What would strip the leaves off a pepper seedling?
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Leaves falling off Pepper Plants??
Comments (5)I'm thinking transplant shock, especially if your temps have dropped in this recent cold snap. Peppers are unfortunately prone to it and are sometime slow to take off afterward. If they don''t take off in a few weeks, you'll probably have to replant. Remember to transplant a moist - but not saturated - seedling in a slightly moist, but crumbly soil, then lightly water in with 70-80 degree water....See MorePepper Seedlings Hardened Off Too Quick??
Comments (6)when you put them in the cold frame put them in on a warm day with the cold frame OPEN...it's so easy to bake plants in a cold frame like that. I am taking my pepper seedlings out during the day but bringing them in at night (our temps are still chilly here although we can leave our tomato seedlings out most nights) You could probably replicate that with a cold frame by opening the cold frame during the day and closing it at night. You may even want to move your cold frame into a shadier location to regulate your daytime temps....See MoreSomething ate all the leaves off my Butternut Squash seedlings
Comments (3)It soundsThe squash that withered and died was done in by squash bores. A red wasp like moth lays eggs on the imature plant and then the babies crawl down to the base and bore into the plant and start eating, and eating in side the stem. If you look on the stem you might see frass coming out a hole. Make a lengthwise slit and search for that bugger. There are most likely more. I pile dirt on the damaged stems if I can. Sometimes I can win. Some times not. one can use row covers to keep the moths off the plants and spray with BHT(?) on a weekly regimen. Get the squash in early in the spring. Some people start them inside to get a crop before the moth gets going. Hubbard squash are more resistant than Butternut, I HEAR , don't know for sure....See MoreWeird browning/purple-ing of pepper-seedlings leaves?? Hlp :)
Comments (8)As long as the plants continue to grow OK, don't worry about it. But this is an experience I had several years ago. I used some soil that was comprised primarily of wood pieces. I thought it was bark, but it was actual wood. The seeds germinated fine and grew great until they started to get their first true leaves and then they all turned blackish and stopped growing. After a week or two, some started dying. I took a shot and replanted every one in different soil and within a week they started turning more green and began growing normally again. I did lose several of them but I caught the problem in time and saved my season. I think it was tanins and other stuff leeching out of the wood pieces that caused the problem. But also, keep in mind, some pepper plants are naturally black or dark purple. Here is a photo of two Bolivian Rainbows that I am growing this year. Each plant came from a different seed source however....See More2ajsmama
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