensive if the do...
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I've had no luck getting it shipped to here, have you ever heard of a fertilizer called "Chilli Focus"? Still trying to find out what's in it but there are some great reviews on the product.
 
The best advice I can give is do not sweat every imperfection on your plants. Just like we all get a pimple and are fine, plants, especially peppers, will have yellow or curled leaves, holes and drop things. KISS! I have killed quite a few by changing nutes and over fertilizing to fix a minor problem. Sometimes leaving them be is the best solution. It is nature, not perfection. They are very resiliant plants. Don't overthink, just enjoy!
 
A few more leaves are starting to die by the looks of it, the sides of them are starting to crumble. I've got a new fertilizer (Chilli Focus) and watered the plants with it, so hopefully they'll be alright in a few days :)
 
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