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Apache 1 Chilli Plant leaves turning yellow

abiJrxQ4x7-abiJrxQ4x7- Posts: 2
edited June 2023 in Fruit & veg
I have recently purchased an Apache 1 Chilli Plant and need some help. The leave over the past few day have started discolouring and I am not sure what the problem could be as I am a novice gardener. Any help would be greatly appreciated.  


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  • Pete.8Pete.8 Posts: 11,340
    The compost looks quite wet.
    They don't like wet roots for more than a short period of time, so it could be that the wetness is preventing uptake of nitrogen which is causing yellowing of leaves.
    I have quite a few and I decide when to water by lifting the pot - if it feels light, I water if it doesn't - I don't.
    With chillies and peppers it's best to pot them on gradually into slightly bigger pots each time. This means the roots can penetrate all the compost before being potted on which reduces the chances of wet roots.
    They also need plenty of warmth and sun - no shortage of that atm!

    Billericay - Essex

    Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit.
    Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
  • abiJrxQ4x7-abiJrxQ4x7- Posts: 2
    edited June 2023
    @Pete.8

    Thanks for taking a look at this your advice has been a great help. I have stopped watering for now - will resume based on your advice to lift the pot - and during the day removing it from the mini greenhouse I am storing it in so that the compost has chance to dry. It is already looking better!! :smile:
  • Pete.8Pete.8 Posts: 11,340
    Good news!

    Billericay - Essex

    Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit.
    Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
  • Dirty HarryDirty Harry Posts: 1,048
    edited June 2023
    If you don't mind me jumping on the back of this...I have got 3 of these ordered and I've never grown chillies before. Where are you growing them?

    I'm thinking of trying one on the kitchen window sill (South Facing), one outside in full sun and one in the growhouse. The growhouse isn't ideal as it gets less sun than I'd want but it will be warm and sheltered. Conversely, outside will get plenty of sun but no shelter and I'm curious as to how they'll fair.

    Will heat or outright sunlight be more important? (obviously you want both in an ideal world...)

  • Pete.8Pete.8 Posts: 11,340
    A greenhouse is ideal, but I used to grow them in pots against a south-facing wall on my patio with very good results. This was Super Chili, but Apache is just a variation on a theme so such a position would suit them too.
    Feed once a week with a tomato feed when you see the first flowers opening.



    Billericay - Essex

    Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit.
    Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
  • LunarSeaLunarSea Posts: 1,923
    I grow Apache every year. I pot mine up in an 8" terracotta pot (without saucer) in a 50:50 mix of John Innes & MPC and grow it in the greenhouse. If I've taken the staging down I stand it on some sort of stand so that it drains freely. At the moment I'm watering it every day, sometimes twice, and feeding with tomato food once a week.

    The photo shows it growing between tomato plants. (It looks like it's in a saucer but it's just a compost sieve to hold it upright on the stand.) Only one plant this year because it's so prolific and I've still got loads in the freezer from previous years.


    Clay soil - Cheshire/Derbyshire border. 

    I play with plants and soil and sometimes it's successful
  • LeadFarmerLeadFarmer Posts: 1,500
    I'm having my first serious effort at growing chillies this year. So far they seem to be doing well. I've learn't they are the opposite of tomatoes in that you water them little, and don't pinch off any side shoots as you do with tomato plants. I'm watering about once per week.

    Is it best to water from the bottom, in a saucer, or from the top?
  • Pete.8Pete.8 Posts: 11,340
    I've been growing them for years. I always water from the top, just because it's easier.
    I tilt or lift the pot to judge if water is needed first and if it is I give enough just to moisten the compost.
    I'm watering mine at least once a day now due to the heat, but they are also in a greenhouse and I have the first chillies forming

    Billericay - Essex

    Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit.
    Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
  • LeadFarmerLeadFarmer Posts: 1,500
    Thanks, I can definitely feel when the pots are lighter. I'm amazed they remain so lush and healthy looking despite the lack of water. I've read of folk waiting for the leaves to wilt before watering.
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