From right to left... cayenne, thai, habenero, cayenne. My caynne and thai plants are going nuts, the habenero took a while to get going but it's starting to pick up some steam. My last cayenne, however, is pretty stunted and stubby- short, thick stems and thicker than normal leaves. Give or take 30 minutes, they all get about the same sun (but, I admit, "shorty" gets the least amount). One of the few things that come to mind is I had a rosemary bush in that location for about two years before I gave it the boot so now I'm wondering if, like a lot of plants, rosemarys practice a "scortched earth" policy- contaminating the soil for other species. Makes me wonder if the habanero fell under the spell as well. Opinions?
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soil Stunted Cayenne- Soil Toxins?
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Well, duct tape is an option(albiet a poor option). I would say throw some Sun Land One Earth Organic Compost on the soil and water it. That should help alot if it's a nutrient problem. Also, they could be too close together and the big ones are strangeling the little one.Blundaar said:
Understand- the four plants were planted at the same time and the soil in the plot in question was treated equally along the whole length. the plants, as a whole, are not big enough yet for any competition issues to arise. I guess it IS possible that the ground underneith and around the rosemary was really depleted, but I kind of doubt that. I will pick up some compost today, though.
Could be just a stunted plant from the get go.