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Poor wee chilli plants

laurenpeggielaurenpeggie Posts: 6
in Problem solving
First year planting any veg, so far I’ve had success with my (several) tomato plants from seed, Pak Choi and brocolli ...however I’ve not had the same success with my chilli plants.

I planted several different types from seed, and as you can see they’ve grown relatively big. These are Havana gold I think, and suffered from what I think were wee white fly or aphids.
I read that spraying with a mixture of washing up liquid and water would deter any further bugs (after I’d removed the bugs from plant). 

However, now my plants look unwell and Ive lost several leaves and even some flower buds 😩
are these plants a lost cause now? Or is there something I can do? They’re kept in the greenhouse.

thank you 

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  • tui34tui34 Posts: 3,493
    Great intake of breath!   But what the heck!  Plants can be devious so you may as well keep them in light and heat and "carry on"!!  Some nitrogen feed perhaps.  I doubt whether they will fruit now as summer is coming to an end.  You go girl!
    A good hoeing is worth two waterings.

  • laurenpeggielaurenpeggie Posts: 6
    tuikowhai34 said:
    Great intake of breath!   But what the heck!  Plants can be devious so you may as well keep them in light and heat and "carry on"!!  Some nitrogen feed perhaps.  I doubt whether they will fruit now as summer is coming to an end.  You go girl!
    I’ve already attempted some tomato feed as prior to aphids the buds looked like they were going to flower....the main stem seems healthy enough so wasn’t sure if I should cut the leaves off. I do have 3/4 Chilli plants that were not infested and they also seem very slow to flower. Maybe not warm enough in the summer house? They get plenty sunlight...
  • tui34tui34 Posts: 3,493
    Yes, they need heat.  I live in the South of France and we have had a hot summer and my peppers this year are mediocre.  Just one of those years.  Sometimes when we have a cool spring and then it gets hot suddenly, the plants go into shock and stop growing for a while.
    A good hoeing is worth two waterings.

  • laurenpeggielaurenpeggie Posts: 6
    tuikowhai34 said:
    Yes, they need heat.  I live in the South of France and we have had a hot summer and my peppers this year are mediocre.  Just one of those years.  Sometimes when we have a cool spring and then it gets hot suddenly, the plants go into shock and stop growing for a while.
    Yeah we had a beautiful April/May then it’s been a bit all over the place since, including thunder storms and floods. Maybe I’ve over watered... I’ll leave them be and see what happens - thank you! 
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    Not warm enough in those plastic greenhouses for chillis here.  :)
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • laurenpeggielaurenpeggie Posts: 6
    Fairygirl said:
    Not warm enough in those plastic greenhouses for chillis here.  :)
    The inside of that one is very warm most of the time but I’ve got the majority of the plants in my summer house. Only moved the infected plants to that wee greenhouse in case it was something that could spread, didn’t want the healthy plants to suffer!


  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    Yes  - that's the problem though. They get very hot through the day, and they drop like a stone at night, because they simply don't offer the same protection as glass, and certainly not the same as the walls/windows of a house.
    They're not consistently high enough over a 24 hour period, especially once we get into August. Not sure whereabouts you are, but it was 6 degrees here last night, and that's the kind of nighttime temps we normally get here from early August - single figures, and low double figures at best. This year has been unusually warm at night for the time of year. 

    It's why it can even be difficult with tomatoes too.  :)
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • laurenpeggielaurenpeggie Posts: 6
    Fairygirl said:
    Yes  - that's the problem though. They get very hot through the day, and they drop like a stone at night, because they simply don't offer the same protection as glass, and certainly not the same as the walls/windows of a house.
    They're not consistently high enough over a 24 hour period, especially once we get into August. Not sure whereabouts you are, but it was 6 degrees here last night, and that's the kind of nighttime temps we normally get here from early August - single figures, and low double figures at best. This year has been unusually warm at night for the time of year. 

    It's why it can even be difficult with tomatoes too.  :)
    Ahh I see what you mean. The weather has definitely changed in recent weeks compared to the beautiful weather at the beginning of summer (still ever hopeful for an Indian summer....) As I say, most of my plants are inside the summer house, which I know isn’t a greenhouse, but I have no room for a full size glass greenhouse as well, so it has to do. My tomatoes seem to be managing fine...

    May bring a couple of the healthier chilli plants into the house, and pop them by the window see if that helps - thanks. 
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    It's the same with tomatoes - fluctuating temps cause more problems than just consistently high or low ones, and the plastic growhouses are difficult to keep steady .  :)
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
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