Golden Greek 10/9 and Sheepnose 11/

Ok, complete rearrangement again.  Because of the addition of the new 3rd herb garden in this location (see parsley garden 12/19/17], I decided to arrange it so that the tallest plant (Golden Greek) was blocking the wires in this corner as best it can.  This entailed swapping pepper holes, and switching the machines up.  

NOTE: the Greek’s roots were so unbelievably thick high up around the collar that I had to tear some out to get it out of the hole.  That’s a first at this young age.  But it’s also my first pepper in a Harvest.   I hope it fares well.  It should with all those roots!

what a great idea!

My peppers are coming along, with the Sheepnose catching up to the Greek.  But the Greek is looking a little sick.  Many leaves have speckles, are pale and are falling off.  The plant is now too large for this garden’s basin because the roots are so big.  I need to transplant to a tall arm.

Ok.  I’m hoping I can get to that today before I’m totally swamped til Monday.

Well, huge bummer on 2 fronts.  

First, I had to totally trash the Greek.  It had gone further downhill and I don’t think was redeemable.  What really did it was when I realized the Sheepnose had outgrown it, despite having germinated so much later (recall I had to reseed the Sheepnose twice=3 seeds total).  

Next, as healthy and verdant as the Sheepnose looked, the underside of a number of leaves had a bunch of white stuff on them.  I don’t know what it was, but whatever it was it cannot be anything but bad.  So, I snipped off as many affected leaves as I could see.  

I will rummage around my shed outside to find the insecticidal soap I ordered last year.  I don’t even know how to use it yet.  I have so many flowers on the Sheepnose, I hope the treatment doesn’t compromise the fruit.

This is what’s left after the surgery

Oh no, also be careful, it looks like the leaves at the top at touching the lamp.

I would just trim those touching leaves off for now.  It may not grow higher (or it may) 

Or would that just be a stopgap measure?

Ok I’ll try that!   I had meant for it to go in a tall machine with the Greek, and I kinda don’t want to put it alone in a tall machine.  So I’ll try keeping it here.  Unless I see trouble.