Simply put. It's super fussy about everything. When it started growing, it outgrew all the other peppers plants to get closer to the led light, to point it could not sustain itself from how leggy it was. All my other peppers seemed to be fine with the distance from the light. I had to top it of to slow it down, but it did not! Kept getting taller and taller. Now is almost double than all the other peppers, but it's super skinny. Lol
Now that it is near the led, I don't think it likes it anymore, because after only a couple hours of the lights going on, the aji leaves start droping, probably to get less light. Not sure.
It clearly got severe edema, or atleast had, as I've cut down on the water and schedule it very strictly. As soon as I realized it had edema, I started the fan a cpuple hours each day, but guess what, it doesn't like it! It fkn wilts away. It's a super small 5W fan, which only circulates the air gently, and none of my other 17 pepper plants have a problem, but this one has! A little drama queen I'd say.
I try to water it only after 3-4 days when the soil is dry. But still, the leafs don't grow at normal size anymore, and it's growing super slow.
Now clearly it's me not doing the right thing, but I have no idea what I am doing wrong. All my other peppers plants are doing just fine with healthy stems and leafs, and this aji mojo looks like it's been super neglected, like i'm about to be called by social security.
I jave nonidea hoe to make it happy.
Any suggestions are welcome!
Thanks!
by white-lobsterz
5 Comments
Is it infected with scale?
maybe it needs some nitrogen
If that’s edema, it’s very severe. You might need to change out the soil because it’s clearly not draining well enough.
It looks like it could be mealybugs, though – white fuzzy bumps that don’t move much. The leaves are small and shiny, and it looks like a lot of them tend to fall off when they’re smaller. It looks like it’s getting sucked dry. Try treating for pests if the soil looks like it’s draining easily, and get it away from your other plants.
Looks like you need a soil change.
I suggest fully washing the roots as well when you do.
Could the white bumps be the start of adventitious roots? If your soil is super well draining with a lot of sand it may be water stress as well as lack of nutrients. Sandy soil does not hold onto nutrients or water that well and this particular plant may require more nutrients as compared to your other peppers. If you are certain there is no pest problem then I would consider adding some organic material to this pot’s soil mixture. It will help with moisture retention and provide more easily accessible nutrients.