SOS......Pepper problem

[suziqnewby]

Am a newbie at all this so can someone please help. I'm trying to grow peppers I origianlly put them straight from little pots to big pots until i read some threads on here. Since then i have put into small pots. Neither of them are growing particularly well. One has started to get droopy leaves (one fell off last night). Have fed them both with organic feed, they are both in a shed by a big window (originally one was outside under a big polythene bag, where it was doing ok, but the leaves started to go a bit brown on the edges)What am i doing wrong? They do both have new growth on but are not really getting any bigger? From reading this i think i have confused the poor plants

[HotStuff]

Hi Suzi,

Have you any idea of what the temperature range is in the shed? Does it get cold at night?

[suziqnewby]

No idea have not got a thermometer. Was wondering if i should bring them in the house but am really struggling for space!!! Do you think if i covered them at night it would help?

[smallblueplanet]

Are you overwatering them? Peppers like their compost on the dry side? How much light do they get?

[taff]

when you had it outside in a bag, the sun probably scorched it, which was why the leaves turned a bit brown.
When you took the cover off it probably thought, omg!! it's freezing!! and sulked.
I've got some that are about 5 inches high in a 5 inch pot at the moment, they'll be potted on in a couple of weeks probably.
If you pot them into a suitable pot size pot for the plant size, then cover them with a bag, as you did originally, you can put them outside, but if you have strong sun, keep an eye on them.
It's still a bit cold to put them outside by themselves, and it's probably just as cold in the shed.

[Alison]

Mine are all either inside in the conservatory or outside in the cold greenhouse. The ones in the greenhouse are doing fine and are coping with colder night time temperatures but they were introduced outside slowly so didn't get shocked. I'd bring them back in for the nights for a while (doesn't matter too much where you put them as it's dark anyway) to look after them and perhaps ease off the watering a bit too.

[suziqnewby]

Are you overwatering them? Peppers like their compost on the dry side? How much light do they get?

They get lots of light from the window. I wouldn't have thought i was overwatering them but will be more careful from now on and be aware that they prefer dryer than wetter.... these plants should come with a 'how to care for me guide'

[suziqnewby]

when you had it outside in a bag, the sun probably scorched it, which was why the leaves turned a bit brown.
When you took the cover off it probably thought, omg!! it's freezing!! and sulked.
I've got some that are about 5 inches high in a 5 inch pot at the moment, they'll be potted on in a couple of weeks probably.
If you pot them into a suitable pot size pot for the plant size, then cover them with a bag, as you did originally, you can put them outside, but if you have strong sun, keep an eye on them.
It's still a bit cold to put them outside by themselves, and it's probably just as cold in the shed.

Oh blimey it's worse than having a sulky teenager!! Thankyou for the advice

[FionaH]

Oh blimey it's worse than having a sulky teenager!! Thankyou for the advice

Nothing is worse than a sulky teenager!

[Florence Fennel]

At least sulky teenagers grow out of it - husbands sulking about the greenery in the house are a different matter ....