Recent content by SgtPeppers

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  Thank you! And this is about the time I started last year...plenty of time for a good harvest still.

I had an aphid infestation yesterday, but I got it all under control! I soaked my plants in the tub up to the base, washed the leaves and then sprayed them down with the following mix:   32oz water 1 tsp fish emulsion/ seaweed fertlizer 1 tsp epsom salt 2 tsp baking soda 2 tsp castile soap 2...

  They drive me nuts! I didn't know what they were last year and one of my infested Bhuts was severely stunted. I was armed and ready this go around.     HAHAHA, sorry for your luck, but that makes for one heck of a story! I was going to consider ladybugs but it appears everything is still under...

Don't give up! I had Carolina Reapers that took 40 days to germinate in a papertowl inside of a ziplock bag. I agree with the above posts that temperature is key here. I have a grow box I built, which conveniently doubles as a heating unit on top. Keep it warm and dark and I assure you they will...

Yesterday morning, I discovered some tiny white bumps on the underside of some large pepper leaves. I cut one off to examine it closer and hurried off to work. When I came home, I looked closely at my plants and noticed one of them had some new friends:     Picture Source...

I had some seeds that took 40 days to germinate this year. The paper towel method works wonders for me. If I ever germinate in soil, I sometimes poke around the soil to see if my seeds have sprouted taproots. Then, I cover them back up (lightly). Yes, impatient I know, but I have yet to kill one...

 I second this. All of my Bhuts lower their leaves at the end of the day. They are always perked back up when I turn the lights back on in the morning.

I am bored so I feel like making another post. This Bhut Jolokia below is what got me curious about all that pruning has to offer.   When it began to grow, it was putting out very strange leaves, dark, hard, and fragile. Honestly, it didnt even look like a pepper. So what did I do? I cut them...

Welcome to my grow log! As far as growing specs, here are the details:   Soil I use a blend of peat moss, pink bark fines, earthworm castings, chicken manure, vermiculite, and perilite. I have my transplanted and overwintered containers mixed with blood meal and bone meal as well. Also, my...

Time for another update for everyone! I decided to experiment with pruning this year and I am trying a variety of techniques on pepper plants to see what sort of results I will get. I am using FIMing, topping, stripping, LST, or a combination of techniques to see what difference they make in...

I always wait until May (Mother's Day) to be safe. In your case, I would start them in a sunny window about a week before moving them outdoors. This way, they are able to adjust to natural sunlight a bit before going outside. I would keep a fan on them just to make sure the plants remain...

Maybe this will help. I had an overwintered Bhut Jolokia from last year that refused to put out any new growth so I decided to chop it's head off and it bounced back very quickly. I made my cut halfway up the main stem.   Here it is about a week after axing it.   And now, about 3 weeks later...

Time for another update! I had to transplant my first Reaper into a larger pot, as it was beginning to become root bound. Also, I decided to water all of my plants and seedlings with some epsom salt to give them a little something extra. The overwinter Bhut that had its top chopped off has...

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