Comments on: Pests and Disease http://www.thechilliking.com Growing Guides, Tips, Recipes & Chilli Pepper Information Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:46:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: The Chilli King http://www.thechilliking.com/growing/pests-and-disease/comment-page-1/#comment-8550 The Chilli King Fri, 04 Nov 2011 10:57:23 +0000 http://www.thechilliking.com/?page_id=279#comment-8550 <strong>Alan Stennett</strong> - Sounds like it could be some sort of fungus. Try and get the plants some more air. Are you over watering? Alan Stennett – Sounds like it could be some sort of fungus. Try and get the plants some more air. Are you over watering?

]]> By: Alan Stennett http://www.thechilliking.com/growing/pests-and-disease/comment-page-1/#comment-8428 Alan Stennett Tue, 01 Nov 2011 14:45:04 +0000 http://www.thechilliking.com/?page_id=279#comment-8428 Hello. Very useful site. Some of my chilli plants have just developed a sooty black coating on some leaves. It is only on the top of the leaves, with nothing visible underneath and it comes off with a cotton bud damped with water, but not with a dry one. The plants have been in a small greenhouse with plenty of air during the summer, but are now shut in in the evenings or when the weather is cooler. The ones still outside do not show the problem. Any suggestions? Hello. Very useful site. Some of my chilli plants have just developed a sooty black coating on some leaves. It is only on the top of the leaves, with nothing visible underneath and it comes off with a cotton bud damped with water, but not with a dry one. The plants have been in a small greenhouse with plenty of air during the summer, but are now shut in in the evenings or when the weather is cooler. The ones still outside do not show the problem. Any suggestions?

]]> By: Liz H http://www.thechilliking.com/growing/pests-and-disease/comment-page-1/#comment-5762 Liz H Wed, 03 Aug 2011 22:38:02 +0000 http://www.thechilliking.com/?page_id=279#comment-5762 N.B. The plant is about 3ft tall, not the pot! :-) N.B. The plant is about 3ft tall, not the pot! :-)

]]> By: Liz H http://www.thechilliking.com/growing/pests-and-disease/comment-page-1/#comment-5756 Liz H Wed, 03 Aug 2011 20:24:34 +0000 http://www.thechilliking.com/?page_id=279#comment-5756 Hi again! I am growing several varieties of chillis in my flat this year - I got a bit over-zealous with the seeds! A few problems I have noticed are: They are growing very tall, and have plenty of flowers, most of which drop off so I don't get much fruit. I noticed you had advised not to pot them on. Looking at your photos from your article your pots seemed tiny to what I would have put them in. However, my tallest one is about 3ft! I have also been quite careful not to overwater, as the main problem I have are with fungus gnats in the compost. They are driving me crazy, and really like flying up my nose! There are literally hundreds of them and I have put as many plants as I can out on the tiny balcony but a majority of them are kept inside. Have you, or have any other readers had a problem with these pests? They look like little fruit flies, and they seem to live in the compost. Any tips for annihilation? Thanks! Hi again!

I am growing several varieties of chillis in my flat this year – I got a bit over-zealous with the seeds! A few problems I have noticed are:

They are growing very tall, and have plenty of flowers, most of which drop off so I don’t get much fruit. I noticed you had advised not to pot them on. Looking at your photos from your article your pots seemed tiny to what I would have put them in. However, my tallest one is about 3ft!

I have also been quite careful not to overwater, as the main problem I have are with fungus gnats in the compost. They are driving me crazy, and really like flying up my nose! There are literally hundreds of them and I have put as many plants as I can out on the tiny balcony but a majority of them are kept inside.

Have you, or have any other readers had a problem with these pests? They look like little fruit flies, and they seem to live in the compost. Any tips for annihilation?

Thanks!

