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Hi Doug,

Thanks for responding.

These weren't seedlings. Probably due to my lack of judgment I let the
peppers grow for about three months. They have a 160 day cycle
generally when I grow them indoors. They are currently about 120 days
and I know I should have transplanted them sooner but, c'est la vie.

I moved the entire plant, including root ball and planted them in new
soil approximately 4-5" deep in an 8" pot. I let the entire root ball
remain intact when I transplated them.

I grew the plants in a large 20-24" (?) clay pot. I grew 7 plants
starting from seed. They began in this pot and have flourished
wonderfully. Big, full leaves, perfect growth, strong stems, etc. I
did check the roots for discoloration (e.g. not white) and they all
looked healthy. I used a lot of their existing soil from the large pot
to keep things "copacetic". Whether or not that does anything i'm
unsure.

Hope this helps the diagnosis!


Yes. Very young seedlings are more prone to damage than older plants. Like I
said - NO DIRECT SUNLIGHT until the plants perk up. Make sure the pots
aren't in dishes/trays with standing water. If they have been in standing
water, put them on a cookie cooling rack or something overnight so the
excess water drains out.

You can raise the humidity by enclosing each plant in a plastic bag. Use
some sort of stick taller than the plant to make sure the plastic isn't
touching the leaves. BUT, this could also cause the whole plant to rot, so
you may need to fiddle with the arrangement so the bags aren't totally
sealed. "Just enough", whatever that means.