Seems like only yesterday I was scraping clumps of North Dakota mud off the soles of my gardening boots. I got my tomatoes in the ground too late, but the chiles I planted from seed in March 1999 grew as high as 5 feet by summer's end. Summer 2000 started unexpectedly early, and the 100-degree days just kept comin'. Then I transplant several seedlings. Weeks go by with little or no signs of growth.
Leaves turn yellow.
I lose a few plants, blame it on the cool weather. Then the weather warms up. Still no change for the better. I apply a diluted solution of chelated iron and zinc. I offer organic nitrogen in the form of fish emulsion.