Aloha Gang,
You ask em and I post em. One thing I want to make certain when you purchase seeds from me is that you’re learning everything you possibly can so that you have a bountiful harvest of hot hot peppers. Sometimes it takes a little luck, a little patience, a little tender love & care and just knowing what to do. Here’s another great question about the Bhut Jolokias and looking at possible leaf problems.
Q: Hello my name is Bob and I have started growing my Jolokias. They are decent size plants now. The trouble I’m having is that the new leaves on the plant are turning white. Are my Jolokias a lost cause or is there anything i can do to save them? Should I throw the plants out and start over? Please help me out with this, Thanks!
~Bob
A: Aloha Bob. Have you recently moved your peppers outside? If so, they may not have acclimated to outside yet. You may need to take more time to harden them off. If this isn’t the case, can you see white flies on them? Are the leaves curling?
Don’t give up and throw them out just yet. They will recover even if you cut the plant way back. To help with white flies, wash your plants with water, then spray with organic neem oil every 7 -10 days.
Q2: The leaves look like they are dried out and they have some curling to them. I have just started to place them out side. I noticed there where little red bugs all over them. I live in Virginia where the temperature during the days have been in the high 70s to low 80s. I was wondering to if it might be the tap water I’m using, as it is city water. I grew Habanero’s, Cayenne and hot peppers last year and ended up with real big plants. The one Habanero plant I had ended up with over 100 pods from it. I have noticed new leaf growth on them. They didn’t start to turn white till I moved them outside. I will try and leave them out for just a few hours each day and wash the leafs. I will keep you posted on how they are doing. Thanks for the help.
Bob
A2: You need to harden them off more slowly. Don’t rush the process. They need time to adjust to the sun. Dot worry, they will be OK.
