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For slugs, I've tried everything. I've done traps, egg shells, sand, etc. The best results I've found was with Natria (Bayer) Snail & Slug bait. The active ingredient is Iron Phosphate. It makes the slugs feel full so they don't eat. It attracts them...and murders them. I have pretty bad...

Western Cedar is a very water, insect resistant.

Bark? I'm gonna guess Golden Trumpet Tree. I'd like to see the bark! Tabebuia chrysotricha

I could be wrong, but it kinda looks like the first stages of Leaf Spot. 

The peppers are pubes for sure. The tom's are 17 goin on 30 lol...Pretty sweet transition/transplant this year. I think they're enjoying the temp being in the 70's past few weeks and the rains. I'm doing a lil experiment with pinching to see what my yields are. I'm interested to see how the toms...

I use raised beds mostly sunny. Slightly shaded right at noon-2pm. God I hope so thanks guys

I've never had temps drop this low in mid May. We're experiencing mid-40's all week. During the day, we get up to 62-68, but at night, the temps drop down to 40-45. Never below 40 though.    Have you guys experienced this before? Are my tom's & pepp's in trouble? I'm in Mid TN btw

Hit em with a side dressing. 

You could always visit your local nursery. They'll hook you up on the cheap!

It's crazy, huh? In Middle TN we are having very cool daytime 60-65 degrees and night 40-45 degrees this week. Peppers just hit the brakes!

Looks like magnesium deficiency. Dose 'em well with Epsom. Trim back the yellowed leaves and rock on!

I'd snip off those pods and flowers too since they're under so much stress. 

I'd let that guy dry out for a week. It won't hurt. The roots will stretch.

You gotta cut the damaged leaves out ASAP. If you don't, the plant will continue to throw energy towards the damaged leaves, stunting new growth. I had this happen to me this year. They wouldn't grow any more. As soon as I cut off the damaged leaves...BOOM! 

Your plant is living paycheck to paycheck and just got fired! The roots can't uptake the nutrients to fulfill the orders of the cells so even older established leaves are having infrastructure depleted to keep up with the demand.    Re-pot, fertilize, water, and throw some epsom at it. (I...

I'm super excited! My favorite pepper is the pequin because it's compact & packs a punch. You can chomp on the whole pepper raw, getting tears instead of an aneurysm! I'm hoping that the dragon will have that compact punch too. 

If you prune them up to the V in the stalk, the stem/stalk will thicken up. I wait until the plant is fairly acclimated and growing well before I do this, depending on pests, color, weather. I snip off blooms until the plant gets close to maturity height, allowing the support structure to...

I'd be happy to match yields with you. There's a big difference in pruning and topping. Topping early in a plant's life does NOT increase pepper yields. That's a mistake. Topping late in the season will increase yield but should ONLY be done after the plant has reached maturity. I prune up to...

A fish emulsion 5-0-0 would probably cure it. It will take a couple few weeks though. I'd lower potassium adding for a little while just in case it's a magnesium problem. (Higher potassium ratios can increase the likelihood of magnesium deficiency because the K will inhibit uptake of the Mg.)

It takes more than a few months for the grounds to decompose. The main benefit is earthworm food in the short term. http://extension.oregonstate.edu/lane/sites/default/files/CoffeeGrdTrial.pdf