Re: [CH] Pepper Disease Problem
Gail Donaghey (gdonaghey@bitstreet.com)
Tue, 27 Apr 1999 08:54:43 -0500
Robert-
Sounds like damping off, anyway. "Pepper Diseases- A Field Guide" describes
the conditions you discuss to a T on page 22, pointing the finger of fate at
one of several Fungi. I lost several Aji seedlings to some type of fungi in
the same manner you describe. Under a good microscope, you could see the
spores around the sunken areas, but I never tried to identify which variety
was doing it. Good luck, you'll need it if that's your problem. I solved
mine with more air, less moisture, and more sun, but it will spread rapidly!
Calvin
Robert Farr wrote:
> Aigghhhhh!!
>
> I woke up today to some sort of odd disease attacking my pepper plants.
>
> I'm growing around six or seven hundred seedlings. About 1/4 of them
> are under attack from some kind of stem disease.
>
> The stems looked almost chewed in a variety of places - but there are no
> insects. Some of the leaf stems (forget what they're called; it's the
> piece where the leaf joins the stem) also have this problem.
>
> The stems, in places, are brown and sunken. Obviously no nutrition can
> get up the stem after this occurs, so the plants are wilting.
>
> The stems are not girdled - they're not being attacked at the soil line,
> so I don't think this is damping off.
>
> But my babies - they are dying!!
>
> Any thoughts are treatment recommendations are *most* appreciated.
>
> Thanks! in advance -
>
> Robert.