Hi guys
I’m facing the same issue with my pepper plant as I did last year (note, this is a new plant I’ve started this season – a Trinidad scorpion). The plant grows very well (100% lush green leaves, fast growth, lots of flower buds) at the start, and it all seems to go downhill once it flowers – new leaves are much smaller, existing leaves curl up and turn yellow and most if not all flowers drop off after a few days after being bloomed
I continue my feeding regiment of diluted fish fertiliser every 2 weeks so it might be something nutrient related?
Located in Melbourne Australia. We’ve had a particularly hot summer which many 35c+ days, but before the plant flowered it seemed to really love the weather (was growing even faster and bigger during 30c weeks)
by Spiritual-Cow-433
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It’s probably either lacking some essential nutrients for bidding or it’s over watered. I’ve had to add ground egg shells to one of my plants a few times.
Someone els will be able to tell you better than I will.
I am having the exact same issue with my Trinidad Scorpion – I’m in New Zealand. My other peppers are all producing (ghosts, serrano, various baccatums) but the Scorpion is covered in flowers that just yellow and drop. I don’t know what’s up!? Funny that we’re both having the same issue with the same variety…
Edit to ask – did you get it from Bunnings last summer like I did?!
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trinidad scorpion yellow didnt do well for me when the plants next to it were producing hundreds of pods. scorpion got like 15 max that year. I think they are just finicky. It doesnt add up when the others were so happy and under the same routine
Had that issue with my ghosts. Some pepper plants drop their flowers if it gets too hot, not forming any peppers. My ghosts failed to produce any peppers despite tons of flowers until daytime high temps were back under 34c or so. Other peppers still produced, but my superhots stopped. The plants themselves grew great, but no fruit. May be part of the problem.
Add some fertilizer higher in P and K. Maybe a bit of calcium too
I’ve had the same issue with my Carolina reaper last year, while my citron Chilli next to it was producing tons of fruit.
I’ve heard that super hots are difficult with pollination so this year I’ll try to vibrate the flowers with an electronic toothbrush
Definitely a nutrient problem. You could possibly have excess salts built up in your soil from over feeding. I would flush it with water to clear out the soil. When it dries, give it a light feeding and a shot of cal mag, then ease up on the watering.
If nighttime temps are above 28.8°c flowers and fruit will abort.