HELP Pepper Plant Trouble

[sgstucky]

Hi everyone I'm new here and I've just started to grow Thai Dragons. I live in a small apartment in Chicago so I don't have a garden so my little plants sit on my window ledge. The plants face the southside of my building and get plenty of sun during the day. I water them every morning and sometimes at night.

Anyway, I have one big pepper plant that the tips of the leafs look all burnt and yellow. About a 2 months ago I discovered ants living inside its pot to I replaced all the soil with quality soil. So my first question is will those burnt tips ever go away? It still blooms but I think I could do better if it didn't have this problem.

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Next question, same type of plant but they are babies! I grew a few plants from the seeds of the plant I mentioned above. They were growing strong until about a week ago I noticed a strong dark color around the base of the branches. I don't know if this is normal but I just thought I'd asked since I'm on here now.

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I've attached pictures of both plants.

Thanks for your help!
Shawn

[rainbowgardener]

Not sure what to say about the "burnt tips" but the dark coloration at the stem joints is normal and natural for pepper plants, green peppers and hot peppers.

Here's a thread where that was discussed with pictures:

https://www.helpfulgardener.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=46726&highlight=stem+discoloration+peppers#46726

[sgstucky]

Thanks for the link!

[garden5]

What type of soil mix is in the pot? Is it regular dirt or or a store-bought potting mix?

Did the tips of the leaves turn brown before or after you changed the soil?

Thanks for the extra info .