With Andy on vacation my goal is to keep everything alive! The problem of falling leaves seemed to briefly get better with application of nutrients. However, after a few days the pepper plants returned to a steady drop of leaves. My latest theory is bacterial spot. This is very common in Pepper plants and has two primary causes - bad seeds or a very moist and warm environment. Could we possibly have been overwatering? Unfortunately there is no cure. Of course, if this diagnosis is correct there is usually some sign of deformed or scarred peppers, and so far that is not the case. I have backed off on the amount of water, so that if this is the problem it hopefully won't get any worse.
The good news is that there are no less than 72 total peppers on Andy's three plants!
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| Pepper plants are looking a little leaner thanks to the dropping leaves. This doesn't seem to have affected the growth of the peppers. |
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| Tons of peppers! |
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| A close up of some of the larger peppers. |
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| Tallest plant is a little over 20". |
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| The entire garden along with jar full of leaf debris. |
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| One of the largest peppers comes in at around 4" long. |
Shaun, thanks so much for watching these things while I was gone. They truly would have been a complete loss without the effort from you, Mike, and MBS.
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