It has been a while since I last posted. I had originally planned to do a series of tests but couldn't find the time. Instead only one cayenne was repotted into a small plastic double cup (200ml cup) with coarse coco coir.
It has been fed lucas formula at ¼ strength, calmag, indole-3-butyric...
Got some more seeds from Juanitos and have made another order. I really like the paper packaging because it lets the seeds breathe. The next season in the southern hemisphere doesn't begin until June/July but I will share some photos of my plants when they start growing :).
That bhutlah x possible thai cross looks prolific, will be interesting to see if it produces super hot pods.
How do you keep growing the same pheno? overwintering or cuttings?
Bought seeds from Juanitos and I can't recommend him enough. Great packaging, fast shipping to the other side of the world and the seeds look good. Looking forward to growing them next season.
Yeah and the best part is that since they were germinated with no heating pad, humidity dome or artificial lights it means they can take full sun without being hardened off.
Well, this stage of the experiment has finished
Day 11
5/7 seeds in fine coco sprouted. They are all healthy.
6/7 seeds in coarse coco sprouted. 5 are healthy but 1 is a helmet head that is going to die if I don't intervene.
Next season I will be using the fine coco for germinating my...
Yes, this could be the case. Maybe there is less surface area for the seed to push through in the looser coco.
Today I let the coco dry out a bit, the coco under the surface is still moist so I'm going to not water for a day or two to let the roots search for water.
Day 10 - Fine Coco
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I didn't even notice that, just checked now and you're right. They are significantly closer to the surface in the coarse/loose coco. The one that has fully sprouted in the fine coco has cotyledons much higher. Wow!
In a way this goes back to what I was saying earlier with the trade off. You...