I planted a red bell pepper seedling that I bought from a local nursery a couple weeks ago. It has been growing rapidly and upright. One of the egg-sized vegetables had suddenly developed a large tan splotch. Its leaves have suddenly curled up as well. The other vegetables on this plant are smaller and don't have this problem. I'm not entirely sure, but it might be correlated with my recent application of 4-4-4 organic fertilizer and store-bought poop-less compost.
- Zone 9
- Daytime: 70-80 Fahrenheit
- Nightime: This week it's been 60's. Earlier this month, it was 50's.
- Water twice a week
- 1 gallon container
Update
It was sun scald. I made some makeshift protection around each vegetable: