possible peppers and cucumber problem

bigblue94 6/16/2017, 3:53 pm

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Hello everyone I have a question the top picture is of my cucumbers plant and the next 2 are of my pepper plants.The question is there something wrong because the leaves are turning a lighter color and pieces missing they were fine yesterday now this any help would be helpful if you need better pictures I'll take some more thank you.

CapeCoddess 6/16/2017, 4:13 pm

My guess is that the seed leaves on the cukes are finished and can be taken off if they are bothering you.

As for the pepper, it's looks great to me. When did you plant it out? Could it be transplant shock? Is it a first year box? Or have the temps there been on the cooler side lately? If any of these, maybe a bit of organic fertilizer is on order. If none of these, let's wait for someone with more ideas.
Very Happy

CC

**sanderson** 6/18/2017, 9:47 pm

Wish I was an expert, but they look fine at this point to me. As far as what might be nibbling on the pepper leaf, watch it, checking the underside of the leaves, also. Day time and at night with a flashlight.

bigblue94 6/19/2017, 9:09 pm

Found out the problem Japanese beetles, seems to be a very big problem in the area if they eat some of the leaves on my pepper and bush beans will they still produce or will the plants die thanks for your help

Robbomb116 6/19/2017, 9:50 pm

It depends on the severity and frequency of the insect damage. A little damage like in your photo shouldn't have any noticeable effect on productivity. Severe damage can kill a plant. In between you could have a plant that survives but isn't quit as productive as it could have been.

Some insects do spread plant viruses though, which could further hurt the plant, possibly killing it.

The damage you posted was very minor on the pepper. Also note, a lot of people prune their peppers and take off whole leaves intentionally. Some people I've read will even STRIP every single leave off. With that in mind, your pepper should be perfectly fine with a little insect damage here and there.

Robbomb116 6/20/2017, 9:04 am

I did a search on the kind of damage Japanese beetles cause, and it looks like the damage can be pretty severe. A bad infestation of them could kill a plant. It depends how many leaves are destroyed vs how many are intact probably.

**trolleydriver** 6/20/2017, 9:17 am

We had an infestation of Japanese Beetles a couple of years ago. They really went after the pole beans and the raspberry bushes. In fact we get them every year in the raspberry bushes and rose bushes. I don't recall them getting onto the peppers in any big way. Maybe the pole beans were acting as a "trap crop" and protecting the peppers. This year I have lots of holes in the leaves of my peppers but no sign yet of Japanese Beetles.

**sanderson** 6/21/2017, 5:13 pm

Robbomb116 wrote:It depends on the severity and frequency of the insect damage. A little damage like in your photo shouldn't have any noticeable effect on productivity.

+1

**Scorpio Rising** 6/21/2017, 8:47 pm

I will tell you about my experience; I have always been a pole bean person. First SFG year here, no biggee. Had a few copulating Paris toward the end of the run on the KY Wonders, but didn't do a ton of damage.

Next year--bad. Grew a lovely variety from Baker Creek Burgundy pole...gorgeous.

JBs everywhere, especially targeting the growing tops and tender juicy stuff. Scarred the beans...it was ugly.

Did not put beans in this year. Gonna wait them out. Evil or Very Mad

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