Too Much Salt In The Soup

in #gardening5 years ago

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Noticing some serious deposition of salt crystals on the leaves of this bell pepper plant I pulled from the dirt outside and overwintered. I remember I put epsom salt in one of the containers of the peppers.. and this must be that container.

The irregular crystals actually rub off the plant.. but I haven’t watered the leaves with any salt water mixture ever. Always watering at the base.

I noticed about a week an half ago, and began to flush the container, simply by only using water for a couple waterings in a row. Instead of using a light fertilized water. It seems to have opened up the leaves a bit and it still has a vibrant dark green appearance as if it was healthy.

A very large flower blossom is forming at the top and has begun to open up so I know the plant is moving along..

Everything Iv done so far could be summed up as a big experiment. Learning which ways work best to grow peppers it seems. Indoor and outdoor. Sunlight and bulb light. All the different types of feeding and fertilizers. Pest Control.

Beginning to garden and grow my own food this year has been a learning adventure and continues to offer new lessons each an every day. Never going back to before.

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Congrats on growing your own food, it can be a challenge but it is rewarding as well.
The crystals are called edema and it is from over-watering.
Ease it back some and your plants should be fine.

I have never seen anything like that before. You are very lucky the salt did not kill the plant. It will always be a learning curve no matter how long you are at it. There is always something coming up that you have never seen before.

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