Young chilli plant leaf problem?

[Caro]

Hi everyone, hoping someone can help ...

I've got several varieties of chilli under a grow light and they mainly look fabulous. However, I've noticed what appears to be a problem with some of the De Arbol - it seems to be restricted to them. Can anyone shed any light? I'll be devastated if it's something that will spread to the other plants

Many thanks for any help

Caro

[Bigmallly]

Is it ready for potting on as it looks quite large for the pot, I would be tempted to pot it on & remove any damaged leaves.

[rustylady]

Someone else posted with a similar problem a while ago. I think the consensus was that it was oedema. Found a link here about the disorder A topic on edema - Growing Hot Peppers - The Hot Pepper

[WendyC]

I thought oedema, in which case removing leaves will make it worse!

[Caro]

Edema?

Thanks for the really useful link ... I'm not quite 100% convinced though, as the article mentions the blisters on the underside of the leaves whereas I would say it is the top surface of the leaf that I've noticed is affected.


I can hope that's what it is tho! A bit better air circulation should help ...

I'll also search on the term and try to find the previous discussion (and won't remove any leaves in the meantime!)

Thanks again

[StaryD]

Definitely looks like it needs to be potted on though, pot looks small in proportion to the plant size.

[chilli_grower]

yes it was me with the edema post!

Look under the leaves for tiny white dots...