They sure do seem to want special conditions, well good you got yours under control. I should try pruning off the dead leaves, probably would help. And we are using something called cal-mag for them. So hopefully that helps.
Luckily our peppers are doing great, I think they are jalapenos. Wish I labeled them better.
Hah nice, best of luck with the post.
Haha that is my annual conundrum! I plant them and then eventually forget which is which! This year we have a half dozen varieties of tomato and it is like a guessing game to see which is beefsteak. brandywine or even roma!