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Think you're right about it being a combination of things. My bishops crown seem to be getting better (possibly it was calcium deficiency and the lime is working). My morugas on the other hand, as soon as I get rid of one family of aphids another one moves in. They are easy to inspect and I do...

Thanks for the replies everyone :) Yes, the pyrethrum is a premixed spray, Yates brand. I sprayed the aphids that I could see (they were all on young leaves near the top) then gave the whole plant a light mist in case I'd missed any. I've noticed a few passion vine hoppers (fluffybums) in the...

Hi there My Bishops Crown and Red Moruga plants are getting deformed leaves. At first (after searching similar threads) I thought it was lack of calcium so I gave them some dolomite lime, but 3 weeks later and they are still getting worse. I've had a few aphids on them and treated with...

I agree, but they are dying anyway so nothing to lose. I made a weak epsom salt mix but it doesn't seem to be helping them. Maybe the seeds just weren't that healthy. My bhuts and morougas are still in great shape tho :)

Thanks for your replies. It's definately not too close to lights as they are only receiving natural sunlight from the window they are sat next to. I can't imagine they are getting too hot either as their only source of heat is a heat pump keeping the room around 70 degrees. I will try watering...

Thanks for the replies. The leaves haven't been in contact with the soil. Maybe it's lack of calcium intake then. I'll get some epsom salt today and see what happens... Or maybe the seeds just weren't that healthy as like I said my other varieties are looking very healthy. They all germinated...

Last week I potted up some seedlings from the propagator into individual pots using a mix of Yates Premium potting mix and perlite. My yellow bhuts and red morougas are looking good, but the leaves on some of my white habs are curling up at the ends and look burnt on the tips - resembling...

Quite a lot hotter from my experience.

Hi After receiving our first light frost of the winter here in Auckland I pruned back most of my plants for the winter and moved them to the shelter of my deck. Since then about half of my plants including all of my caballos have sprouted new growth. Should I prune them again or just leave them...

Yeah, I clicked through a few of his photos, there were quite a few other impressive plants in there too. The guy must have some serious skills.

I stumbled upon this on facebook, WTF! There are more pods than leaves!

So after a couple of weeks of less watering the wilted leaves have dropped off and new healthy growth is abundant :) Thanks for taking the time to help out a novice. Cheers Ben

Yeah, maybe they could be a little too sheltered. Auckland gets some pretty strong gusts of wind during spring though so they need some kind of protection. I have laid off the watering for a couple of days and the new growth is looking healthier already. Cheers :)

Where the green house is positioned it only receives direct sun until around 10am, so it doesn't get that hot. I keep the plants on the bottom 2 shelves where it is cooler with the front open during the day. It acts as a wind break more than anything.

I'm pretty certain I have been over-watering then. Also, you mention about heat/sun. I have my seedlings in a little plastic greenhouse. It only receives direct sunlight until around 10am and I keep the front fully open during the day (approx 7.30am - 7pm). It doesn't seem to get too hot in...

Thanks for the replies. I could well be over-watering, I will water less over the next fortnight and see what happens. My soil mix is just regular organic potting mix from the garden centre, I germinated the seeds in jiffy pellets so there is also some peat in there. Cheers.

Hi there This is my first post here (I've been lurking for a while). It's also my first year growing. The leaves on some of my Caballo seedlings are turning a lighter colour and curling down (see pics below). After reading a few threads/articles I have started mixing epsom salts in with the...