I did all sort of mistakes on my peppers this week. How sad and what a waste!
- Reppoted them on bigger pots on Sunday
- Removed all the old soil and put a new one
- Might have possibly removed some of the roots
- Put it directly to the sun the following Monday
- Noticed it withering so I watered the plants twice a day on Tuesday, Wednesday and today Thursday while still having a bit of the sun
- Added a little bit of fertilizer to try and save it.
I only started growing last August so please pardon me for being this ignorant when it comes to my plants. Meanwhile, all the other ones I repotted last Sunday (Okra, Bitter gourd, tomato, and eggplant) are all doing well in their new homes.
by kjiamsietf
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It’s difficult for chili peppers to survive transplanting. You should move them along with all the soil and avoid exposing their roots. I recommend removing the existing peppers so the plant can focus its energy on root recovery.
Hey! Idk how the climate is there but here in Greece, it’s too cold to be able to sustain these kind of plants. I suggest you put them somewhere inside at night, it might help!!
Location? Climate? Any background?
I can say with certainty “removing the old soil and replacing it with new soil” is absolutely not something you should be doing and likely damaged the roots of the plants. They might recover, though.
Youâre watering way too much from the sound of it. Bottom water if you can. Itâll encourage root growth and youâll get a deeper water thatâll last longer.
Also when transplanting/potting up, leave the soil in the roots. No need to remove it and disturb the roots. Also, doing so introduces stress to plants. So going direct sun added more stress. Always try to do this on evenings or cloudy days if possible to give the plant a chance to recover before getting blasted with direct sun.
Hey it’s okay! This is all about learning and growingâplants and knowledge.Â
At least you are aware of the things you did wrong. Transplant shock x3, overwatering, and potentially burning them all at the end with fertilizer.Â
Let them dry out, in a spot that gets some sun but not enough to further stress them out. Some may recover!
Peppers do this when repotting. Keep them watered and hopefully they’ll pull through in a week or so.
Were they inside before you transplanted and put outside? You need to gradually introduce indoor plants to sunlight over the course of a week or so in a process called hardening off.
You want to keep your ph pretty low as 5.0-6.0 and water them only when they dry back fully đș
They don’t look great but I’ve had peppers come back from similar. Keep the soil moist but not wet, take off the existing fruit, and they may drop those leaves and grow new ones at the nodes.
It’s winter they die