First of all. I am very new to this site, and the reason I am in here, its because I have become recently interested in planting hot peppers, specifically a type Im not really sure what to call, Ill attach several images. What most concerns me, its the color some of the leaves are starting to get. Some yellow spots are appearing on the lower leaves. Is this normal? Am i missing some vitamin for my pepper? Is it also normal that the leaves are wrinkled? I water them constantly. And what kind of pepper is it? The ones Im growing are stil young and green but they are red or yellow in ciolor. Its hot to my taste but when cut it smells kinda sweet which has made me believe its an apple pepper. Thanks again for all your help. Andrew
Hello Andrew, I have been growing a variety of exotic hot peppers for a few years now and by looking at your leaves and fruit, everything looks pretty normal. Young leaves may be wrinkled and will flatten out as they grow. But, I will tell you this: Do not water them constantly. Peppers do not like to be watered that often. Unlike say, tomatoes, that need even watering and like a wetter soil. Only water your peppers as needed. Let them start to show wilt or test your soil's moisture with a water probe or stick your finger in the soil and if it is bone dry two inches down, then water them thoroughly. I grow peppers and tomatoes and peppers only get watered about half as much as tomatoes. The yellowing could be from over watering. There can be other factors, like soil composition and nutrients. Peppers do not need as much fertilizer as tomatoes. I grow in containers and feed them a half strength every 2nd or 3rd watering, because the nutrients are being washed out the bottom of the container every time you water. I use a liquid fertilizer that contains trace elements, unlike the granulated miracle grow product. It contains all the vitamin and minerals necessary for a thriving and healthy plant. As far was what kind of pepper you are growing, is very hard to tell, at this point. I grow: Carolina Reaper, Ghost, Scorpion, 7Pot, and Vipers. When they are young and even when they are just beginning to bear fruit, all the plants look very much alike. When I harvest, my Vipers and Scorpions almost look identical. With so many crossbreeds and hybrids, you may have a very hard time determining what you have. You may have to trace back to where you got your plants/seeds to determine what you have.
Thank you very much for your help. I'm glad I found this forum. Since I'm very new at all of this I did not consider overwatering the plant. Thank you. I will take in your advice. As for what you mentioned of the he type of pepper I'm basically lost because, the place where I bought the original peppers shown in the picture just classify it as a pepper (say thank you to out very poor educational system of our country hehe) I knew it was a stretch to ask for type of pepper, what I've been reading in some Spanish forums may suggest it's something called apple pepper due to its sweetness and sweet aroma while cooking it. Anyway thank you very much. I have a few questions on growing tomatoes but I will search for a thread about that. This would be my first time growing them. Andrew
Andrew, Your peppers look more like a habanero than an apple pepper. The stem on your peppers look too thin to be an apple pepper. I see a thin stem and your peppers look like that of a hotter variety, like a chili pepper. An apple pepper is a type of Hungarian pepper. I am just guessing by your pictures. Jigger
Okidoki, that makes sense, simce you are the one with more knowledge. All i know is that its delicious, kimda sweet, hot but its not a persistent heat, it goes down rather quickly. Im glad the seed actually grew and soon ill be enjoying my whatever peppers hehe. Thanks again for your help and time. Andrew
Andrew, It is hard to say what kind of pepper it is. I looked up Apple peppers and it said that they are Hungarians. Sweet and slightly hot. Is it a thin or thick walled pepper? From your pics, they look like a chili pepper. Your last pic actually says: Chili peppers. I am as confused as you are. Lol. Well, anyway, just do not water them too much. Let them get thirsty first, but do not let them completely dry out. Enjoy! Jigger
