Can you post pictures of the leaves? Brown spots on Pepper leaves can be caused by a number of things. Leaf miner damage (insect): Bacterial Leafspot (bacterium): Leaf Spot (fungus):

What kind of bananas do you have and what zone do you live in?

Hey Quiver, Ouch! I understand your frustrations. Did you get it like this? I wouldn't say it is a total waste. What do you have it growing in? I am now a firm believer in Al's gritty mix. I just planted my Oro Blanco in this mix that I made on Thursday. I had a hard time with the ingriedients until I found out that the turface could be substituted with the stuff mechanics use to soak up oil. I checked the soil today because I know we are going to have a rain storm and I wanted to see how dry the mix was. I used a wooden pole and pushed it all the way down the the bottom of the pot and it was almost dry. I bought a large Meyer lemon tree this spring and I was convinced that the soil mix dried well enough but not as good as this mix. If I were you, I would look up Al's gritty mix and repot it into this mix. Make sure you check the roots and if you see dead, mushy, or disased roots, cut them off till you get to healthy live roots. I would recommend skipping any fertilizer and keep it in good light. Full sun outside may not be good for it now but I would give it a good 6 hours. Sincerely, Andrew

LOL! thanks gals...we called it a Charlie B tree cause it's the one of the most different trees we've ever put up ...& esp after the 4 bottom branches had to be cut off to fit down in the tree stand! (looked pretty naked after losing l/3rd of the branches! LOL) Usually we have a much larger tree! I am just LOVIN' it, too! Would definitely buy a Balsom tree again! They said Balsoms are the expensive Christmas tree ...but we bought it because it was on $sale! Couldn't use our new LED lights from last yr cause they were too big & heavy for the branches so this is 2 strands of "rice lights" & 2 strands of bluish "mini-lights." Thanks for commenting! Jeanne S. Here's another older ornament crocheted by a friend...& the beads I bought this yr...look "antique-y"...thought they were a "fit" for CharlieB!