Why is my pepper plant growing orange tentacles?

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dulceh Del Rio, TX Jun 03, 2014

I pulled them off once before about a month ago and they have grown back. The plant hasn't grown much either. The tentacles grow out and reach around other plants. I've also noticed a couple of spongy orange growths about 3 inches in diameter, one on a marigold plant and the other on the hay mulch. This all in the same raised bed which is a cement stock tank. Inside the spongy orange growth was a fine black dirt. I didn't get a picture of the growth but I will next time I see one. Should I just pull this plant up? I've also seen a plant out in the pasture that has these strange orange tentacles on it I'll photograph it and upload them too. I would appreciate any ideas that anyone has as to what the cause is and how to treat it.

I could not figure out how to post a reply to your comment- no there are no vining plants in this tank. It is strictly pepper plants and marigolds. I will try to get some better pictures. Thanks for your interest.

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Sequoiadendron4 Lititz, PA(Zone 6b) Jun 03, 2014

Are there any vine plants nearby like cantelope or pumpkin? The second pic looks like the tentacles are wrapped around the base of the plant and might be coming from somewhere else.

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wheresthebeach Colorado Springs, CO(Zone 5b) Jun 04, 2014

I know this will be upsetting news. I am sorry.

http://www.colostate.edu/Depts/CoopExt/4DMG/Weed/dodder.htm

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Sequoiadendron4 Lititz, PA(Zone 6b) Jun 05, 2014

Dulceh...I just re-read your initial post and you mention a 'spongy orange growth with fine black dirt' inside. That is a separate thing from what the previous poster has pointed out. That is a fungal bloom of sorts and when it matures, it will open up and that 'fine black dirt', which are spores, will blow all over the place. Best to pick that up with a shovel or something and throw it in the trash.

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wheresthebeach Colorado Springs, CO(Zone 5b) Jun 05, 2014

Instead of their being two issues, it is possible this is one of the seed pods but lets wait and see when Dulceh posts a picture. I hope they read this soon before it leaches onto more plants in the bed.

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Sequoiadendron4 Lititz, PA(Zone 6b) Jun 06, 2014

Yeah really, that's pretty crazy stuff. I read the article then went back to the pic and it looks like it's wrapping itself around the main stem counter-clockwise just as the article stated.

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