Hi, I’m fairly new to growing peppers (just started this year). I’ve been having a lot of fun learning about growing peppers and growing plants in general! Love the communities around it. I was wondering if anyone could help me by explaining three different things though…
- What’s causing my jalapeños to mature so small?
- Any clue what’s causing these silver/brownish bumps on the outside of them?
- I’m sure it may not be easy to tell off of these photos alone, but are these jalapeños to begin with? Or am I a victim of big peppergate?
Extra context: All of my peppers are grown indoors using two artificial lights, and one window of natural light during the day. I usually have the lights turn on when the sun goes down, and they stay on for 16hrs. I also have two oscillating fans that I turn on before going to bed. I had a fungus gnat problem until recently solved (mostly, because there’s maybe a handful still flying around, but no where near as bad as it was initially, annoying bastards they were!). I bottom water them about once a week, making sure that the topsoil never gets too wet. And I give them fertilizer+bone meal about every 2 weeks.
Any help/advice is highly appreciated and thank you in advance for taking time out of your day to answer my questions. If any extra pictures are needed, let me know ☺️
P.s. Don’t judge me for my zip tie jimmy rigging! It works! My dumbass forgot to put plant supports around them before they matured 😭
by Candanale
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One possibility might be overwatering. I grow a few small pepper plants inside, and they do not like being watered frequently. It causes plant cells to burst. I say this cause of the curved and damaged leaves. I also can’t leave pots sitting in the runoff….
Becoming grizzled and hardened by the status quo