How many sets of leaves do they have when they die?? What color do the leaves turn if any?? Are they getting enough light?? Sounds a lack of some nutrient to me. Possibly nitrogen. You may need  to start feeding them afer a month. I start to feed mine after they get there full set of 1st true leaves. Rocotos are  very picky when it comes to growing conditions.

Yes, the they sent me a big long letter along with my seeds saying pepper mild mottle virus has been confirmed in some accessions and that they suggest that I treat them with a 10% Trisodium Phosphate solution. I just wondered if any one else has delt with this and suprised it is not more common considering how quickly it spreads and the number of hosts it has. I guess the best thing will be to keep them seperated treat half of each kind and let the rest go untreated getting the best of both worlds.


macmanmatty

Well my USDA seeds finally came!!  Unfortunatly, according to the USDA they could all have mild mottle virus .

I have found out what it is and what it does but I am still confused. Have any of you here had to deal with problem in your seeds? What, if anything, did you do to your seeds? Will it speard from plant to plant as easily as they state? If one seed has it the rest in the pack will? The USDA says I should soak them in trisodium phosphate soultion for 3 hours and then wash them but it says It could reduce germenation rates. Have any of you saoked seeds in this before and if so, How badly did it reduce gremenation rates??
I'm just trying to figure out the best way to start and grow these possibly infected seeds.

Thanks

Macmanmatty

Hello, I would love to trade with you. I am located in Port St. Joe Florida USA.



I am interested in Aji Brown, Brazilain Red Pumpkin, Aji andean, Christmas bell, yellow russian and aji orange

Hello, I new here but have been posting on many other chilie forums for awhile and growing chilies for years.
Now I have the following pepper seeds up for trade. They are fresh gathered from my pods grown this year. I am looking for peppers (maily C. bacctaum) or garlic.

C. Annum:

Hot Tunnis
New Mexico
Numex Big Jim
Numex Minstrol
Georiga Flame
CGN 22919
Figi Embers
NOT PI-188803 ( A new mexico type)
Yellow Russell
NOT Scotch bonnett ( A red pepper that grows upward and looks like the bottom of a coke bottel)
Puerto Rico
Piquillo
Kapya
Volcano


C. Bacctum:

Aji Benito #1
Aji Bentio #2 (Bigger and flatter than #1)
Aji Picante
Aji Norteno
Inca Red Drop

C. Chiense:

Red habanero
Aji Dulce #2
Yellow habanero  
Inca glow
Datil
Jamican Hot
Jamican Orange
Cloumbian lantern
congo trinidad

Thanks

Macmanmatty