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jminator22 Sierra Vista, AZ May 10, 2015

I planted several pepper plants (Sweet Costa Rican Hybrid, Yellow Honeycrisp, Red Cal Wonder, and Jalapenos). In the past 2-3 days the leaves began to curl and some of the new growth has a wrinkled appearance. Some of the plants are in a raised bed and some in 5 gallon buckets with holes in the bottom for drainage. They were all transplanted outside about 2 weeks ago. The temperature the past 2 nights have dipped down to the mid-40s. I am leaning toward over-watering, but just wanted to see what some of you think. I have them on a drip irrigation with 1/4 inch soaker hose and have been watering every 2 days for about 10 minutes. Thank you in advance for the help.

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1lisac Liberty Hill, TX(Zone 8a) May 10, 2015

Pic #1 looks like aphids to me. The new leaves, in the middle look like aphid damage.

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jminator22 Sierra Vista, AZ May 10, 2015

I had some aphids on there just before transplanting. I've been getting them off daily and haven't seen many in the past week. But I don't believe that particular plant had an issue with them.

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jminator22 Sierra Vista, AZ May 10, 2015

I had some aphids on there just before transplanting. I've been getting them off daily and haven't seen many in the past week. But I don't believe that particular plant had an issue with them.

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jmc1987 Cascade, VA(Zone 7a) May 10, 2015

with nights in the mid 40's, i would perhaps say it's the plants reaction to the chilly nights? They are a heat loving plant after all, and perhaps the aphids are just taking advantage of their already stressed condition.

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Gymgirl SE Houston (Hobby), TX(Zone 9a) May 15, 2015

Jminator22,
How are you treating the aphids?

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jminator22 Sierra Vista, AZ May 15, 2015

I have been removing/smashing them daily. I have only seen a few on one of the plants in the past few days. I'm not sure if the damage takes a little while to set in or if there is something else going on. I sprayed all of the plants with water to try to wash any that I couldn't find off of the plants. I am also going to release some ladybugs tonight to see if that helps any. I am hoping that the new growth will start to look better.

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Gymgirl SE Houston (Hobby), TX(Zone 9a) May 15, 2015

Ok.

When I have a bad aphid infestation on a plant I really wanna fight for, I attack back with an old rag and soapy water. I literally wash each leaf, dousing liberally with the soapy (Lemony Ajax) water. I ever pour some onto the soil as a drench. I get into all the nooks and crannies I can get into, or pour the water down into.

Then, I rinse off with a blast from the hose. The plant looks horrible after that bath, but, it usually perks up by the next day, with a new lease on life, too. No aphids sucking all the life out of it!

Hugs!

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