Help with peppers

[Wendy]

Hi, i have 5 pepper plants in my plastic greenhouse, they have gone quite limp and the leaves are looking pale as if bleached, the greenhouse door is open by day and closed by night - any ideas what could be wrong with them???

[Flummery]

Could they be suffering from cold? I bring mine indoors at night from a cold greenhouse by day.

[dexterdoglancashire]

Sorry I cant help answer your question Wendy - I just wanted to say I love your picture! Where was it taken?
Bernie aka Dexterdog

[smallblueplanet]

Its difficult to say without knowing how you've been looking after them. Are they too wet ie root rot and therefore limp. Are they underfed, when were they repotted? What size are the peppers and what size the pots?

I'm sure someone else will throw in a few ideas too.

[Wendy]

Thanks - yes i think they may have got too cold at night - i'll try bringing them indoors over night for a while.
The seedlings were transplanted into growbags in a plastic greenhouse when they were about 4" tall and were looking very healthy. Infact today the leaves look firmer and greener and the new leaves coming are looking fine so hopefully they'll be ok now

The photo was taken in a place cald Carn Brea just down the road from me - one of my favourite places

[rustylady]

They will probably recover, but I would say 4" tall is a bit too early to plant into a growbag. The amount of compost could overwhelm the roots, causing waterlogging. I pot mine on gradually until they are in 4" pots and about 9" tall before I put them into their final quarters. Some people say don't put into final large pots or growbags until the first flowers are showing, otherwise you'll just get leafy growth and few fruit.

[veggieginger]

I will keep that tip in mind rustylady. My peppers are still inside but not growing that fast? I am quite impatient and new to this growing lark

[Alice]

Some people say don't put into final large pots or growbags until the first flowers are showing, otherwise you'll just get leafy growth and few fruit.

Thanks for that tip Rustylady. My peppers and chillies are all coming into flower (Including BIG JIM) but are still in 4" pots and I was a bit worried I'd missed the boat. I'll get them into bigger pots now.

[Alice]

Don't worry Veggieginger. Peppers and chillies van be quite slow growing to start, but they reach a point where they take off. Your peppers will be along.

[berksmike]

I've had this when repotting my chillies...
Its likely to be the shock of transplanting...I think the plants lose a lot of water..
A couple of days in the shade and a water (not too much tho!) and they soon pick up.

[Wendy]

Thanks everyone - i'll wait to put them out next time! i too am impatient!

[bramble]

Alice, if you're peppers are coming into flower already you obviously have a secret ingredient.
Don't suppose you would share the secret with us.
No sign og buds on mine yet but they're growing away and looking healthy.

[dexterdoglancashire]

mine are coming along, but know how long they took last year - no worries yet!
Bernie aka Dexterdog

[Alice]

Hello Bramble, some of my peppers have peppers on ! 2" big at least. I grew them from the same seeds I sent you. The only secret is I have very sunny windowsills and I planted them in January.
I planted 2 aubergines (Baby Belle) in February and they are just coming into flower.
I'll post a pic of the peppers tomorrow.

[multiveg]

I found that in previous years where I have potted on tomatoes into bigger pots, that they would wilt, even die - reason - overwatering rotting roots. Now, I pot on several times till they reach final pot size.
Peppers, well, mine seem to be quite slow, but then I haven't actually potted them on from the pot they were sown in. Still, they haven't been wilting.
Guess the advise here is not to plant into too big a container.