Chili turning brown
Chilli Pepper None Given
What could be the cause and what will be a good solution? We have already incurred losses for the past 3 months. We tried fungicide but did not help. Thank you.
Chili - looks good while it's green. But starts drying before it turns red. It becomes brown and dried up. Please help!
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by: Jacqueline
(1 point)
Posted: February 25, 2017
Answers
This could be a condition called "blossom end rot", which is caused by Calcium deficiency and/or uneven watering practices. The blossom end of tomatoes, peppers and squash gets brown and shrivels up or rots, depending on air moisture content. Once a "fruit" exhibits that condition, it cannot be undone, but future fruits can often be saved by applying a liquid calcium foliar spray. Other forms of calcium, such as lime, gypsum or egg shells aren't bio-available to the plant fast enough to make a difference. They have to be applied before planting.
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by: Gabriele O'Neill
(2 points)
Posted: February 28, 2017
in the Philippines. Tropical weather. Rains every now and then. There are 3 rows and they are all the same. Tip does not look fuzzy. Posting more pictures.
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by: Jacqueline
(1 point)
Posted: February 25, 2017
David Hughes commented,
Please add close up images of the fruit from different angles and different stages of infection over 7 years ago.
Please add close up images of the fruit from different angles and different stages of infection over 7 years ago.
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Where are you? And does the tip seem fuzzy as it if was a fungal infection? Do you find that the phenomenon appears in close growing chilis? over 7 years ago.
This could be a condition called "blossom end rot", which is caused by Calcium deficiency and/or uneven watering practices. The blossom end of tomatoes, peppers and squash gets brown and shrivels up or rots, depending on air moisture content. Once a "fruit" exhibits that condition, it cannot be undone, but future fruits can often be saved by applying a liquid calcium foliar spray. Other forms of calcium, such as lime, gypsum or egg shells aren't bio-available to the plant fast enough to make a difference. They have to be applied before planting. over 7 years ago.