Why do ALL of my pepper plants die??

Question

All of the pepper plants that I plant in my garden and in pots die in a matter of weeks. Leaves fall, stock of plant begins to brown.

Answer 1

Plant a taller plant around them, like perhaps a tomato plant or something of that nature. Even a flowing tall plant. The sun can be harsh on pepper plants but what I have found is by planting around my pepper plants taller plants, flowering or just veggies, i yield a large crop!

The bush pepper plants are great and so are the jalapeno plants! Good luck!

Check the soil and make sure it is well fertilized and watered also, a pepper plant does not like direct watering over the leaves and must be fed!

Answer 2

hmm I don't know why, I planted mine in full sun with what I thought was too much hummus and manure.   I had to thin out my garden so I pulled some out and placed them in a big pot.  I have found peppers like raised garden beds because they like good drainage.   They seem to be happy and are flowering.  They like good drainage so make sure you have holes at the bottom of your pot...Have you tried adding a composting material?

Answer 3

They're hard to grow.  I generally don't have good luck with them, either.  I have heard that peppers don't like to be grown in the same pot 2 years in a row, but no idea if that's true.  You may try planting other stuff in last year's pepper pots, and plant peppers in last year's other-stuff pots.

Answer 4

erratic watering

Answer 5

It could be something as simple as over or under watering the plant.  And, as previously posted, make sure it can properly drain.  I bought my plants at Home Depot this year.  They are doing great.  I will tell you what I did.  I had several of the medium black plastic pots from when I bought my roses.  I bought topsoil, manure w/humus & peat moss in bags.  I put 2/3 topsoil, a tad less than 1/3 manure mixture and several double handed scoops of peat moss.  I mixed this well in a wheelbarrow.  Then filled the pots 2/3 full with a hollowed spot in the center.  I put about a tablespoon of Osmocote (fertilizer/plant food) in the well.  Then place the plant, potting mix and all, in the hollowed out area.  Then finished filling the pot with the soil mixture.  I do not pack my soil.  I leave it loose and add a little more in the next week or so, if needed.  Then I water them once a day, or if I notice the leaf edges pulling upwards, I water again.  My containers are all grouped together, side to side.  Nothing is very much taller than the peppers.  Also, I have sprayed mine with Garden Safe brand Fruit and Vegetable insect killer.  You can find it with the pesticides at Home Depot.  It says that it can be used up to the day of harvest.  I had a grasshopper problem at first, and this solved it.  I only had to use it twice.  It also kept the fruit worms out of my peaches and pears.  Hope this helps!