u/Spolveratore

A bit of context:

planted these two yellow habanero seeds at the same time, around the beginning of May. They came from the same seed batch.

Both plants have had the same conditions. Same watering schedule, same fertilizer, same sun exposure, same potting mix, and same pot size.

Despite that they look quite different. It’s not just the height difference, I wouldn’t be too worried about that, the left one simply could catch up later. What concerns me more is the leaf appearance.

The plant on the left has more bubbly leaves (image 2), lighter green coloration, and noticeably lighter veins. The plant on the right (image 3) looks much more like what I’d expect from a healthy chinense.

What do you think?
Could this just be normal genetic variation between seedlings? Are they possibly not the same variety? Or does the left plant look like it has some kind of nutrient deficiency, uptake issue, or pest/virus problem?

This is my first attempt at growing superhots. My plants are in a store bought peat moss and perlite mix.

My Cayennes and other chillies look fine, but over the past couple of weeks my Carolina Reaper has developed several leaves like the one in the photo. So far it has only affected older leaves near the bottom of the plant. I have already removed about 4–5 of them.

Looking at this leaf, I can see some small brown dots, more concentrated along the veins, and the overall colour looks blotchy/yellow-green.

For context: the plant is just starting to flower. It is in a 10 gal / about 35 L container and is around 50 cm tall.

I feed once a week with Growth Technology Chilli Focus (see 2nd image) and water only when needed, when the first couple of inches of the mix feel almost dry.

I’ve checked the leaves carefully and I don’t see any obvious pests. Could this be some kind of nutrient deficiency, pH related uptake issue, or just normal shedding of old lower leaves? Has anyone seen similar symptoms on Carolina Reapers?

First year trying to plant something from seed, and I started with chili plants and it has become a daily obsession!

Does any of you have any clue what this could be? It's also present on the back of the leaf in the exact same spots so i don't think it's something only on the surface. I see no insects apart from some spiders crawling on the main stem, which I heard they could actually be beneficial against pests.