Recent content by benny360

Hey guys got something pretty nasty going on with my ohnivecs, this will be my first full season growing so I'm a bit of a noob. Ive had the under lights from seedlings and theyve been looking great, about a week ago I gave everything their first feed of full strength organic chilli magic, the...

Hi guys I recently bought a mars hydro 300w led fixture and am really pleased with it, I've got one of those cheap light/ph/moisture probes and I know they aren't the best but the light meter definitely seems to work relatively. Just thought I'd show you the differance between the led and my...

The plants are looking good   Plants are looking really good cefncanol, making me think I should have started mine a bit earlier, where abouts in wales are you?   I've snipped a few buds on some but think I'll just leave the rest. When do you usually plant your peppers out in the greenhouse? And...

This will be my first propper season growing as I started them too late last year, I guess it stays pretty warm and we usually have a late burst of sunshine in september, but generally I think the season is pretty short here in the uk (hence starting them under lights). All the plants are pretty...

Hi guys, I know there are quite a few posts on whether or not to pinch early flowers already but I've heard alot of people with conflicting opinions, peaple saying it depends on your location, length of growing season, how much room you've got, variety etc...   I live in wales where we never...

Looking good mate, what's your setup?

Is that to stop salts building up in the soil? I've been using plant magic organic fertiliser every week or so and don't really have much runoff because of how my grow tent is set up, is that gonna be a problem?

Hi guys I thought I'd post an update of my chillies progress so far, most seem to be doing alright, as I've potted things up and run out of room I've given away the surpluss plants to a friend with a large polytunnel and unfortunately he had quite a few deaths due to an unexpected hard frost...

Hey thanks guys I'd never heard of that, Ill stop giving them so much attention! I initially had a problem with the soil drying out too quickly as i put too much sand in the mix and remedied this with a top dressing of vermiculite. Everything else seems to be fine so maybe the rocotos prefer in...

Just wondering if anyone could tell me whats going on with these rocoto leaves im a bit worried?   20160220_190943 by beano wallis, on Flickr   20160220_190953 by beano wallis, on Flickr

I thought they were the same but I wasn't sure thanks! Anyone got any advice on the particular varieties I'm growing? I heard the rocoto's are fairly hardy so might give the surplus ones a go outside if we have a half decent summer. The carolina reapers are growing a bit slower than the rest but...

I'm quite happy with just a basic 300w omega dual spectrum cfl, I watched a really good series on youtube on hid vs led lights, this is the conclusion, definitely put me off leds!   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fVkbQ9pPPBc

Hey thanks guys, managed to get some pics up! they're here http://thehotpepper.com/topic/59167-introduction-and-chilli-update/

Hi guys, so this is my first propper post. Just thought I'd share some some photos of my peppers so far. Everything in the green trays was planted 17 of jan then pricked out on 4th of feb. Smaller seedlings were planted on the 2nd of feb. Think I put a bit too much sand in the mix and had a...

Hi guys, I've been looking for a good chilli forum to join for a while, mainly as my partner/friends are sick to the back teeth of hearing me blab on about my pepper plants all the time. This will be my second season growing although last year was a complete flop as I started too late, still...