Thanks for the responses. It seems like my first step is to feed it some calcium (I'll be using Cal-Mag). @Chilidude, I'll def stop the neem oil treatment for now as the thrips seem to be less of a threat.
My Jalapeno plant is showing deformed and bubbly leaves mostly top half of the plant. I thought it was caused by thrips as I've been battling thrips for 4 weeks with neem oil (I think I got rid of most of them). Upon further researching, it seems like calcium deficiency may be the culprit. I'll...
I finally found some hiding in new shoots. Well, I applied some neem oil and prune some of the affected leaves. So, now I wait. Thanks for identifying them!
I just started growing peppers as a new hobby, so I am very new to peppers and gardening. My jalapeno plant has these black dots that are only found under the leaves. I thought it was just dirt from transplanting when it went upside down, but the dots looks a bit wet, and I couldn't blast them...
Phil here growing two plants (jalapeno and serrano) here in Southern California. I just started a new hobby of gardening, esp. peppers, and what better location to grow them than in a hot environment almost year round! Nice to meet ya.