New Chilli Leaves disfigured

Any idea why the new leaves on my chilli plant are all disfigured.

Best to look really close at the underside of the new leaf, there you may find an infestation of Aphids like whitefly, greenfly or even something like Red Spider mite, these are little insects that suck the sap from the leaves especially new, tender and soft tissue that all new formed leaves have.

Maybe IF you can give more info as to where the plants are growing, indoors /outdoors, what kind of position, good light or brilliant sun directly through a window. how often do you water, have you fed the plants as very young plants don't need feeding till they are a bit more mature.
other factors can play a part in disfigured foliage so give us as much info as you can for the best help.
best of luck, WeeNel.

Hi,

Yes, the plant is infested but I could not figure out what it is. Its been in a balconey where it recieves direct sun. The same problem hit my tomato plant also and I had to cut of a lot of leaves. But I could not cut off all so a few infested leaves remain. The newer leaves and suckers dont seem to be infested. And the fruits are fine too.

I think it may have started when they were in a place that recieved longer sun and the watering was a bit infrequent for a few days, I could not figure out if they really need water as the weather was still cooler. They are now in partial shade and its warming up.

Watering is sometimes difficult for new gardeners to get the hang off, I always recommend you stick your finger into the soil, if wet, no water is required IF dry, give a good drink, if the pots are sitting in a saucer then after an hour, you should pour away any excess water left sitting in the saucer as neither tomato's, chilli or any other type of fruiting plants like there roots left in very wet soil, best to water more often than drown the plants when you do decide to water. after a few weeks, you will soon know when to water,
If the sun become too hot and is directly on the plants, make a little shade with a remnant fabric, old NET curtain or whatever even a towel hung above the plants will help and easy to remove when the sun drops down.
Hope this helps a bit.
Good luck and Best Regards. WeeNel.

This could be thrip damage. Thrips are too small for most eyes to see.

Do these pics match what you are seeing on your plants?
https://www.google.com/search?q=pepper+plant+with+thrips&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=CfUNU9zPBabN2QWOzIHgDg&ved=0CAcQ_AUoAQ&biw=1088&bih=473

Yes they do. What do I do now?

Up to you to decide if you want to get rid of this plant, or hope it improves.

Just keep misting the undersides of the infected foliage with washing up soap diluted with tepid water, do it as regular as required but only IF you find the infestation, don't do it because you think you might get it.
I have to say that the plants being in more sunshine wont have caused the infestation, you can be infested by these tiny flying insects and they choose there plants with care, they like soft tender new leaves as these are easy for the emerging baby to feed soon as they hatch, also, Tomato's give off a perfume which can attract some flying insects, you crush a Tomato plant leaf between your finger and thumb and then smell the crushed foliage, it's a beautiful smell of summer salads without all the fussy dressings, I'm drooling LOL.

Just keep up the routine of misting and watering when required and the plants should be fine, next year you will be best to throw a curtain of horticultural whilte fleece, use garden canes to help make like a tent structure, this very fine fleece is cheep, it allows light onto the plants, you can water through this fabric and it can be removed AFTER the flies are no longer searching for your plants, there is always a season for the different flies to be active so find this out, cover the plants and remove the fleece soon as that few weeks have passed as you still require other pollinating insects to help the plants set fruit.
Hope all this helps you out a bit and all goes well, just don't give up because of one bad experience, gardening is like that for us all, even people like myself who have been enjoying gardening for more years than some folks have had hot dinners, so stick with it.
Best Regards. WeeNel.