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Northpole69

Northpole69

Hey Ive had a few posts on here and got some good feedback, so it leads me to my next question, what happens when its only November and you have pepper plants that are starting to get really big?  My goal is to have peppers year round, not just in season, so whatever it takes, but on a budget!
 
Here is my grow set up:
 
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They are doing awesome in this set up with this light and fan combo.  So if I take the plants out, put them in 5 gallon buckets and then put them in the window sill, will they continue to get swole?  Or will they go dormant?  Whats the best way on a budget to get good size plants that produce peppers indoors year round?  (Ill try putting them out several months from now of course but itll be at least 5 months from now till May!
 
Here is my best plant, a Moruga Scorpion plant, been the stud of the bunch since day one.
 
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What am I going to do when he gets bigger!?  and how soon?  Also when I transplanted him when he was young I put him in crooked and he has been growing crooked at the bottom, will that be a problem?
 
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(its cinnamon on the soil, helped kill mold that keeps coming back on top of soil)
 
 
Thanks for the help!
 
I agree with juanitos, I keep everything in the solo cups until I plant them in their final pots for the season.
 
It looks like you may be over watering a bit.  I also see signs damping off.  Look at the base of your stems at soil level.  This can become an issue especially if the the top of the soil is continuously damp.  Try letting them dry out a bit more and bottom water.  I have also had good good luck spraying the top of the soil with a 1 to 10 mixture of 3% hydrogen peroxide to water.  It helps slow down the fungus that can eat away at the collar. 
 
 
 
 
Rairdog said:
It looks like you may be over watering a bit.  I also see signs damping off.  Look at the base of your stems at soil level.  This can become an issue especially if the the top of the soil is continuously damp.  Try letting them dry out a bit more and bottom water.  I have also had good good luck spraying the top of the soil with a 1 to 10 mixture of 3% hydrogen peroxide to water.  It helps slow down the fungus that can eat away at the collar. 
 
 
 
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ya that plant was a separate issue and died, thats why I didnt include it in this post
 
The problem I have had with growing indoors is that I use mostly overhead light.  The taller the plant is, the further lower parts are from the light.  So I started lobbing off the tops and using them as clones.  That way, the canopy can be about the same distance to the light and plants stay low.  I did not expect this last year, but wound up with pods before they went outside.  Not full size, but just as tasty.

Was worried about root binding becoming permanent, but someone here at THP suggested busting up the roots before transplant.  Worked great.  Most of the plants went from seedling to poddage in solo cups.  Transplanted fine.
 
I would invest in a 400 or 600 watt halide or sodium. I'd you can afford the space , and the Hydro ( apprx 43$/month for 1000 watts on 12hrs, in ONT ) you can produce big healthy plants with abundant fruit all year.
Last year I had 40 bell peppers from a single plant under the 600!!
 
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