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Johnny OB
plant-i.d. What is this pepper?! help🙃
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HellfireFarm
HellfireFarm
Jeff L
plant-i.d. Mystery cross pollinate?
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CaneDog
CaneDog
hadanero
issue Not shiny/waxy/sheeny (don't know the word!)
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BDP
BDP
N
issue Hole in Rocoto plant leaf
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Nickjg
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Fatalii_Llama
pod-i.d. Certainly not what my tag says.....
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Jeff L
Jeff L
Marturo
pod-i.d. Aji Mango?
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Marturo
Marturo
CraftyFox
pest-i.d. Banded Wing Whitefly
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CraftyFox
CraftyFox
HellfireFarm
pod-i.d. 4 arm star?
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The_NorthEast_ChileMan
The_NorthEast_ChileMan
CraftyFox
pest-i.d. Corn Borer in Annuum and Baccatum.
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CraftyFox
CraftyFox
TuckerExtin
pod-i.d. Jalapenos?
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The_NorthEast_ChileMan
The_NorthEast_ChileMan
jrm
pod-i.d. Brazilian Starfish?!?!
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jrm
jrm
M
pod-i.d. Supposed to be Thai pepper but seems way to big
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Tinkerbelle
Tinkerbelle
CraftyFox
plant-i.d. Xochiteco, really an Annuum?
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Marturo
Marturo
Grows Everything
issue Wrong color peppers
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francisp
francisp
Sminky
plant-i.d. I don't know what these are, but they are not pequin.
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Sminky
Sminky
M
pod-i.d. Are these scotch bonnets?
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The Hot Pepper
The Hot Pepper
D
pod-i.d. Seed supplier mixed up a bunch of my order, what is this?
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DontPanic
DontPanic
mcbob
issue Brown areas on pods
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mcbob
mcbob
F
plant-i.d. Identification Please
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HellfireFarm
HellfireFarm
M
disease Guidance needed
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HellfireFarm
HellfireFarm
B
pod-i.d. Identification please - Trinidad Scorpion Moruga/Carolina Reaper
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B01D
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meiger
pod-i.d. uknown Chocolate extreme hot peppers , hot Yellow peppers
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Bou
Bou
M
pod-i.d. Well what do we have here?
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MamaRob05
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Sulsa
issue Ancho negro issues
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PeriPeri
PeriPeri
jrm
pod-i.d. Another year, another gift.
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The_NorthEast_ChileMan
The_NorthEast_ChileMan
bpiela
plant-i.d. Variagation?
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Bou
Bou
M
plant-i.d. Not sure what these are
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MamaRob05
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Bootsieb
plant-i.d. What is this?
2
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Bootsieb
Bootsieb
IronCity74
pest-i.d. Holes, leaf drop banana pepper
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Marturo
Marturo
L
disease Leaf curling and chlorosis on my habanero
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Sulsa
Sulsa
Hot pepper mischief
plant-i.d. My mystery pepper plant
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jrm
jrm
TheHotDust
issue Mystery illness/Deficiency
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TheHotDust
TheHotDust
D
issue Is this damage to the leaves from over watering or under watering and heat?
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Major Pain
Major Pain
P
disease "Salted" leaves
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PizzaDivine
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issue My peppers are deteriorating and I can't figure out the issue.
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Dtaai
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B
pest-i.d. Is Something Eating My Plant Leaves?
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bazzaroo
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B
disease Yellow Jalapeño Leaves with Green Veins
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Tinkerbelle
Tinkerbelle
P
disease Whats wrong with my Jalapenos
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jrm
jrm
F
pest-i.d. All my peppers are suffering from this white powdery stuff, need help!
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sirex
sirex
M
plant-i.d. Help identifying my "Carolina Reaper" peppers...
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bazzaroo
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rghm1u20
issue Yellow leaves
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rghm1u20
rghm1u20
timh59
pest-i.d. Holes in Peppers
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timh59
timh59
thoroughburro
  • Solved
issue Cottony accumulation at nodes, stem, petioles
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thoroughburro
thoroughburro
Anneekins
issue I’m stumped!
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Downriver
Downriver
A
  • Solved
pest-i.d. Strange bug
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Aubree
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Anneekins
pod-i.d. Need help with ID!
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CaneDog
CaneDog
L
disease Bacterial infection or something else?
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Lexickon
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Z
issue Leaf curl - Carolina Reapers
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zoranwalker
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E
  • Solved
issue Leaves turning pale
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emvoo
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B
plant-i.d. What breed is this? Pics*
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Blackcobra
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timh59
pest-i.d. Is This a Ladybug?
