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Here are some images of my young Red Paper Lanterns, what does the darker color within the leaves indicate?   Are the plants deficient in a particular nutrient?          

I have my Brazilian Starfish started in 2 foam cups with a netpot containing coco coir and seed start potting soil.   Now that the seeds have germinated:   How much light would you use in terms of time?   When do I start feeding and what's a good feeder?   How long can they stay in the existing...

Is anyone familiar with this candied pepper recipe?  I'm curious about step 2., the author says to let the chiles sit in the syrup mixture for 24 hours.  Is this at room temperature or refrigerated?   Thank you,   Here is the link to the recipe - http://www.fieryfood...died-capsicums/  

Is anyone familiar with this candied pepper recipe?  I'm curious about step 2., the author says to let the chiles sit in the syrup mixture for 24 hours.  Is this at room temperature or refrigerated?   Thank you,   Here is the link to the recipe...

I have a self irrigated box that is 3'6" x 4'6" x 18", is 9 pepper plants too many for this space?   The peppers are looking good and staying healthy, but they are indeed flourishing quite a bit.  Just curious how to determine if I've over planted for the space given.   Thank you,  ...

I located a supplier that has some nice options of various bagged mulches compared to the big box retailers.   Would you use any of these for a top dressing for raised beds and/or larger pots?   DARK HARDWOOD            2CUFT $4.00 PINE NUGGETS                 2CUFT $4.00 MINI PINE NUGGETS      ...

These are a couple 3'x4'x18" raised subirrigated beds and I'm looking for suggestions on what to use in them.  My lack of forethought on how much cubic feet this is, it will take quite a bit of Happy Frog and/or Ocean Forest to fill these and quite a bit of $$ too.   Any suggestions on a less...

Does anyone see any concerns or do any red flags come up with the way I've designed my sub irrigated containers?   My intentions are to mix (half and half) the Happy Frog and the Ocean Forest potting soils.  I'm using the hydro stones for the bed.  One fill tube protrudes up from the inside of...

Does anyone see any concerns or do any red flags come up with the way I've designed my sub irrigated containers?   My intentions are to mix (half and half) the Happy Frog and the Ocean Forest potting soils.  I'm using the hydro stones for the bed.  One fill tube protrudes up from the inside of...

Here is a link to a video of seed starts that were started one week apart.  The soil used for the two peppers were started on 1 April (Jiffy seed start mix).  The coir peppers were started on 8 April.   The coir/perlite peppers are significantly lacking behind.  They are lacking behind mostly...

I'm mostly complete with two hoop houses and raised beds and I'm curious as to what a good media is for the perimeter of the cedar raised beds.   Any pros or cons to:   mulch landscape stone composite mulch   https://vimeo.com/213347685          

Toward the end of this video is where my raised bed/hoop house will be for my peppers.   What type of landscaping would you do around the raised bed?  Landscape rocks with a week barrier?   What would you do to the area below the raised bed?  Leave it dirt with a weed barrier?  Put rocks there...

As a beginner at pepper growing, I thought I'd try the raised bed route first.  I'm seeking advice from pepper growers that use this method.  I'm looking for 2 or 3 main bullet points that you feel is a must do and 2 or 3 main bullet points to NOT do or avoid.   I'm just trying to keep it simple...

The leaves on the Serranos in the back (middle) have not separated, do you let nature take its course or do they sometimes need a little help by separating them?     Thank you