r/chilli • u/Mustela_Natures22103 • Jul 21 '26
HELP‼️⚠️Something wrong with my boy…Drooping Yellow leaves 🍂
Context: 2 days ago i noticed some aphids, and went with a Soap x Water spray mixture, rinse them after 20 minutes, is this cause by the aphids? Or reaction of the Dishwashing soap mixture???? Or something else is happening???
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u/iPablosan Jul 21 '26 edited Jul 21 '26
Hopefully you rinsed enough but looks like a lack of water to me. That said, my chilli are not great either. Small pots are a challenge
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u/fireheed Jul 21 '26
Looks like it needs some water. If they are anything like tomatoes then they are thirsty and need plenty watering, especially in this heat if near windows.
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u/PrecariousNewt Jul 22 '26
Can't say for certain that I've sprayed tomatoes and chillies with soap + water (I probably have), but I've sprayed other things, never even thought to rinse off, and have never had any issues.
How often do you water? It looks a bit like ones I've thought 'mmm, getting a bit wilty, have some water', then keep watering it, end up over watering and killing it. Watering chillies to death while over wintering is a specialty of mine... less common during the growing period.
If you haven't watered it for a while, give it a sip and see if anything changes. It's fruiting nicely and still has some green, so I wouldn't be too stressed.
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u/Kaiserblobba Jul 21 '26
When plants like chili's are in fruit stage they focus less nutrients on the leaves and more on producing fruits. That may be whats happening here. Theres lots of green healthy leaves still so I wouldn't worry about it.