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misc How is the health of my peppers?
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Lopesyoyo
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plant-i.d. Please help identify
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Harmonic_Heat
Harmonic_Heat
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issue Plant issue
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Marturo
Marturo
Ohjay
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pod-i.d. Help identifying chinense pepper
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Ohjay
Ohjay
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disease Checking In on Some Leaf Blemishes
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BluesGuy
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disease Help identifying these black spots
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androzrim
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pod-i.d. Friend or Foe?
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91300zx
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issue Think I may have overwatered my seedlings
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FinInGermany
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smalldoe
plant-i.d. Is this still accurate?
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smalldoe
smalldoe
RoyalPepperlegion
pod-i.d. Need help to i.d. this one I will probably grow next year.
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RoyalPepperlegion
RoyalPepperlegion
Coup
pod-i.d. Need help identifying a "known" chili
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smalldoe
smalldoe
Toddzilla
pod-i.d. What could it be.....
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Toddzilla
Toddzilla
HerbCasa
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pod-i.d. Can anyone guess what pepper species, flower pod this is?
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HerbCasa
HerbCasa
SeefoodDinner
issue What’s Wrong With These Leaves?
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hmartin
hmartin
SatanicFlatIron
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pod-i.d. Sri Lankan chilli pepper?
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SatanicFlatIron
SatanicFlatIron
Doctor Scoville
issue cumari pollux
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Doctor Scoville
Doctor Scoville
E
pod-i.d. Possibly Dhani and Boriya Indian chillies ??
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MarcV
MarcV
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pod-i.d. Chilli from supermarket
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henryk1984
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jdavis23
issue Leaves turning yellow.
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Marturo
Marturo
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plant-i.d. Please help me identify
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brenny86
brenny86
DWB
pod-i.d. What variety am I cooking?
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DWB
DWB
Linyera
plant-i.d. Please help Id this plant.
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Linyera
Linyera
C
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issue Bud drop off
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CaneDog
CaneDog
Linyera
plant-i.d. Plant Id please .
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Linyera
Linyera
TouchedMyEyes
issue Can’t fix leaf curling
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Marturo
Marturo
Linyera
pest-i.d. What is this I find on my Zapotec ?
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CaneDog
CaneDog
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disease Disease
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chaza
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issue Is this disease, mutation or pest damage? Distorted vein and leaf clusters
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Bou
Bou
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issue Seedless Habaneros
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Bou
Bou
wiicek
pod-i.d. Mix from supermarket, nice find.
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wiicek
wiicek
Dougthehead
pest-i.d. Broad mites
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Mic
Mic
MuchoBacon
pod-i.d. Mystery cross? Or rogue seed?
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Downriver
Downriver
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disease Black "mold" on the seeds
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HerbCasa
HerbCasa
K
pod-i.d. Stripey ghost peppers
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BlackFatalii
BlackFatalii
Calico Jack
issue What's wrong with this ghost pepper?
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Calico Jack
Calico Jack
HerbCasa
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misc Something tells me..
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HerbCasa
HerbCasa
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disease What is this issue with my peppers? [Brown shrinking stem]
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ahayastani
ahayastani
Omuro
plant-i.d. "Ougon"
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krekk
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pod-i.d. More mixed up seeds
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HerbCasa
HerbCasa
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issue hi guys im really at a loss as to why im experiencing all these issues
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Xavi
Xavi
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pod-i.d. Stripes on habaneros
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Marturo
Marturo
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disease Help With Disease ID and Possible Next Steps?
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NJChilehead
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SpicyCubana
pod-i.d. Are These Anaheims?
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SpicyCubana
SpicyCubana
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issue Identification of black spots
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Marturo
Marturo
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pod-i.d. Oddly Shaped Ghost Peppers
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Bou
Bou
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plant-i.d. Unidentified pepper
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EthanJ
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plant-i.d. Please help me identify these mislabeled peppers.
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BlackFatalii
BlackFatalii
Tinkerbelle
disease Anthracnose possibly
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Marturo
Marturo
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plant-i.d. Needing help with I.D. please
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Greenguru
Greenguru
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disease Leaves turning yellow and falling one by one
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crystale
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joecascio
issue Lemon Drop color change?
