So I went on vacation and setup and automatic watering system with a small sprinkler nozzle in each of my 10 gallon pepper plants. Unfortunately, I didn't realize my beloved Numex Twilight was in a pot that didn't have an overflow built into the secondary containment "auto watering" reservoir so after 6 days of vacation I came home to a flooded pot and an abysmal looking plant 😭
It got fuckin wrecked and hasn't yet bounced back despite being aired out and letting the soil go to mostly dry and then watering with no reservoir. I also moved it under a 70% shade cloth to keep it out of the direct sunlight.
The leaves that were all wilty and sad, are now crunchy a few days later so I decided to harvest all the peppers from the plant so it can hopefully focus on root repair and regrowth of foliage.
Still hopeful this thing can bounce back and survive.🤞
Anyways, here's 369 peppers in various stages of ripeness. Photos in reverse progression of wreckage as well as a shot of some of my others that survived with no issue and are still thriving.
Growing 13 varieties total this year
by laugh_aholic
