Any Yellow Leaf Pepper Plants?

suvoth · May 6, 2014

Are there such a thing as yellow pepper leaf plants? I have a mystery pepper growing (got organic sweet red long peppers from grocery store and am trying to grow it). The plants seem very healthy other than the fact that the newer leaves are coming up yellow. I did spray the top of the soil with a mixture of water and baking soda for a mold issue (which is gone now). Just wondering. Oh and the spots are just dried up baking soda

Thanks!

Tracydr · May 6, 2014

They look they are nitrogen or iron deficient. I wonder if the baking soda increased the pH?

suvoth · May 6, 2014

hmm possibly? I've just used ferts on them yesterday..guess we'll see if they can get back to norm. Thanks!

RayR · May 7, 2014

Some pepper seedlings come up with yellow leaves for me but will green up as the leaves get larger but that usually only happens with the first thru third set of true leaves. It only happens on certain varieties I've noticed

suvoth · May 7, 2014

Thanks...fingers crossed that it'll right itself then

**nctomatoman** · May 8, 2014

There is a variety called NuMex Pinata - a variant of a Jalapeno that they bred with peppers that go from cream to orange to red - that has young seedling color that is much more of a yellow green - but it goes pretty mainstream green as a mature plant. I've seen purple, variegated...but not yet yellow.

suvoth · May 8, 2014

Hmm..I'll look that up. Thanks!

suvoth · May 24, 2014

Just wanted to post an update to the yellow leaf mystery. Plant is doing quite well now!

RayR · May 24, 2014

Looking good. I don't know why yellow new growth happens with some pepper varieties when they are very young but it happens and they just grow out of it and green up, Usually when you see yellowed leaves at the top of the plant you think of iron deficiency, but you know that can't be when you have other varieties that are in the same tray that have been watered and fertilized the same way. If it happened to tomatoes or eggplant I would be concerned, but for peppers I don't even think about it anymore.

suvoth · May 24, 2014

Yes, next time I know to relax lol

suvoth · August 4, 2014

Just wanted to post an update to what these "mystery" plants actually produce. Impressed! It's got loads of peppers on it too.

suvoth · August 4, 2014

These were the peppers I bought and harvested the seeds from.

suvoth · August 24, 2014

Love these peppers so far! Soooo productive! I have been picking them green though because I can't wait for them to turn red lol

ginger2778 · August 24, 2014

My peppers turned a little yellow( they are young and small still ) the next day after adding fertilizer. I think I gave them too much of some nutrients throwing the balance off. I gave them a little dilute epsom salts water and the green came right back. In your prev. Posts you said they yellowed right after giving them some fertilizer too.
I have also noticed this with young tomato seedlings of mine.

suvoth · August 24, 2014

Ahh interesting. My other peppers hadn't done it but it must be certain types.

May 8, 2014	#6
nctomatoman Tomatoville® Moderator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Hendersonville, NC zone 7 Posts: 10,385	There is a variety called NuMex Pinata - a variant of a Jalapeno that they bred with peppers that go from cream to orange to red - that has young seedling color that is much more of a yellow green - but it goes pretty mainstream green as a mature plant. I've seen purple, variegated...but not yet yellow. __________________ Craig

May 6, 2014	#2
Tracydr Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2011 Location: Laurinburg, North Carolina, zone 7 Posts: 3,207	They look they are nitrogen or iron deficient. I wonder if the baking soda increased the pH?

May 6, 2014	#3
suvoth Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Canada 4B Zone Posts: 71	hmm possibly? I've just used ferts on them yesterday..guess we'll see if they can get back to norm. Thanks!

May 7, 2014	#4
RayR Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Cheektowaga, NY Posts: 2,466	Some pepper seedlings come up with yellow leaves for me but will green up as the leaves get larger but that usually only happens with the first thru third set of true leaves. It only happens on certain varieties I've noticed

May 24, 2014	#9
RayR Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Cheektowaga, NY Posts: 2,466	Looking good. I don't know why yellow new growth happens with some pepper varieties when they are very young but it happens and they just grow out of it and green up, Usually when you see yellowed leaves at the top of the plant you think of iron deficiency, but you know that can't be when you have other varieties that are in the same tray that have been watered and fertilized the same way. If it happened to tomatoes or eggplant I would be concerned, but for peppers I don't even think about it anymore.

August 24, 2014	#14
ginger2778 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Plantation, Florida zone 10 Posts: 9,283	My peppers turned a little yellow( they are young and small still ) the next day after adding fertilizer. I think I gave them too much of some nutrients throwing the balance off. I gave them a little dilute epsom salts water and the green came right back. In your prev. Posts you said they yellowed right after giving them some fertilizer too. I have also noticed this with young tomato seedlings of mine.