5 “California Wonder” Bell Peppers grown from seed plus one Jalapeno from the nursery. Sown about 6 months ago now, they are tiny, with sad weird wrinkly little leaves and are desperately trying to flower.
The pots have plenty of drainage, and I water by hand every 1-3 days when the soil dries out.
Don’t have a lot of space in my back patio but they have still had 6-8 hours of direct West Australian sun since I planted them out. Before that they were around the side of the house getting probably not enough but that was 4 months ago!
At this point I’m not even hoping for a harvest, I just want to learn from my mistake but I can’t work out where I’ve gone wrong. 😑
Please help! 🙏
by Mondkohl
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I feel like there are a lot of issues at play here: lack of sun, too much water or soil staying too wet, a number of nutrient deficiencies. Have you tried letting the soil dry out longer so that an inch below the surface is dry before watering? What have you fed it?
I’d be interested to see what other pepper growers have to say. You should post it in r/HotPeppers … This community has been a great help with my Carolina Reapers. Some very knowledgeable people there.
Looks similar to aphid damage tbh
Curl leaf issue is very common in pepper plants. Cut all the leaves, make sure soil is light weight not too wet. Add a fertilizer and place it under a spot where it get morning sunlight. Let the plant heal for a while before you give afternoon sunlight. Scrape the stem to check if the plant is alive or not.
If it’s not pests, it’s calcium deficiency