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joecascio
joecascio
mcbob
pod-i.d. Seed Train Beth Boyd Scotch Bonnet
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mcbob
mcbob
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plant-i.d. Pepper plant species from China
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goosepepper
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Ribs
issue plant fell over. will she revive?
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Voodoo 6
Voodoo 6
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disease Ghost pepper leave problem
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goosepepper
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ScotsBunnet
plant-i.d. What are these?!
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HellfireFarm
HellfireFarm
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plant-i.d. Any ideas what I'm growing?
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DWB
DWB
HerbCasa
pod-i.d. What kind of hot pepper is this?
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HerbCasa
HerbCasa
Toddzilla
pod-i.d. Ghosts?
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Toddzilla
Toddzilla
Core of the Earth
disease Yellow Spots, Leaf Curl
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Core of the Earth
Core of the Earth
Xavi
pod-i.d. Identify pod/plant
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Xavi
Xavi
C
issue Can anyone tell me what's wrong with these plants please
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chaza
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disease Concerned about Cucurbit Disease Jumping to Nightshades
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NJChilehead
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1ProTraveler
disease Fusarium?
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1ProTraveler
1ProTraveler
1ProTraveler
plant-i.d. Mis labeled, not Aji Cachucha. In Malta.
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1ProTraveler
1ProTraveler
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plant-i.d. Japone peppers from store bought dried japones
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sm83
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issue Does a plant stop flowering if it's loaded with pods?
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Marturo
Marturo
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plant-i.d. Are these Goathorns?
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Jimmy Dickskin
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Jeff L
plant-i.d. What are these?
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Jeff L
Jeff L
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pod-i.d. Has anyone seen Scorpion peppers this big?
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Voodoo 6
Voodoo 6
SunStriderSanj
issue What is this?
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Voodoo 6
Voodoo 6
SunStriderSanj
disease Black Gunk
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SunStriderSanj
SunStriderSanj
E
pest-i.d. Bug ident please ?
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Marturo
Marturo
redgiant
plant-i.d. I think the nursery sold me ornamental thai dragon chili plants...
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redgiant
redgiant
bpiela
pest-i.d. What pest is causing this?
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HellfireFarm
HellfireFarm
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pod-i.d. No seeds and unexpected pod
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SatanicFlatIron
SatanicFlatIron
SunStriderSanj
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pest-i.d. What are these critters!!!
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SunStriderSanj
SunStriderSanj
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issue Is this scale?
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Marturo
Marturo
A
issue Problem with malformed leaves on some plants
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NJChilehead
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pod-i.d. Shape of Purple UFO peppers
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SatanicFlatIron
SatanicFlatIron
SunStriderSanj
disease What's attacking my habanero plants?
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SunStriderSanj
SunStriderSanj
Ribs
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plant-i.d. pepper joe'd?
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growyourown
growyourown
Toddzilla
pod-i.d. How does this happen?!
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Toddzilla
Toddzilla
Jeff L
plant-i.d. ID please
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HellfireFarm
HellfireFarm
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disease Over watering?
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Danny waters
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CapnSaysin
plant-i.d. Unfamiliar seedlings
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CaneDog
CaneDog
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“Green Grenade”
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TexasDewDrops
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plant-i.d. Incorrectly labeled seeds?
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Echoiccrane9387
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issue Reaper and Scorpion plants wilting
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The Hot Pepper
The Hot Pepper
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issue Root damage, Wet soil and Lighting. Recent transplant.
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THeGAME101
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Dougthehead
issue Ridged leaves on new growth
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The Hot Pepper
The Hot Pepper
hadanero
disease Bacterial spot?
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HellfireFarm
HellfireFarm
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issue Help with Hatch Chiles Damaged leaves
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Tomshell
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disease Worrying signs on leaves
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FinInGermany
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plant-i.d. Identifying Ornamental Pepper Plant
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Wiriwiri
Wiriwiri
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plant-i.d. jalapeños same seeds different pepper
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HerbCasa
HerbCasa
Adam
plant-i.d. Mirasol?
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Adam
Adam
macmex
pod-i.d. Chile Rayado Species?
2 3
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Bou
Bou
D
issue Ghost pepper plant moved inside
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CaneDog
CaneDog
Linyera
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pod-i.d. Another Id please
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Linyera
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