Last week I relocated my peppers from under two 24-inch 6500k t5 lights to a 48-inch 6 tube t5 fixture set 6 inches from them. Two days later I transplanted most of the seedlings into solo cups. While transplanting, I noticed a few leaves with an almost soot looking blackness. After I finished the transplant I moved my lights up to around 8 inches thinking that I may have had the lights too close. After yesterday I had quite a few leaves that were quite black so, I moved the light up again to 10 inches. My question is if the lights really are the culprit or could there be some sort of disease causing the blackness. The temperatures with the lights at 6 inches were around 28 degrees celsius. Now that the lights are up at 10 inches they are sitting around 22 degrees celsius. This evening the plants aren't looking any better and I'm worried that I still have them too close.
-
Do you need help identifying a 🌶?
Is your plant suffering from an unknown issue? 🤧
Then ask in Identification and Diagnosis.
leaves turning black?
- Thread starter shaggs2riches
- Start date
https://goo.gl/photos/ifjbfQ6po11W6gEW8
The above link has some pictures of the plants that I have taken over the past week.
The above link has some pictures of the plants that I have taken over the past week.
millworkman
eXtreme
They are just putting on a tan. Perfectly normal.
We actually had some outdoor plants (not peppers) get that black soot looking stuff and it ended up being mold (Capnodium - sooty mold) Watch yours carefully
"Sooty mold grows on a substance called “honeydew” which is excreted from certain insects such as aphids, soft scales, whiteflies and mealybugs. These insects feed on a variety of landscape plants and can be found on the leaves and stems where they use special mouth parts to pierce plant tissues and suck out the juices from within. During this time these insects excrete large amounts of a sticky, sugary substance commonly called “honeydew”. The excreted honeydew coats leaves, stems, and fruit, stimulating the growth of sooty mold"
"Sooty mold grows on a substance called “honeydew” which is excreted from certain insects such as aphids, soft scales, whiteflies and mealybugs. These insects feed on a variety of landscape plants and can be found on the leaves and stems where they use special mouth parts to pierce plant tissues and suck out the juices from within. During this time these insects excrete large amounts of a sticky, sugary substance commonly called “honeydew”. The excreted honeydew coats leaves, stems, and fruit, stimulating the growth of sooty mold"
Yes. I was informed by Wicked Mike that the black soot is indeed a fungal infection, and if not dealt with promptly, will run amok and spread like wildfire.
To me though, that looks like a black leaf species though.
Tell us, is this " soot " running on the stems as well? That's a tell tale sign that it is a fungal infection and not just a species trait.
To me though, that looks like a black leaf species though.
Tell us, is this " soot " running on the stems as well? That's a tell tale sign that it is a fungal infection and not just a species trait.
Thanks for the replies. I will have to take a closer look at the stems. I did notice a few of the stalks were rather dark compared to others, but that could have to do with the species. The plants I have in the picture are as follows: Peter Pepper, Jalapeno peppers, Cayenne peppers, Fresno Peppers, Habanero Peppers, Chocolate Habanero Peppers, Butch T Scorpion, 7-Pot, Yellow, Chocolate and Regular Carolina Reapers. One thing I did think of was that I haven't ran a fan too much other than an hour or two in the evenings. Before I had transplanted I was doing a bit extra watering because the new lights seemed to dry out the soil quite fast. My humidity was low so I was also misting them once a day with a squirt bottle. If it does turn out to be a fungal issue, what would the best approach to getting rid of it?
After watching my plants over the past couple days most of them haven't changed that much. Maybe3 or 4 of them have these black veins on the leaves and a few brown spots. The markings are visible on both the top and bottom of the leaves. I was thinking of getting some copper and sulphur to try and combat whatever might be causing this. I think a local hardware store sells them. I added a couple more pictures to the album of what I am seeing. I still have t figure out how to add my pictures directly to my posts, so they can be viewed here instead. These are the direct links to the pictures though.
https://goo.gl/photos/ADma2wVUiCNWXNPi7
https://goo.gl/photos/or9xeBUroMnQ7mKs8
https://goo.gl/photos/ADma2wVUiCNWXNPi7
https://goo.gl/photos/or9xeBUroMnQ7mKs8
Stupid question...does it rub off of the leaves...if not then most likely not a mold...I have my plants under a 4-bulb HO T5 and the first sets of true leaves did the same thing but all the rest are fine and the plants have doubled in size since going to the T5 with all the leaves green as can be. Sooty molds will wipe away but make sure that the insects that caused the mold in the first place have been taken care of...but really don't think that is the case here
Some of mine looked like that. Most of them were just a black tone only on the top side of the leaf. It did not rub off though. The ones from the other day still have the black veins on them, but haven't got any worse than that. Actually none of the plants have changed since, so I think that it may have been the adjustment to lots of light. A few of my fresno peppers have grown and look real perky now.
