I dug a bit of soil out from the middle of the plant and turned it into a slurry then ran it through a coffee filter. Ph check put me in the low 5s and I got a ppm reading of about 630.
My tap water is 7ph and 18 ppm. So lockout is understandable. I made the mistake of switching to diablo nutrients in hopes of using it up. It did the same thing to me when I used it on my weed plants. Lesson learned
I do the same. Over time egg shells are great, they just need to be broken down by bacteria in order to be plant available, and that may take years 
Gypsum is the quicker picker upper, lol! Iām in the always humid SE, and still donāt get any ber
You are in containers of real organic soil, is that right? Gypsum doesnāt raise the pH, so maybe some Dolomite lime could raise it up for you? Still would need to break down to be useful against ber so keep your microherd healthy!
Iām growing in promix coco/perlite in my tent.
What kind of dosage you are using to prevent blossom end rot?
Hafa Adai @RadioWaves !
Are those Guam āboonie peppersā by chance?
I have some close friends from Guam who introduced me to that amazing sauce!
I didnāt like white rice until I found finaādenne 
It goes great on grilled meats and fish as well. Almost anything really. Even as a marinadeā¦
I went out there for a few weeks and all my prims family had their prized pepper tree they all said was the best or hottest.
Such great flavor in a tiny pepper!
If you ever come across any indigenous or heirloom songi seeds, or palau seeds, let me know!
Shootz 
Hafa adai @Elpolloloco !!
These are not the Donne or boonie peppers. I had a few but they didnāt survive the winter. Those are much hotter than whatever it is I have growing.
I went to Guam to work on building a hotel in the late ā80s. I liked it a lot. Met plenty of interesting people. Stayed there almost a decade. Met my wife there who is Chamorro and still talk to a few folks I met there.
I only recently asked them to collect some Palauan seeds, I just never thought of it until now and wish I saved all the seeds I had when I was there, I helped a Palauan dude named Mario frame his house and was his supervisor at work. He hooked me up for years. Was very expensive to smoke weed on Guam. Coming from the south west desert to an island was a shock and awesome. One of the best things I ever did.
I was told it helps to throw a few match heads under your transplant pepper plants to help with Blossom end rot, I have been doing that and no rot on this one
Iām not sure, exactly, lol! I lightly sprinkle it over a bed before planting, and scratch and water that in. At planting I sprinkle some on the roots, and add a couple of tablespoons to the bottom of the hole, then scratch that in, and set the plant.
I use feed grade from the farm store. Itās not immediately soluble, but the microherd takes care of it pretty quickly. About $15 for 50#.
Thereās a lot of good info here.
I was totally wrong, then! I grow pot in coco/perlite indoors, but the tomatoes and peppers outdoors, in the ground.
Indoors I use Megacrop 1 part ferts, and rarely need Ca, but when I do, I use https://mbferts.com/collections/calcium/products/e-ca-10-dissolvine-edta-chelated-10-calcium-powder. Soluble, 2 tsps/l for a concentrate. Then add 1 TBS of that to a 5 Gallon bucket of nutes.
I would first flush the pepper pots with 3x the pot volume of weak nute solution (including Ca) pHād to 5.8 for a reset. Then just feed normally with the addition of Ca. Just my 2Ā¢
Thatās awesome. It really is an amazing place and the chamorro people are fantastic. So much history and natural beauty there.
My friends are chamorro as well and they are like family.
I love so many parts of their culture, the family and community is so important still and the generally laid back attitude unless you make too much eye contact with a stranger
I remember it was very expensive to smoke, almost $20 a joint and they were not big cone joints either. Lucky I hooked my friends dad up when he visited the states so he hooked me and my friends up as well. Iām not sure what it was but he grew it and it was one thing that got me hooked on sativas!
I also asked around for palau seeds recently but it seems that import has slowed and the island is full of hybrids.
Iāll keep asking and let you know if I get lucky.
Thanks for the trip down memory lane and for sharing some of your adventures!
Flush with nutes? I gave it 4 liters of straight water yesterday but a flush may be smarter
Yes, with light nutes, maybe 1/4 strength. The fresh nutes will bind with whatās left in the medium, and flush that out for a reset. Itās the first thing I do in coco for any problemā¦ at least when I remember, lol!
Awesome. Thanks for the help
Using distilled water works really good as well. @HorseBadorites suggestion is definitely a standard method, they call it āleachingā.
Before he had mentioned the diluted flush I had given it 4 liters pure water. There was a few more peppers developing soft spots/divots but those have since hardened back off with no signs of getting worse. So I may just ride it out and see, and maybe give a super low dose feeding for the next few waterings.
And that all changed. I noticed a few more developing issues so I went ahead with a diluted flush. After about 10 jugs of diluted nutes through it my PH finally started running out at about 6.5. So I gave it a few more for good luck. Now to figure out how to get it back to the tent lolā¦
Ya gypsum did the trick for me last year. @Grease_Monkey
My peppers are outside currently. 1 Carolina Reaper 1 Chocolate Habanero 1 7 Pot Primo. Noticed a couple days ago looked like tiny cluster of eggs. Light green in color, figured some bug thought it was a good place to lay. Now Iāve come to realize they are green Aphids. Looked up some remedies for them. One I went with was just a simple water and soap spray. Anyone else use this method? Iāve sprayed twice so far and not sure if it is being effective. Today when I sprayed on a hatched and crawling Aphid it looked like the solution was drawing air or something from the Aphid.
Should I just keep spraying this solution daily or does anyone else have something of a safe home remedy for them. Vinegars, red pepper powder etcā¦
This is my first time growing peppers, just want to make sure outdoor pests donāt ruin it 
These are outside plants, right? I would just blast them with a sharp stream of water from the hose. Youāll have to do it everyday for a while, but itāll knock em back.
If the chilis were inside, or near my weed plants, I wouldnāt play around, and would just hit them spinosad or something.
But more to your question, I have used soapy water, but sometimes they cluster at the base of stems and under leaves and it can be really hard to get them all. I have taken chilis in pots, wrapped the pot in a plastic bag, and dipped the whole plant upside down in water with a few drop of Dr Bronners, too. Works better than spraying the soap on.
