What happened to my chilli plant?
Nat Jones
6 years ago
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the_northeast_chileman
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Is my Ghost Chilli plant going well?
Comments (17)Borrowing willard3's post of reasons for blossom drop. Thanks willard3. Flower drop probable causes: 1. Day temp too high >95F 2. Night temp too low 85F 3. Too much nitrogen fertilizer 4. Too much water 5. Low light levels (reduces fertility). 6. Very low humidity (reduces fertility) 7. Poor air circulation (air circulation contributes to pollination). 8. Lack of pollinating insects. 9. Size of pot Too much mineral in feedwater. Too much grower attention/anxiety. Which one(s) do you think might be a caose? Kevin...See MoreWhat happens when my plants freeze/are frosted on: my exp
Comments (5)I hear you suze9. I live in The Great PNW. About 20 miles S from Seattle. Zone 7b I guess. Where is live is about 2 weeks behind Seattle weather wise. Normal Feb temps are 40-45, night time 35ish. The drop to 18 is somewhat unusual, even in Dec, Jan. It's been an unusual year, again. Snow in Feb is rare. March, almost unheard of. This year the ?last? snow was beginning of April. Today was 75. > Larger transplants can work well for some, for sure - > but at some point it is definitely possible to start > too soon, to the point that you don't get any benefit, > or are even set back because of it. I am trying to find that point. Expense versus effort versus results weighted. This is my third year running of 'starting way too early'. This year was the earliest yet. Last year I had my first ripe tom June 6th. That's a pretty major feat around here. 'Course the weather from June through July sucked, very cold, so the benefits were minimal. LOL. Plants were HUGE, 10-15'tall by end of season, tomato count, ENORMOUS. Ripe tomatoes, not so much. My starts are not normal put in a 1 gallon pot and let them grow starts. I continually 'repot' them into larger and larger containers. I bury the stem deeper each time. They are essentially pre-trenched plants. 1' of stem or more buried by planting time with vigorous root growth all along it. Lat year the tops are 2-3' tall. The plants suffer no delay/transplant shock when put into the ground from pots. Critical for the short season here. Growing an inch a day, to growing an inch a day right after transplant. This year, I am making cloches so my efforts are not lost to the AGAIN expected cold june/july. And by starting so soon, if things go wrong, I have time for Plan B and Plan C starts....See MoreWhat's happening to my lucky bamboo plant and what can I do to fix it?
Comments (3)I’ve had that happen, just cut the brown parts off & put the plant outside for a while, out of direct sun. It will probably grow new shoots off the cut stems, mine did....See MoreWhat’s happening to my tomato plant??
Comments (0)Any idea what’s going on here? It had a few spots a couple days ago and I just assumed it was because of the sun (SoCal has been v hot lately). Today I came out to find multiple leaves like this. Anything I can do to stop it spreading? Does it look like just sun damage? Noob here, I’d appreciate some help!...See Morethe_northeast_chileman
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