Help with wilting plant.
Help with wilting plant.
We planted 3 pepper plants (poblano, jalapeño, and Anaheim) in a raised garden bed. Tomatoes in the same bed are doing just fine. We feel like they are getting enough watering but any help would be appreciated!
If they are getting enough water, then it could be either heat or too much sunshine. Try giving them some afternoon shade see if they get better.
But personally I haven't able to save peppers that are this wilted.
Ah that is sad. We kind of figured it might be too late for them, but we will still try to save them.
they actually grow really well in large pot, so you might want to plant them in pot next time so it is easier to move them to different climate and shade.
Also depends on your region, I don't think it is too late to start some seedlings, you might have some harvest before frost, they grow pretty fast.
Do you fertilize or sidedress with compost? Tomatoes and peppers tend to be heavy feeders. They need a lot of nutrients (but follow package directions if using fertilizer). And I can’t tell from the picture if the soil is mulched. Mulching goes a long way to help prevent soil moisture from evaporating, cooling the roots, and generally helping to limit the impact of extremes in heat and water availability on plants.
We may not have fertilized soon enough. We will see if we can give the peppers a fair shot. Thank you for your help!
My experiences match @baseless_discourse@mander.xyz's in that they may be too far gone. That said, it would be worth giving them some additional water, some shade for the hottest part of the day, and maybe some light-colored mulch around the bases. Having them so close to the house may be creating a warmer microclimate, which can be tough on young peppers. Looking at the tomato in the foreground, I suspect that there's a case of not enough water - there's a considerable amount of leaf curling going on.
We will try that. We have a shade screen coming today to help but are worried it might still be too late. They are getting as much extra care as we can give without smothering them.
I've had plants come back from worse than this, so I wouldn't necessarily say these are goners yet. When it gets hot enough and they're in too much sun, even some of my healthy peppers will look like this before perking back up after getting watered that night.
Like everyone else said, they're stressed out and need some shade.
In case anyone here is interested they are doing better. Mulch, fertilizer, a little more shade, and some care and they are recovering. Thank you everyone!