]]> By: The Chilli King http://www.thechilliking.com/growing/pests-and-disease/comment-page-1/#comment-5678 The Chilli King Mon, 01 Aug 2011 15:06:36 +0000 http://www.thechilliking.com/?page_id=279#comment-5678 <strong>Tracey</strong> - Yes this is normal. The peppers should turn red after another couple of weeks of warm weather. Tracey – Yes this is normal. The peppers should turn red after another couple of weeks of warm weather.

]]> By: Tracey http://www.thechilliking.com/growing/pests-and-disease/comment-page-1/#comment-5523 Tracey Tue, 26 Jul 2011 14:45:30 +0000 http://www.thechilliking.com/?page_id=279#comment-5523 I am growing a bell pepper plant and the fruit was growing green as it started to get bigger it has turned to the colour i beleive is black. The plant looks healthy but this is the only fruit growing from it and the pepper is still growing as well as the plant. Is this normal. I am growing a bell pepper plant and the fruit was growing green as it started to get bigger it has turned to the colour i beleive is black. The plant looks healthy but this is the only fruit growing from it and the pepper is still growing as well as the plant. Is this normal.

]]> By: The Chilli King http://www.thechilliking.com/growing/pests-and-disease/comment-page-1/#comment-5123 The Chilli King Wed, 13 Jul 2011 10:09:52 +0000 http://www.thechilliking.com/?page_id=279#comment-5123 <strong>lynn</strong> - supermarket chillies are usually grown in holland under artificial lights. as a result when you get them home they go into shock which is i suspect what the issue is. keep in in a warm light place, don't over water it and hopefully it'll recover. in future i'd recommend you grow your chillies from seed, or is buying plants get them from a reputable garden center. happy growing! lynn – supermarket chillies are usually grown in holland under artificial lights. as a result when you get them home they go into shock which is i suspect what the issue is. keep in in a warm light place, don’t over water it and hopefully it’ll recover. in future i’d recommend you grow your chillies from seed, or is buying plants get them from a reputable garden center. happy growing!

]]> By: lynn http://www.thechilliking.com/growing/pests-and-disease/comment-page-1/#comment-5091 lynn Sun, 10 Jul 2011 08:45:51 +0000 http://www.thechilliking.com/?page_id=279#comment-5091 Chillie King, got a chillie plant from supermarket yesterday, now it has gone black on the tops of chillies. All I know about them, it says Westshore chilli pepper hot. Thank you Lynn Chillie King,
got a chillie plant from supermarket yesterday, now it has gone
black on the tops of chillies. All I know about them, it says Westshore chilli pepper hot.
Thank you
Lynn

]]> By: colin Byrne http://www.thechilliking.com/growing/pests-and-disease/comment-page-1/#comment-4873 colin Byrne Thu, 30 Jun 2011 08:27:09 +0000 http://www.thechilliking.com/?page_id=279#comment-4873 hallo. Some of my plants leaves have turned a darker green then the rest and have started curling up, only on some parts of the plant not all. they are African bird plants. they are in the green house and about 3ft with chillis on them. the door is left open now and was wondering could it be draft at night or could it be the sun burning then in the day. plants on both sides are fine its just the odd one or two. tks. hallo. Some of my plants leaves have turned a darker green then the rest and have started curling up, only on some parts of the plant not all. they are African bird plants. they are in the green house and about 3ft with chillis on them. the door is left open now and was wondering could it be draft at night or could it be the sun burning then in the day. plants on both sides are fine its just the odd one or two. tks.

]]> By: The Chilli King http://www.thechilliking.com/growing/pests-and-disease/comment-page-1/#comment-4082 The Chilli King Wed, 25 May 2011 12:53:16 +0000 http://www.thechilliking.com/?page_id=279#comment-4082 <strong>Martyn</strong> - First of all get your plants as much direct sun as you can find. You may be watering too much which can cvause yellowing of leaves so maybe ease off a bit. I generally only water when the top of the soil looks dry. Martyn – First of all get your plants as much direct sun as you can find. You may be watering too much which can cvause yellowing of leaves so maybe ease off a bit. I generally only water when the top of the soil looks dry.

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