Chilli plants with curly leaves.
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Everything you will need to know is at www.thechileman.org I hope this helps.
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I've had this on my chillis for the last few years.
They always seem to suffer from aphids and whenever I've found curly leaves, there's usually a small colony of greenfly hidden in the curls (usually quite hard to find).
Apart from the natural deterrents like Marigold, Poached-Egg plants & Basil, the only really effective treatment I've found for aphids is Derris (available from the Organic Catalogue).
They always seem to suffer from aphids and whenever I've found curly leaves, there's usually a small colony of greenfly hidden in the curls (usually quite hard to find).
Apart from the natural deterrents like Marigold, Poached-Egg plants & Basil, the only really effective treatment I've found for aphids is Derris (available from the Organic Catalogue).
That about covers it....!
Not only did the very lovely Piglet's plant-swop plants do that, but also Seedlings'...!
No worries though guys, small price to pay for the sheer giggle-factor we had. Serves me right for not checking them over before I put them in my greenhouse, eh?
They're doing fantastic now though...
Wellie
Not only did the very lovely Piglet's plant-swop plants do that, but also Seedlings'...!
No worries though guys, small price to pay for the sheer giggle-factor we had. Serves me right for not checking them over before I put them in my greenhouse, eh?
They're doing fantastic now though...
Wellie
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Oh dear, I think the Peperoncino that Seedling gave you was one of mine, so don't blame her. I sent her out to get rid of a tray full of spare chillies. The strange thing is, I don't have any leaf curl on any of the 100 or so I have in my greenhouse so if I did dump the only infected one on you I'm very sorry.
Chantal
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