All my peppers seem to be stunted again this year. We planted a couple weeks ago and they are all looking like this now, showing a little yellowing and not producing new foliage. We had a similar problem last year and so we went with a different soil supplier this year. Trying to figure out how to correct this now, we mix our own soil with peat and vermiculite, (not sure the ratios my wife uses) and usually add a bit of black cow in as well. I don't believe she added any of our compost into the pots this year. They have plenty of moisture, just had some big storms roll through and we water daily when it's dry. We're in zone 8A
Trying to get this figured out so I can actually get a harvest this year.
by Ketralis
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When did you transplant them?
Slow feed wise, what amendments are in the soil?
Peat moss is very acidic like 3-4.5 ph usually needs lime added to raise your ph for most plants, try changing to coconut coir since it’s only slightly acidic and much closer to neutral with a 5.5-7 ph, should help your peppers absorb the available nutrients better.