Hi all,
I have these peppers, given to me by a friend.
I was wondering if you knew what kind they were. These are fully ripened, and I put the pencil there so that you could see what size they were.
They are about the size of a pea.
The one I am pointing to seems oblong, but, a lot of the time they are actually more rounded than that one. For some reason, some of them get oblong like that too.
Notice the leaves? Something is eating those leaves. Odd, because there is another bush of these same peppers right next to it which is not getting any bites on it, and it's leaves are a much darker green.
Anyway, so the questions were:
What is the name of this pepper?
What could be eating it's leaves?
Any theories on why the same pepper plant right next to it is fully healthy?
Thanks
Sage
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Hi Sage,
It would be helpful if you could measure the peppers. There are thousands of hot peppers out there, but sometimes knowing the size of the peppers and the plant will be helpful. Knowing how long it took to ripen would also be helpful.
Capsicum Baccatum USDA #238061 Hot Peppers (Bolivia) are 1/4" by 1/4" and ripen from green to orange to red.
https://www.reimerseeds.com/capsicum-baccatum-usda-238061-hot-peppers-bolivia.aspx
Mayo Chiltepine Hot Peppers are ¼" long by ¼" wide round from the Sonoran Thorn Forest in Mexico but the plant gets 50" tall.
https://www.reimerseeds.com/mayo-chiltepine-hot-peppers.aspx
This site carries loads of hot peppers. You can click on peppers by color and even search google for any that don't have pictures. Just scroll down and click on the attribute you want to search by.
https://www.reimerseeds.com/peppers-hot_623.aspx
As to what is going on with your plant, it appears that slugs have been dining on the leaves. It also looks like you have powdery mildew but I can't quite tell from the pics. Take a look here and scroll down to pests and diseases. Thrips might also be a problem.
https://www.thechileman.org/guide_disease.php
Hope that helps.
Newt
It would be helpful if you could measure the peppers. There are thousands of hot peppers out there, but sometimes knowing the size of the peppers and the plant will be helpful. Knowing how long it took to ripen would also be helpful.
Capsicum Baccatum USDA #238061 Hot Peppers (Bolivia) are 1/4" by 1/4" and ripen from green to orange to red.
https://www.reimerseeds.com/capsicum-baccatum-usda-238061-hot-peppers-bolivia.aspx
Mayo Chiltepine Hot Peppers are ¼" long by ¼" wide round from the Sonoran Thorn Forest in Mexico but the plant gets 50" tall.
https://www.reimerseeds.com/mayo-chiltepine-hot-peppers.aspx
This site carries loads of hot peppers. You can click on peppers by color and even search google for any that don't have pictures. Just scroll down and click on the attribute you want to search by.
https://www.reimerseeds.com/peppers-hot_623.aspx
As to what is going on with your plant, it appears that slugs have been dining on the leaves. It also looks like you have powdery mildew but I can't quite tell from the pics. Take a look here and scroll down to pests and diseases. Thrips might also be a problem.
https://www.thechileman.org/guide_disease.php
Hope that helps.
Newt
Thanks newt.
I have only had these 1 year, so, I don't know how tall they will eventually get, but they are a little shorter than a foot tall at the moment.
1/4 inch diameter is correct... Or at least, they don't get bigger than a quarter inch.
They do ripen from Green to orange, to red. And I am not sure, exactly how long it takes. From the time I start seeing one pop out, I think it takes a couple of weeks, maybe less, for the fruit to get to a dark orange (which I know is not ripe, but, I'm impatient so I tend to pick them by that time, LOL). I don't know exactly what that "100 days" on your first link refers to? Perhaps from the time you plant the seed it takes about that long to bring fruit? If that's the case than that does seem about right.
From the rest of the description on that link, it appears that Capsicum Baccatum is, indeed, what I have.
I've been dealing with that white webbing all year long... It's a problem here. I normally spray with water and brush them off to get rid of it.
