I didnāt water this sugar rush peach pepper plant for like 36 hours probably in the 90Ā°+ ga heat and today it was all wilted when I woke upā¦. Watered it very thoroughly and came home this evening to it looking maybe even more wilted š Is my plant a goner??? Is there anything else I can do for it?! This was the pepper I was most excited for out of my 12 different hot pepper plants
Someone gimme some good (and honest?) news.
by AlexNewman
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How much sun does it get everyday? I also live in Georgia, weāve had some scorchers and some of my plants have been struggling as well. Wouldnāt stress too much about it, might need a bit of afternoon shade.
It is most likely water cuz it is not planted in the ground so the excess moisture is getting released through the sides plus it is black so double hot just keep a steady water supply every time you see the soil is dry try digging a little so Yk its not just the top dry then Water
Give it some water. Like maybe even every day for a couple days
Take it to the shade and give it water.
No afternoon sun
No afternoon sun
Dont use cloth pots if you cant water at least once every day
Iām up in nc and my plants are the same, honestly tho just bring it into a place that doesnāt get afternoon sun and all good
I find the fabric pots dry out really bad and it can happen quick. That can make it hard for water to completely penetrate the soil. The easiest thing for me has been to soak them in a tub of water for like 20-30 minutes and they perk right back up.
Can you tell a difference using that copper rod vs ones that don’t have it?
Put up some 30-40% shade cloth
Pepper plants can be dramatic.. my plant will do this a couple times a season for me if I donāt catch it.. esp when it gets a heat uptickā¦ just water that puppy and within 10mins it will spring back up like nothing ever happened
Those grow backs will leak any excess water, making the soil dry out faster.
If you can find a large enough dish (or something)to sit on, it could help retain some water.
Itās not a goner OP. You watered it, which it wanted. Peppers are VERY dramatic. Since itās so hot out, it may not perk up until the evening.
All that said, itās damn near impossible to over water peppers in fabric pots. Soak the hell out of it every morning during heatwaves.
I water mine, in grow bags, every morning. Itās under 40% shade cloth. Iām in the desert of southern New Mexico. Over 100 every day.
Itās just gonna get worse as the season progresses. You might have to water twice a day as summer progresses. Plants are big enough to suck the water right out and the heat will dry out the rest.
I’ve found that my pepper plants like morning sun much better. I’m in the Gulf of Mexico so it’s hot here. The afternoon sun really soaks up all of the plant’s and root’s moisture. That plant looks thirsty.
Use a white grow bag next time, or better yet, plant your plants in the ground, where their roots don’t roast.
Invest in 30% shade cloth, it takes the harshness out of hot days. It should bounce back, just dont over water to make up for the missed time, just keep the soil moist
Would you give you child every 36 hours?
It’s really hot and/or thirsty, as others have said. Any strategy that mitigates that should work. Move the plant to a place with afternoon shade, shade cloth, some sort of bottom watering solution, etc.
Just thirsty