Jalapeno Chilli Problem

I started my Jalapenos from seed in February, had a devil of a job getting the seeds to germinate - I only managed 2 from 50 seeds. Anyway they were both bubbling along on a sunny south facing window , both in the same size pot , both watered and fed the same as the flowers formed about 2 weeks ago. Then........2 days ago one started to wilt , the soil was moist so not under watered ( possibly over watered ?). I moved it to a cooler part of the room , but as you can see my Jalapeno No 2 is looking pretty terminal. Does anyone have any possible remedies, would repoting help or any other ideas ?

No 1 Jalapeno


No2 sick puppy Jalapeno

 

Oh No Harry,

Yep, they need to be in much bigger pots now. Check for root aphid when you do it.

 

Cheers Ziggy , I'll pot it up tomorrow and move to the green house. But i am seriously out of space with the cool temperatures and the gale force winds the green house is a refuge for containers which should be outside now. The temp in the NW now is a heady 15°c !! it goes up to 20° next week so I'll move them out then. What does a root aphid look like white and wriggly ?

 

Pale & fat. (why did I think of the Mrs then)

Try to keep the temperature similar if you can Harry, don't want to shock them anymore.

Couple of mine haven't recovered from transplanting and are being finished off by greenfly:DOH:

 

Looks like it could just be overwatering to me.

If it is, repotting will do no good.

And the last thing you want to do is repot a plant thats obviously got root problems.
Try drying out the rootball by standing it on a folded newspaper for a few hours, it acts like blotting paper.
You can check for root aphids while doing this.

If all fails, take a couple of cuttings from your other plant.

 

I agree with Pete, they have been overwatered, put them somewhere to drain. No point in repotting.​

 

Thanks for the help Ziggy , Pete and Dai
I will take it out of its pot and leave the root ball to dry out on newspaper as advised . I must admit the Chili is looking pretty terminal now , this will be like raising the dead ! Fingers crossed.
I will keep it separate from my other Chili plants in case it is infested , and I will take more care on the watering of the others.

 

I can vouch for the outdoor conditions - Harry lives in the same town as me :o

 

Yes Newgardener , we have had some lovely November weather , this May in the Northwest !!:D
My BBQ cover has not been off all month - and the holiday weekend is set to be cool wet and windy .