Bump under leaves. Should i be worried.

Revector · Mar 11, 2019

Hi all. Trying to grow super hots. Last year tried to winter a plant indoor but had to get rid of it because of aphids. Cleaned and bleached everything.
This year started Carolina reapers and chocolate reapers from seeds. Looked under some of the leafs and noticed some small whitish bumps. Thought they might be aphids so looked under 30x and 60x magnification. Definitely not insects. Just bumps. Should i be worried. Could these be eggs or fungus? Hope it is nothing to bad as will be hard to get new plants in time for planting. Any advice would be appreciated.

Growing cureently under LED grow light. Sould is mix of starting mix, vermiculite, perlite. With some seedling fertilizer.

The_NorthEast_ChileMan · Mar 11, 2019

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Edema?> Edema: A common disorder

CDNmatt · Mar 11, 2019

Aye it is a very common problem Rev...Could be over watering, high humidity or not enough airflow that is the cause. Try getting some fans on it and making sure your plants dry out before you water those bad boys eh.

I had some myself just aboot a week ago and took care of it pretty quickly.

Revector · Mar 11, 2019

Thank you so much The_NorthEast_ChileMan and CDNmatt.

This makes a lot of sense. A few of my seedlings died from drying out and I think I started overwatering now. I also did not have a fan in the room. I will put a fan in and reduce watering.

Walchit · Mar 11, 2019

If its under your fig leaf you should probably go to the clinic! Lol

Uncle Eckley · Mar 11, 2019

I get that too and have seen no change after fiddling with watering, ambient humidity, and airflow.

The_NorthEast_ChileMan · Mar 12, 2019

Uncle_Eccoli said:
I get that too and have seen no change after fiddling with watering, ambient humidity, and airflow.

Let the forum know if you make any progress.

Uncle Eckley · Mar 12, 2019

The_NorthEast_ChileMan said:
Let the forum know if you make any progress.

Of course.

I've noticed it affects my potted plants almost exclusively. Only a couple of my plants in jars are doing this at all and only to the tiniest degree.

I found this on the intraweebs: https://gpnmag.com/article/intumescences-physiological-disorder-greenhouse-grown-crops/

Bump under leaves. Should i be worried.

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