Hi, I'm growing a few chilli plants at the moment. They are growing really well, but I'm a bit worried one has started to get sick! There are chilli plants next to it of a slightly different variety and they don't seem to be affected yet, but I'm worried it may spread.
These plants are all in their second year. Last year I lost all of the chilli's to some kind of bacterial fruit rot. I don't want to lose my crops again!
Basically a lot of the older leaves around the base of the plant have wilted. I went out yesterday and cut off all the wilting leaves and put them in the bin. The new growths seem to still be very nice and healthy.
I took a few photo's in the hope somebody can identify the problem and offer some help!
Here's a whole pile of leaves I cut off the tree:
I took a photo of one of the leaves that seemed to have a large number of bugs underneath it, any idea what they are? or how to get rid of them?
Here is a small section of the full resolution image showing a number of bugs:
What are these, and how do I get rid of them? Or do I simply have these bugs because I'm growing outside, and it could be another bug/disease?
Thanks,
Allen.
These plants are all in their second year. Last year I lost all of the chilli's to some kind of bacterial fruit rot. I don't want to lose my crops again!
Basically a lot of the older leaves around the base of the plant have wilted. I went out yesterday and cut off all the wilting leaves and put them in the bin. The new growths seem to still be very nice and healthy.
I took a few photo's in the hope somebody can identify the problem and offer some help!
Here's a whole pile of leaves I cut off the tree:
I took a photo of one of the leaves that seemed to have a large number of bugs underneath it, any idea what they are? or how to get rid of them?
Here is a small section of the full resolution image showing a number of bugs:
What are these, and how do I get rid of them? Or do I simply have these bugs because I'm growing outside, and it could be another bug/disease?
Thanks,
Allen.