Help! Need diagnosis

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cm609

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 I have what looks like some kind of black dust on the tops of my leaves that is eventually making the leaves rot from those little specks outward. 
 
At first I only noticed it on 2 plants of the same variety. But now I'm seeing it start on every plant.
 
 
Any idea what this is, whats causing it, or how to treat?
 
moruga welder said:
:welcome: to T.HP. !     :onfire:      murfreesboro , eh. ?  looking to move down that area in a few years !
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Thank you! Guess I could have started with an introduction. 3rd year grower, new to the forum. This years superhots include reaper, moruga scorpion, bhut, orange scorpion (hippyseedco) for the stable varieties. Then a Choc bhutlah, brazilian scorpion, apocalypse scorpion, Khans brain, and Purple Pumpkin (Hippyseedco)
 
And then of course several milder common peppers.
 
And yes Mboro is a great place to grow peppers, there are a lot of growers around here now, its becoming pretty popular in the area.
 
cm609 said:
Thank you! Guess I could have started with an introduction. 3rd year grower, new to the forum. This years superhots include reaper, moruga scorpion, bhut, orange scorpion (hippyseedco) for the stable varieties. Then a Choc bhutlah, brazilian scorpion, apocalypse scorpion, Khans brain, and Purple Pumpkin (Hippyseedco)
 
And then of course several milder common peppers.
 
And yes Mboro is a great place to grow peppers, there are a lot of growers around here now, its becoming pretty popular in the area.
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great job on the introduction my friend !   got yourself some good ones growing !  looks to be some bacteria , how much water ? fert ? 
 
water every other day. (These are potted, 5 gal buckets) 
 
Fert. twice a month, most recently with a mixture of blood/bonemeal.
 
I've been using GardenSafe's organic fungicide about twice a month as well.
 
:welcome:
 
looks like bacterial infection maybe. Best to let the plant keep drying out until it wilts and then water it. Every other day watering cycle seems to be a bit much

cm609 said:
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the huge white spot appears to be a classic sunburn/sunspot
 
obeychase said:
:welcome:
 
looks like bacterial infection maybe. Best to let the plant keep drying out until it wilts and then water it. Every other day watering cycle seems to be a bit much

 
the huge white spot appears to be a classic sunburn/sunspot
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I second that! looks as if a water droplet sat on it somehow and acted as a magnifying glass from the sun. Seen this exact same spot on a plant of mine not too long ago and that's what had happened from the rain that morning.
 
Ah, ok. Thanks obeychase. Yeah, it wasn't my original plan to water that often, just the crazy heat around here has had me worried this season. Maybe I was just being paranoid. 
 
cm609 said:
Ah, ok. Thanks obeychase. Yeah, it wasn't my original plan to water that often, just the crazy heat around here has had me worried this season. Maybe I was just being paranoid. 
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It happens! When I first started growing I used to water my plants multiple times a day. THAT is paranoid. Needless to say, I don't think I even grew one pepper that whole season.
 
I've left my pepper plants alone for one week with no water or rain and they do beautifully. For how much we love our plants, they really don't need much human intervention.
 
cm609 said:
Ah, ok. Thanks obeychase. Yeah, it wasn't my original plan to water that often, just the crazy heat around here has had me worried this season. Maybe I was just being paranoid. 
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Another option to try (dunno if anyone else would agree with this) would be to take your finger and dig down 2 to 2 1/2 inches into the soil and see if it is still moist or dry. if dry you may be approaching time to water. I also look at the foliage and let the plant do the talking sometimes as different plants may need water before others.
 
Thanks for your advice guys. So is there any treatment I should do besides less water? Should I try to pluck all the affected leaves?
 
Our heat down in Dallas is a bit more brutal than yours in Tennessee and I barely water my pepper plants.  I think I have run my drip irrigation on my peppers twice in June and that was only for 30 minutes each time(so 1/2 gallon per plant).
 
The plants in the heat will wilt during the day due to the heat, no amount of water you put on them will prevent this, but at night if you check them after a few hours of no sun they will perk back up.
 
So quit watering and messing with them for at least a week, if not 2, and report back.
 
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