**Edited April 18, to fill in commentary from last month**
OK, quick update before I leave for vacation. The pepper plants continue to be sick and lose green leaves...with many leaves also having brown or black spots on them. I honestly don't know what to expect when I return in 2 weeks...all the leaves may be gone by then. At first we thought it might be a deficiency of some of the less-common nutrients (called micronutrients). After consulting with a local organic gardening store, I purchased some CaMG+ - Calcium and Magnesium (CALMAG for short) to put on the plants, and also some "tomato food" fertilizer, to make sure the plants were getting what they needed. I thought that slowed down leaf drop for a few days, but then it seemed to pick right back up again. Thankfully, the peppers themselves still look great, with TONS of them hanging on the plants (literally dozens per plant).
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| The large lower leaves are getting thinned out pretty significantly... |
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| The leaf graveyard.....this is every piece of material I have ever removed from any of the pepper plants. |
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