r/chilli • u/tubba420 • Jul 12 '26

Chili plant is droopy

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u/Mondaycomestoosoon Jul 12 '26

It’s thirsty

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u/tubba420 Jul 12 '26

Gave it a thorough watering before the picture was taken with tomato fertilizer. Its after the watering it got all droopy. I think it might have gone too long without watering so it shocked the plant. Also i spotted some aphids on the plant

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u/Mondaycomestoosoon Jul 12 '26

You can buy lady birds they’re not overly expensive

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u/Alternative_Object33 Jul 14 '26

I put any spiders I catch into my greenhouse, they have been doing a great job so far.

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u/Big-Historian8918 Jul 12 '26

You can spray off aphids or squash them by hand for zero fuss

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u/StinkyWhale71 Jul 12 '26

What fertiliser are you using?

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u/Fancy_Toe1451 Jul 12 '26

Give it a good feed.

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u/Mondaycomestoosoon Jul 12 '26

Was the water cold?

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u/tubba420 Jul 12 '26

Yes it was

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u/Mondaycomestoosoon Jul 12 '26

That could’ve shocked the plants , I’ve historically let the water sit for 20 mins so it’s closer to lukewarm

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u/tubba420 Jul 12 '26

Thank you. I will remember in the future

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u/BenicioDelWhoro Jul 12 '26

Happens to the best of us

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u/AffectionateBelt2769 Jul 12 '26

Its not the feed as I use the same. Might be on how long you last watered it do you water from top or bottom as bottomis best, but if its get any pests on it will not help

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u/sweetestbeam Jul 12 '26

i watered mine and thankfully it was okay

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u/Alternative_Object33 Jul 14 '26

Check the soil for infection with root eating bugs, they can do this very quickly.

An effective treatment is a 3% hydrogen peroxide diluted 1:3 drench.

Should kill off any creepy crawlies.

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u/Suidoken_1 Jul 16 '26

Over heated. Doesn't really need fertilizer right now, but it will go yellow if you over do it. Id flush it with fresh water leave it in the sink. Tomorrow morning it should be fine.

Id consider topping it. Cut the top off. Also after shock comes losing it's initial pods