Problem is, it may be getting to the roots too, but, I'm not sure yet. I noticed this white stuff on the roots of a plant that had died about a month ago too.
Slugs.. Argh... I haven't noticed any, but, if they are what's gettin in there, I'll have to do a steak out, and deploy all my troops to "operation pepper shield"... LOL...
Thanks, big help
Sage
I have only had these 1 year, so, I don't know how tall they will eventually get, but they are a little shorter than a foot tall at the moment.
1/4 inch diameter is correct... Or at least, they don't get bigger than a quarter inch.
They do ripen from Green to orange, to red. And I am not sure, exactly how long it takes. From the time I start seeing one pop out, I think it takes a couple of weeks, maybe less, for the fruit to get to a dark orange (which I know is not ripe, but, I'm impatient so I tend to pick them by that time, LOL). I don't know exactly what that "100 days" on your first link refers to? Perhaps from the time you plant the seed it takes about that long to bring fruit? If that's the case than that does seem about right.
From the rest of the description on that link, it appears that Capsicum Baccatum is, indeed, what I have.
I've been dealing with that white webbing all year long... It's a problem here. I normally spray with water and brush them off to get rid of it.
Problem is, it may be getting to the roots too, but, I'm not sure yet. I noticed this white stuff on the roots of a plant that had died about a month ago too.
Slugs.. Argh... I haven't noticed any, but, if they are what's gettin in there, I'll have to do a steak out, and deploy all my troops to "operation pepper shield"... LOL...
Thanks, big help
Sage
Sage, I'm glad that was helpful. 
https://woodypest.ifas.ufl.edu/mites.htm
White webbing in the soil and on roots that comes to mind would mycelium. Does it look anything like this?
https://www.ipm.iastate.edu/ipm/hortnews/2006/4-5/fungi.html
Newt
Yes, that's what it means.I don't know exatly what that "100 days" on your first link refers to? Perhaps from the time you plant the seed it takes that long to bring fruit? If that's the case then that does seem about right.
Hmm, I didn't realize it was white webbing. Do you mean webbing similar to a spider web? That would be spider mites. Take a piece of white paper and place it under the webbing. Then tap the palnt. You should see some specks fall on the paper. They come in different colors but might be red and will probably move.I've been dealing with that white webbing all year long...Problem is, it might be getting to the roots too, but, I'm not sure yet. I noticed this white stuff on the roots of a plant that had died about a month ago too.
https://woodypest.ifas.ufl.edu/mites.htm
White webbing in the soil and on roots that comes to mind would mycelium. Does it look anything like this?
https://www.ipm.iastate.edu/ipm/hortnews/2006/4-5/fungi.html
Newt
Interesting, I'll try the spider mite test, but, webbing was more of a visual explination than anything.
It looks more fuzzy than like webbing.
I just took a closer look and it's on most of my plants now.
The stuff on the roots of the other plant sort of look like the picture you show. Not really all that easy to see the texture on the roots in that picture, but, it's almost like they were weted down then rolled in flour or something.
I will do the spider mite test tomorrow though just to see.
Thanks again.
Lot's of good information here.
Sage
It looks more fuzzy than like webbing.
I just took a closer look and it's on most of my plants now.
The stuff on the roots of the other plant sort of look like the picture you show. Not really all that easy to see the texture on the roots in that picture, but, it's almost like they were weted down then rolled in flour or something.
I will do the spider mite test tomorrow though just to see.
Thanks again.
Lot's of good information here.
Sage
Sage, I realize all this is new to you, but the better the description of what you see, the easier it will be to help you. If it's not webs then maybe it's powdery mildew as I first thought when I looked at the picture. For that you can use a milk or baking soda spray. Here's recipes for you to make your own sprays.
https://www.ghorganics.com/page15.html
It's important to know exactly what you have going on so you can use the proper methods of curing the problem.
Newt
https://www.ghorganics.com/page15.html
It's important to know exactly what you have going on so you can use the proper methods of curing the problem.
Newt