Is it normal for habanero plants to be sensitive to the hot sun like this or am i doing something wrong? Both plants are 2+ years old. One in grow bag, other in plastic pot. I water them everyday. This photo was taken at 11am. They get less than 5 hours of direct sun and look normal when there is shade. Summer is barely starting and it will get hotter. I have a small tabasco plant next to them and it always looks fine.
by miguel-122
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They get like that under extreme heat and temperature, Get a shader, its like fine black mesh netting, don’t put it over the plants, put it above them, they soon look better
In pots that small, they could also need water. Those little pots evaporate water quickly. In extreme heat, you might be watering those every day.
Put those pots in larger, shorter pots, or they make trays for under the pots to catch the water, then they can hydrate themselves better –
Wilting is the plant equivalent of sweating. It can be a perfectly normal response by a healthy pepper in the hot sun. Potted peppers will be less resilient than in ground peppers and the solution her is to give them more shade, at least during the hotter times of the day. Never make the decision to water your plant more based off how it looks in the hottest parts of the day.
I didn’t see anyone mention this but your roots are probably baking in those black pots in the sun plus up against a fence. Insulate the pots to protect against heat. No joke you could be well over 100 F in the sun when it’s barely 80 out