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I am growing scotch bonnet, jalapeno and cayenne pepper plants indoors from seed. The scotch bonnet plants have what looks like white fur growing around the veins on the underside of their leaves. This is accompanied on some leaves by small hard white spots.

This is not visible on all plants, the plants that do show this fur seem to be suffering, some of their leaves have become soft and are rolling up. Neither the fur or the small white specs move when I rub them with my fingers, they remain on the leaf.

Can anyone help me identify the problem?

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Update: 04/08/14 20:42

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Laughing_Jack
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Those white hairs (marked in green) are trichomes, which are a perfectly normal part of the plant.

The little spots (marked in red) however look like edema, which indicate too much moisture or over-watering.

Trichomes and Edema

Try watering them less, or less often (mine do well with being watered only every other day) and since you're growing indoors, air the room regularly (a hygrometer can be useful too).

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