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Leaves turning yellow

Any idea what could be causing this?
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I feed it once a week with Chilli Focus which is recommended on the side of the bottle. Thanks :)
 
romy6 said:
 Looks super healthy for now . 
What does chili focus consist of ? 
 
May help determine what the plant is lacking  :fireball:
Chilli Focus NPK: 3.0 - 1.0 - 4.4
I can post a picture of the back of the bottle if it helps mate
 
  Have you been watering with epsom salt ? Peppers love it and really cuts down on the magnesium deficiency but I do not believe that is your issue . 
 
P seems low for sure though . I prefer a 10 10 10 ratio. 
 
Have you been giving it any calcium ? 
 
romy6 said:
  Have you been watering with epsom salt ? Peppers love it and really cuts down on the magnesium deficiency but I do not believe that is your issue . 
 
P seems low for sure though . I prefer a 10 10 10 ratio. 
 
Have you been giving it any calcium ? 
I gave it a spray with some epsom salt about 3 weeks ago and na I haven't I thought everything the plant needed was in the bottle lol.
 
j92 said:
I gave it a spray with some epsom salt about 3 weeks ago and na I haven't I thought everything the plant needed was in the bottle lol.
 
 They need lots of calcium and magnesium just FYI . I water with epsom salt at least once a week . Tablespoon per gallon of water and use the heck out of some bone meal . 
 
I have never used chilifocus so I am not sure to be honest though . 
 
romy6 said:
They need lots of calcium and magnesium just FYI . I water with epsom salt at least once a week . Tablespoon per gallon of water and use the heck out of some bone meal . 
 
I have never used chilifocus so I am not sure to be honest though .
so the bone meal supplies the calcium and magnesium? Or one of the two?
 
bucdout57 said:
so the bone meal supplies the calcium and magnesium? Or one of the two?
Bone meal =  calcium( takes about 4 to 6 weeks to break down so add early before fruiting) most use cal/mag for both I am old school. And poor.   . Epsom = magnesium 
 
romy6 said:
Bone meal =  calcium( takes about 4 to 6 weeks to break down so add early before fruiting) most use cal/mag for both I am old school. And poor.   . Epsom = magnesium
Same here. Poor that is. That's for explaining that.
 
romy6 said:
 Looks super healthy for now . 
What does chili focus consist of ? 
 
May help determine what the plant is lacking  :fireball:
There's calcium and magnesium also in it iirc.
It's also used for hydroponics...
 
Don't know how much Ca and Mg it has though
 
romy6 said:
 
 They need lots of calcium and magnesium just FYI . I water with epsom salt at least once a week . Tablespoon per gallon of water and use the heck out of some bone meal . 
 
I have never used chilifocus so I am not sure to be honest though . 
 
 
Freekie said:
There's calcium and magnesium also in it iirc.
It's also used for hydroponics...
 
Don't know how much Ca and Mg it has though
 
Here's the back of bottle
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I'm going to the garden centre today, should I pick up some bone meal if they have it?
 
I foliar spray with calcium chloride and epsom salt to give them calcium and magnesium. Calcium nitrate in the soil is also good if it lacks calcium.
 
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j92 said:
 
 
 
Here's the back of bottle
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I'm going to the garden centre today, should I pick up some bone meal if they have it?
 
 I would not. I think you have enough calcium in the chili focus . Maybe just get some epsom salt . Plant looks super healthy . Little yellowing on a few leaves is normal . If it gets much worst then maybe boost up the amount of NPK. 
 
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romy6 said:
 
 I would not. I think you have enough calcium in the chili focus . Maybe just get some epsom salt . Plant looks super healthy . Little yellowing on a few leaves is normal . If it gets much worst then maybe boost up the amount of NPK. 
I ended up getting 2 scotch bonet plants, bell pepper plant and one of them spray guns for epsom salts. Just about to give them all a spray now thanks man
 
j92 said:
I ended up getting 2 scotch bonet plants, bell pepper plant and one of them spray guns for epsom salts. Just about to give them all a spray now thanks man
 
 I have found doing a root drenching is more effective than foliar feeding epsom salt but they will both work well . Just my humble opinion . If you do go the foilar option I recommend adding a a wetting or sticking agent to allow the leaves to absorb better . Feed the roots go straight to the source :)
 
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