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Definitely wasn't trying to nock the people that like the complex sauces, I just personal like simple and was just curious who else is in the same boat with me. And it probably does have a lot to do with my palate... all the complex sauces I've ever tried, it just feels like there's too much...

So I see all these recipes with like 30 different ingredients, roasted this and that, blood of your fist born, etc... And I'm just over here with my peppers, salt, and lacto fermentation... Oh and a little vinegar to finish sauce... I don't know why but in the 10 plus years I have been making...

Nice to see someone else on here from the second smallest state! Lol

So it begins again... Winter/indoor gardening. We have some Tiny Tim, Extreme Bush, and Rosella Purple tomatoes. Scorpion and Jalapeno peppers, and a zucchini. Also half a flat of Radishes (not in pictures). Also will be starting some salad greens a spinach soon. Any way, going to attempt to...

CAPCOM: Thanks and good point, I never thought about the heat. In winter the glass turns into a big heatsink...

I may be wrong but I feel like I should be able to squeeze a little more out of this set up then if I was in a NO sun light situation. That window even in December gets 3-4 hours direct sunlight, and a few more hours indirect, and I plan to run the HID light 16 hours. The tomatoes you see were...

Ok, I know these are tomatoes so you have to use your imagination a bit... :) but would a 400w MH HID light be enough supplemental light to grow 6 or 8 pepper plants to fruit in the middle of winter? That is a 9 foot glass sliding door facing directly south. I live in zone 7A so days are short...

I've ran my lights everything thing from 14 on 10 off, to always on 24/7. I have not seen any better growth past 16 on 8 off so that is what I run mine at and save some electric.

I've been growing for 3 years now and the only thing I use is standard flouresints and cfl's usually the 6500K ones. And to be honest as well as my plants grow I have no reason to buy the expensive "grow bulbs". Now keep in mind I only start my plants for 4 months inside then plant out in spring.

I had mine in the 72 cell tray for a little over 5 weeks and they were just starting to show signs of needing to be potted up.

Finally got my new grow area done!!!! :) I now have enough area and lights to start 4 flats at once, only problem is i wont get to try it out till next year..... seeing as i leave monday for four and a half months of training with the national guard..... Oh well, off to serve the country :)

When you make your peat based potting soil are u using the pelitized (crushed) or pulverized (powder) lime or a mixture of the two....? Also how much are you adding per gallon or yard of potting soil?

Yes they look very healthy. Nice green color, no leaf curl, and the short stocky stature just means your giving them plenty of light. I think most people that are New to growing ether use to little light or place them to far away. But yours look good.

Are u on city water? Could it be chlorine in your water, I learned that lesson the hard way 3 years ago..... :)

How would the 3.5 pots fit 32 to a 1020 tray? mine 3.5 pots only fit 18 to a tray.....

That is just totaly cool! Now if I can just figure out how to keep a green house while I'm at boot camp.... Ok so that might just be wishfull thinking :)

Someone corect me if I'm wrong, but isn't it stress to the plant that causes it to produce more capsasum..... Like cutting back on water and environmental stress.

Superhot: those are some awesome pepper plants!!! And again thank u all for the quick responses I'm definitely going to start my plants in a 72 flat then move to the 3.5 pots.

Thank u all! MGOLD86, I realized last year that a 6 oz cup is way to small for peppers to stay in for 12 weeks :). I actually potted a few plants in 16 oz cups and they did way better. My plans this year were to use the smaller pots to start because I can get 32 in a 1020 flat then repot into...

I have my pepper seeds starting now in coffee filters and there just starting to form hooks. I potted them up last year in 6 oz plastic cups and that worked ok but when trying to harden them off the wind knocked them over really easy and it got anoying picking them up all the time. So this...