Chilli Assistance Please

[supraflyguy]

Not sure whats happened to my Jalapeno Chilli. It was growing really well and has 3 chillis growing on it, but after I re-potted it, it has suddenly drooped. I thought maybe I had over watered it so I've left it for a couple of days.

Any ideas?

P.S. It's kept in a blow away greenhouse that gets full sun most of the day along with several other pepper plants which are growing fine

[SarzWix]

I'd try bringing it indoors into semi shade for a couple of days. It seems to have what I call 'transplant shock', not sure if it's caused by root damage or what, but some time in the shade to recover often seems to help. Hope it survives

[Flobalob]

The pot looks a bit on the large side for the size of the plant. ! Water from the bottom in a tray. Let the plant take up enough water for half an hour.

[rustylady]

I always leave my newly re-potted plants in the shade for a couple of days to let them recover. Plus those little plastic houses get very very hot I hope you're giving it plenty of ventilation

[chilliking]

agreed, is almost certainly transplant shock. as the others have said keep it out of the full sun for a few days and keep watering it. It should soon recover. you could also try misting it as this can help.

I recently did a blog post about drooping chilli plant leaves which may be of interest.

Let us know how you get on with it!

[smallblueplanet]

...and keep watering it. It should soon recover. you could also try misting it as this can help.

If the plant is somewhere cooler be careful with how much water you give it, as you risk getting its newly transplanted roots too wet. Err on the dry side for a day or so, it'll soon recover once its roots have re-established.

[supraflyguy]

Thanks for all your advice guys! I'm going to put it in the shade for a while this afternoon. It has been out in the blow away greenhouse for about a month and in the last few weeks the "door" has been open so hopefully its had enough ventilation.

Will let you know how I get on