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Sulsa
Sulsa
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pest-i.d. Need help identifying this disease or pest. Pics
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BlackFatalii
BlackFatalii
Sulsa
issue Unknown issue, need some advice!
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Sulsa
Sulsa
chiltepin
Cumari do Para??
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Anders
Anders
Alex_K
pod-i.d. ID this pepper
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Alex_K
Alex_K
F
pod-i.d. Can someone identify this type of chili pepper from my grocery store?
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Anders
Anders
Fatalii_Llama
plant-i.d. Need some help. 8 peppers unknown! Thanks!!
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Portugal
Portugal
T
pod-i.d. Can you I.D. the mystery pepper I am growing?
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TucsonTerry
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M
issue I'm desperate for advice. Can some please tell me what's happening?
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HellfireFarm
HellfireFarm
Indyboy
issue Leaf issue.
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Indyboy
Indyboy
Anneekins
  • Solved
plant-i.d. ID needed, may be too early to tell?
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Marturo
Marturo
M
issue My seedlings are wilting. What's going on?
2
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CraftyFox
CraftyFox
N
pod-i.d. Can anyone ID this C. chinense pepper?
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thoroughburro
thoroughburro
CraftyFox
pest-i.d. Anyone know this little wasp? Looks to be Eurytominae, but I can't seem to get any closer.
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CraftyFox
CraftyFox
Tool2323
issue Long list of issues
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HellfireFarm
HellfireFarm
D
issue Yellow newgrowths
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Deggy
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Faliro
plant-i.d. Chilli from the Brazilian interior
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2
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Faliro
Faliro
peppersproutfarm
issue Variation or reaction?
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peppersproutfarm
peppersproutfarm
J
pod-i.d. What kind of pepper is this?
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ze_test
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Yorkshire Spice
issue Been forced to bring inside.
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Yorkshire Spice
Yorkshire Spice
CraftyFox
  • Solved
pod-i.d. Aleppo or Bust
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CraftyFox
CraftyFox
F
pod-i.d. Incorrect seeds
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Max Nihil
Max Nihil
E
  • Solved
issue Ghost Pepper hot and not-hot side by side in a pot
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Max Nihil
Max Nihil
Oleic
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pod-i.d. What is this? Thanks.
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rynen10k
rynen10k
HillBilly Jeff
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pod-i.d. peach drop
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Harry_Dangler
Harry_Dangler
evolka
issue Hydroponic leaf curl
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evolka
evolka
J
  • Solved
issue Black patches on peppers
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juseasy
J
M
pod-i.d. I have grown unknown peppers
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3
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Downriver
Downriver
fishhead
pod-i.d. '20 seed xchange mystery- not fidalga amarillo
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rynen10k
rynen10k
B
  • Solved
pod-i.d. Freak fruit that's a different colour
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rynen10k
rynen10k
Marturo
plant-i.d. Help for identifying a pepper.
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10
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Marturo
Marturo
ThePepperManiac
pod-i.d. Name this pepper/s
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0
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ThePepperManiac
ThePepperManiac
Ianruth
pod-i.d. Mystery
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0
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Ianruth
Ianruth
Downriver
pod-i.d. Garden Exchange Pepper
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The Hot Pepper
The Hot Pepper
N
pod-i.d. Identification
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The Hot Pepper
The Hot Pepper
J
plant-i.d. given unknown seed
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4
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Max Nihil
Max Nihil
Jeff L
  • Solved
issue Reapers turning dark
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3
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Hammer Town
Hammer Town
saiias
pest-i.d. Something is eating my peppers
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4
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bongcloud
bongcloud
C
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pod-i.d. Today's harvest - guess what I am growing
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sgraham924
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catherinew
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pod-i.d. Purple bhut jolokia?
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3
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Kramer
Kramer
Fatalii_Llama
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pod-i.d. Grenada Seasoning Pepper
2
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Fatalii_Llama
Fatalii_Llama
D
plant-i.d. what kind of this Thai pepper?
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5
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The Hot Pepper
The Hot Pepper
bpiela
pod-i.d. Clavo Red
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Hammer Town
Hammer Town
jrm
plant-i.d. No idea…
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2
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jrm
jrm
Ianruth
  • Solved
pod-i.d. Carmel or chocolate?
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7
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The Hot Pepper
The Hot Pepper
J
pod-i.d. Seed mix up or different phenotype type??
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macmex
macmex
T
pod-i.d. Pepper Identification
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CaneDog
CaneDog
B
pod-i.d. What is this pepper?
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1
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The_NorthEast_ChileMan
The_NorthEast_ChileMan
B
  • Solved
disease pepper plant virus?
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8
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CaneDog
CaneDog
lepdot44
pod-i.d. Are these peppers?
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lepdot44
lepdot44
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