What's Happening To My Pepper Plants
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This is a Q&A thread where a beginner farmer asks for help with stunted pepper plants. Community members diagnose the issue as likely fertilizer burn or over-fertilization, debating the necessity of chemical inputs versus organic methods for personal consumption gardens. The thread concludes with the original poster deciding to remove the affected plants and replant.
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bassdow claims personal experience with compound gardening and lists specific crops grown without fertilizerZammzammm details specific fertilizers used and describes the physical symptoms of the plant decline
“The plant looks like the manure was applied too close to the roots. A distance of 5-8 Cm should have been applied.”
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“I do compound gardening myself so I know what I'm saying. In my garden, i use no fertilizer, I allow the pepper plants take their time and it tells on quality of pepper plant it produces.”
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“Watery it more! Stop adding fertilizer”
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