health Noob grower, yellowing leaves and brown spots

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Blakeg88

I am totally new to gardening and peppers, i have started a raised bed for some peppers. i have 6 Cayenne plants and 6 Habanero plants. The Habaneos seem to be doing better than the Cayennes, but both have yellowing leaves and brown spots/ edges. Any idea what i am doing wrong? over watering or too much fert? something more serious? Any help is very appreciated! thanks!
 
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Miracle Grow shake N feed fruit and vegetable, i have had them planted for almost exactly 4 weeks now and i've used that once, last weekend.
 
What kind of soil in the raised bed? Your plant will probably lose the yellow leaves and regrow another close to where the leaf fell from.
 
 
 
i have a small sprinkler head that i put down in the middle and give everything a good soaking for 15-20 mins. had a good rain here sunday so i actually havent watered them at all this week.
 
What do you think?
There is no major emergency , they are not on deaths bed. Here is a chance for you as a socalled noob to learn and take corretive action all while having forum support before you actually act.
 
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based on that chart looks like they are lacking Potassium! so how do i go about fixing that?  the stuff im using is a 9-4-12. so with 12% potassium i thought that was a good mix for them? so im going to guess  just keep feeding them what i have and it should improve? also possibly magnesium? keep up with the Epsom salt spray too?
 
Blakeg88 said:
based on that chart looks like they are lacking Potassium! so how do i go about fixing that?  the stuff im using is a 9-4-12. so with 12% potassium i thought that was a good mix for them? so im going to guess  just keep feeding them what i have and it should improve? also possibly magnesium? keep up with the Epsom salt spray too?
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Not so fast. You have time yet. Being new, the biggest mistake you will make is trying to correct things too fast and when you dont see immediate results you will over do what you did or try something else complicating matters beyond the initial problem.
 
Before taking any corrective action, Describe you grow in detail and the whys involved. This will be most helpful for anyone else reading the thread to also add advice.
 

 
 
My first concern is the pH of your growing media. If it is too high, no matter what you feed the plants it may not do any good as the nutrients may be locked out. We will know more after more details are provided.
 
im not sure what kinda details you are looking for as far as my grow? but i have a cheapy moisture meter that has says it reads PH, it shows my soil is pretty neutral right at 7, i know it needs to be lower but i am unsure of how to go about doing that?
 
What are you growing them in? Did you add anything to it?
What are you feeding, how much and how often?
How often, if on a schedule do you water? Have you treated them with anything including and not limited to Epsom salts? etc etc
 
Blakeg88 said:
im not sure what kinda details you are looking for as far as my grow? but i have a cheapy moisture meter that has says it reads PH, it shows my soil is pretty neutral right at 7, i know it needs to be lower but i am unsure of how to go about doing that?
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peat moss will lower pH. Sulfur will as well but takes longer.
 
growing in a bagged organic raised bed soil that i got at home depot, feeding Miracle Grow shake 'n feed fruit and vegetable every other week. i plan on watering once a week if it hasnt rained, i havent yet watered at all this week due to getting a good rain last sunday. I have treated with a sulfur fungicide as well as sprayed with Epsom salt every other week that isnt a feeding week. i have had them planted almost exactly 4 weeks. i have fed with the miracle grow once, last weekend, i have done the Epsom salt spray once as well, the weekend before last, and my plan for tomorrow is Epsom salt spray and a good soaking. 
 
its a 90% sulfur powder i figured that was a good way to get some sulfur to the plants and into the soil fairly quickly, plus a couple of things i read said that might have been the cause of the yellowing leaves and spots. it might have been overkill but it was only a light dusting so i dont think it did too much harm. and i usually do everything with these sunday mornings. sometimes in the evenings after work but most of it has been in the morning.
 
I would back off feeding, epsom salts and any other treatment for at least a week and monitor the situation. Water as needed. Your plants are showing slight issues but may be due to growers intervention. I would wait and see if the symptoms increase or decrease without supplementals.
 
If you get a chance I would recommend getting some straight peat moss and amending the media you have in place now. This will add acidity to the sub straight almost immediately.
 
Consider getting a pH pen minimum for measuring pH of your water and slurrys. I place a high importance on pH and many times it is as simple as tweaking the pH to rectify issues.
 
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