It's possible but it is only a twelve inch tall plant and not very dense. I could see the pepper as soon as I walked over to it to water it. I guess it could have been less than an inch but it's now a good size pepper that stands out right in front. Every plant I have outside changed overnight after the splash of nutes. I had other peppers that were good size and solid green for almost a month but after the nutes they turned half red overnight. I have been loading up on nitrogen but this was the first good application of a balanced feed.

Baldo says, it is imperative that you contact the Dept. of Agriculture for your County IMMEDIATELY. There is every probability that this is NOT Japanese Beetles -- BUT there is a chance that it IS. And if it is, the County must be made aware. Please don't delay. Contact them ASAP. Then, we will ALL know for sure. It is B A L D O V I L L E G A S. Use his name when you call Ag. They should know that name. (God knows, all of the Ag people in MY County know him.) He has now retired, but he was for years the State's top Entomologist, and he still consults for them.

thanks for that bit of help, but the site didn't list stella's mom and dad., but there seem to be some reds in the background of hyperion. well, i'm going to dig up my little changeling. put it someplace to keep track of and see what happens over time. diggerb

It never left here either, and usually does not until late October now. The past TWO days have been warmer than usual, in the 90s, but September here is not really too much different from August other then slighty cooler temps more in the low 80s. We usually dont see a real cool down until the end of Oct, or early to mid Nov. The real COLD stuff the past 10 years has been largely confined to jan/feb, and even then its been very brief. Its normal for us to hit the 60's and even 70s at times during jan/ feb now.