Rot/ Disease on pepper plants

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  1. lexmarkexpress

    lexmarkexpress Apprentice Gardener

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    I am growing peppers for the first time, I am growing a purple variety but when the peppers get a couple inchs big they start to form green spots that look like rot,they spread quickly, I snapped them off the first to times it happened but it is now happening to all the fruit. I am growing in pots, in a conservatory and water daily. Thanks for any help
     
  2. pete

    pete Growing a bit of this and a bit of that....

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    OOOh I think we need a picture.:)
     
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    Definitely need a picture.
     
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    We need a pic, but I think you are watering the foliage, rather than the roots. Your peppers have the early signs of scorch.:thumb:
     
  5. OllieMartin

    OllieMartin Apprentice Gardener

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    It does sound like sun scald, except for the fact that it spreads quickly. I would expect sun scald to remain and for the pepper to survive.

    If you can't take a picture yourself, check against these pictures for something similar:
    http://gardener.wikia.com/wiki/Capsicum_troubles

    Are the lesions damp? Does the fruit turn brown or die?
     
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