Peppers Yellowing and Leaves Curling

[OaklandCityFarmer]

was the ground warm enough that they were transplanted into?

(too lazy to go back and fix grammar )

Pat

Ground was definitely warm enough. We were just have weird weather . Highs in the 80's and lows in the 40's. Then rain. Then clouds. Then sun. Humidity were fluctuating like crazy too.

 

[SewingDiva]

I remember reading somewhere that a lack of magnesium in the soil can do that. The clues, I believe, are yellowing leaves on an an otherwise healthy plant.

Can't recall where I read it though...

~Phyllis

 

[OaklandCityFarmer]

I remember reading somewhere that a lack of magnesium in the soil can do that. The clues, I believe, are yellowing leaves on an an otherwise healthy plant.

Can't recall where I read it though...

~Phyllis

Right, that sometimes does causes yellowing. I might spray them with Epsom salt and water this weekend.

 

[OaklandCityFarmer]

So I let my peppers dry out a little and gave them a spraying with an Epsom salt solution last week and they seem to be doing much better now.

Thank you all of you for your help and encouragement!

 

[Tutter]

It's funny that you should have done that. This past Saturday I got 2 boxes of epsom salts, on sale, 1/2 price. At the time I thought: Well, I can either soak in it, or use it on my potted peppers!

I'm so glad they are looking better! I really like growing peppers, and hate for them to have any problems.

Maybe you could let us know how they are doing, in a week or so!

 

[nccountrygirl]

My grandmama, would always sprinkle a couple of spoon fulls of Epsom salt around a pepper plant when she put it in the ground. She said it would help with yellowing and make the stems strong.

 

[al6517]

Lack of magnisium ? maybe, I have the same problem, so i disolved some epson salt and applied it, no improvement. we have plenty of water and great soil, could possibly be temps are no in the very narrow range that the peppers like, 70-90 degrees, I have not checked for any bug problems under the surface but I will. my plants just look droopy and poor. rest of the garden is super fantastic. I only start to top dress once fruit starts laying on, the leaves on the peper plant make their own nitro so no need to apply any.

 

[OaklandCityFarmer]

Lack of magnisium ? maybe, I have the same problem, so i disolved some epson salt and applied it, no improvement. we have plenty of water and great soil, could possibly be temps are no in the very narrow range that the peppers like, 70-90 degrees, I have not checked for any bug problems under the surface but I will. my plants just look droopy and poor. rest of the garden is super fantastic. I only start to top dress once fruit starts laying on, the leaves on the peper plant make their own nitro so no need to apply any.

I think the problem for me was a lack of magnesium and perhaps a stint of cooler weather. After sprinkling epsom salt around the base of the plants they sprung back about 1 or 2 weeks later. Letting them dry out also seemed to help.

Good luck!

 

[Tutter]

.....the leaves on the peper plant make their own nitro so no need to apply any.

Hi,

I'm not sure that I understand about the pepper leaves. I've never heard that pepper leaves make their own nitrogen...not that that means anything, there are a lot of things I don't know. But really, they do need a bit of a nitrogen boost.

If you were to give them too much, then you would promote a lot of lush growth, to the detriment of your fruit, but some is needed.

I hope they begin to look better soon! :happy_flower

 

[Beekissed]

I've got the same problem and am using the same methods...and these pitiful plants are trying to set bloom! I'm going to try the epsom salts...I've tried everything else!