Hello to all of you pepper heads!
My name is Ron and I am pretty new at gardening. I have only been trying to garden for the last five years or so. Basic stuff ya know, some onions, bell peppers, banana peppers, tomato, sweet potato. So last year I attempted some spicier peppers with a habanero, jalapeno, cayenne, and a Cajun belle pepper. I found cooking with these peppers to be a lot of fun so I looked into growing even more types of peppers. I purchased some seeds and I have some scorpion butch-t, 7 pod I don't know the strain, scotch bonnet, and a couple more Cajun belle peppers.
I have found that I have had trouble with aphids last year, and this year a small dark bluish black bug on the underside of the leaves that cause the leaves to discolor and curl. I have tried using a spray and removing the bugs daily. So far removing the bugs daily have been the best approach as the spray seemed to be rough on the plants. Any thoughts on what these are and how best to deal with them?
I am glad to be here and plan on doing a lot of learning and welcome any and all advice.
My name is Ron and I am pretty new at gardening. I have only been trying to garden for the last five years or so. Basic stuff ya know, some onions, bell peppers, banana peppers, tomato, sweet potato. So last year I attempted some spicier peppers with a habanero, jalapeno, cayenne, and a Cajun belle pepper. I found cooking with these peppers to be a lot of fun so I looked into growing even more types of peppers. I purchased some seeds and I have some scorpion butch-t, 7 pod I don't know the strain, scotch bonnet, and a couple more Cajun belle peppers.
I have found that I have had trouble with aphids last year, and this year a small dark bluish black bug on the underside of the leaves that cause the leaves to discolor and curl. I have tried using a spray and removing the bugs daily. So far removing the bugs daily have been the best approach as the spray seemed to be rough on the plants. Any thoughts on what these are and how best to deal with them?
I am glad to be here and plan on doing a lot of learning and welcome any and all advice.