Why are the leaves on my pepper plants turning yellow and falling off?

Question

I have Banana Peppers and Jalapenio's in my garden for the first time ever. I placed a thick layer of compost down on top of the soil once they were planted. The compost consisted of 3-4 year old grass clippings. I also fertilized with a 3-stage fertilizer per the recommended amount. The leaves are starting to turn yellow on the LOWER part of the plant and falling off. HELP?

Answer 1

It sounds like you are watering them too much. Normally if a plant is being watered too much, the bottom leaves will start turning yellow. The whole plant will turn yellow or start wilting if the plant is getting too little water. A good rule is to wait to water till you see the plant just starting to wilt or to wait till the ground around it starts feeling somewhat dry to the touch. Pepper plants tend to be a little tempermental. They also like magnesium. It helps turn the leaves a dark green color. I believe some people spray them with an epsom salt water mixture to give them magnesium and to help turn them a nice dark green color.

The same goes for tomatoes and peppers about smoking. Don't smoke around them because the plants can contract diseases from the tobacco.

Answer 2

Pepper Leaves Turning Yellow

Answer 3

Banana Pepper Plant

Answer 4

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Why are the leaves on my pepper plants turning yellow and falling off?
I have Banana Peppers and Jalapenio's in my garden for the first time ever. I placed a thick layer of compost down on top of the soil once they were planted. The compost consisted of 3-4 year old grass clippings. I also fertilized with a 3-stage fertilizer per the recommended amount. The...

Answer 5

Peppers like it hot. They need to dry out between waterings and do not respond well to mulching. They also like to touch each other, so plant close enough so that they'll do that when mature. Never handle peppers or tomatoes while smoking; it increases their chance of contracting tobacco mosaic.

Answer 6

I used to have this problem with bell peppers and an old very experienced farmer recommended I mix 1 tbls epson salts/w a gallon of water. I tried it and I had some of the best opeppers in the county. .One gallon mixture per plant

Answer 7

Usually if the temp drops between 50-55 at night, the plants grow slow and this can happen to young plants. Use black plastic mulch to warm and drain the soil. The other member was right, soil needs to be well drained. Good luck.

Answer 8

Right, the water thing also not enough sunlight.