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Floppy Chilli Leaves
ommthree
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Hi All,
I have been growing some cayenne peppers in pots and they've been doing fairly well. They're about 20cm tall now and the first flowers are developing. I'm keeping them in a plastic greenhouse during the day, and bringing them inside at night. They did suffer a check when I left them outside on a cold night, but seem to have come back.
Just the last two or three days, the leaves have been floppy in the evenings when I bring them in but they've perked up again by the morning. I'm wondering what the problem could be. Are they too hot in the greenhouse perhaps?
Thank you!
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Sounds like it - is the greenhouse closed up? It really needs to be open as much as possible during the day.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
It could be that a Vine Weevil has laid eggs in the compost and the grubs are attacking the roots. While weather conditions are warn it may be that the remaining roots cannot supply enough sap to balance out the transpiration rate. If it is Vine Weevil grubs there is only one solution other than destroy the plants and that is (in my opinion) Nemasys vine weevil nematodes (available on Ebay and Amazon + other suppliers if you google 'Nemasys vine weevil killer').
Thanks! If some greenhouse opening doesn't fix it then I'll have a look at the roots!
Hi ommthree, there is a chilli thread, I think it is somewhere near the top now but will bump up for you in the morning. Our chilli expert Stacey says that the chillies should be outside now and only inside (the plastic greenhouse) if frost is forecast, as it is quite warm now for them.
I have started hardening mine off and they will be outside from next week after I have repotted them all and made sure they are happy in their new pots. Hope this helps.
They're fine now that I'm opening the door when it's sunny. Thanks for the advice all!
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.