Hello
I know these plants should have been transplanted a long time ago but for reasons out of my control, I am only getting around to doing this now.
The slight yellowing of leaves I'm unsure if that's just young leaves or a sign they need to be in bigger pots ASAP..
This is my 2nd time growing peppers and I'm a major noob.. Can I transplant these straight into 30litre grow bags or do I need to Pot them into bigger containers but not final container?
Thanks
by BeigestGenetics
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I go from a 4in pot then to 5 gallon. I could be wrong as this if my first year with peppers but from what I’ve read it’s usually an overwatering issue, as they are too young to need more nitrogen/the soil should already have enough right now
Everything seems fine to me, the young leaves usually gets greener with growth
Btw, what do you mean they shouldve been repotted long time ago? Have the roots even reached the sides and the bottom of these containers? These look like 4″ pots to me, my peppers are now around 10″ tall in the same containers and still thriving and have a lot of space for root development
Nitrogen deficiency starts in older leaves first, not new growth. New growth naturally takes a time to green down so give them time and keep an eye on them. If the new growth goes really light, then onto almost white, then its an iron deficiency.
Looks fine to me
They look totally fine. Maybe a bit dry, but if you’re bottom watering the top will often look dry.
These look pretty happy honestly.
Really young seedlings tend to look paler green than what they do once they’ve established themselves and developed some nice big ol’ leaves (some varieties are darker, even purple!).
Nitrogen deficiency is pretty easy to spot. You’ll notice the bottom-most leaves (oldest) starting to yellow from the tips and move inward (as nitrogen is a mobile nutrient that the plant can shift around as needed). Imagine the plant is starving, and its goal is to shift whatever nitrogen it has to the tender, new growth in hopes of it surviving. Once the yellowing has gone on long enough, the affected leaves will start to fall off. You can quickly stop this yellowing with an injection of nitrogen into the soil, but the leaves that have discolored will remain that way (and might just fall off one day).