this a disease?

[Minion s1]

on my red fresno i've noticed a ton of tiny lumps underneath the leaves

i'll try and upload some pics later

 

[Josh]

I haven't experienced this myself but I believe people in the past have said that is a result of over-watering. I would wait for the more knowledgeable people to comment. Pics would be helpful as well.

 

[svtcontour]

Some of my older pepper plants were attacked by spider mites which left little bumps. Look around for incredibly fine webs around the top of the leaves...

 

[Minion s1]

not the best quality...but heres some pics

 

[svtcontour]

Still looks like spider mite infection my plants had. Hope not.

not the best quality...but heres some pics
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[endorphine]

I would also say Spider mite! they are a bugger to get rid of!

 

[my_key]

It looks more like Oedema to me... ?

 

[Minion s1]

i've had spider mites before, and i know that is not the case...

It looks more like Oedema to me... ?

yep did a google image search...that's definately what it is

are there any major problems that this causes?
and is it contageous?

 

[ottawapepper]

Here's an Oedema fact sheet from Cornell U. Not contagious per se. It's a symptom of the environment the plant is in. Other plants in the same environment may develop the issue.

http://plantclinic.cornell.edu/FactSheets/oedema/oedema.htm

 

[Minion s1]

oh, good i thought i might have to kill my plant to keep it from spreading

 

[patrick]

Plant is trying to sweat. Slow down with the watering.

 

[Minion s1]

reintroducing my seedling heat mat should help right?

 

[ottawapepper]

If your plant is in an environment that doesn't get below 60F, you really don't need a seed heating mat. Once seed sprout, the mat offers little benefit in the majority of circumstances.

I'd nix the mat (as per the Cornell sheet warm soil and cooler humid ambient temps cause the problem) and, as Patrick suggested, reduce the watering. Wait until the plant looks like it's starting to wilt before you give it water.

FWIW,

Bill

 

[Minion s1]

well i figured the mat would help evaporate the water, and cause this to be less of an issue

 

[millworkman]

just relax the watering a little bit and all will be great. I had that problem last year and just let them dry out a bit more before watering and they ended up just fine.

 

[ottawapepper]

If you're wanting to evaporate the water just place an oscillating fan by the plant. As per the factsheet you really don't want to heat the soil... "It is likely to develop when the soil is warm and moist and the air is cool and moist".