First time growing hot peppers ever, wish me luck.. will be posting pictures along the whole way! 
First ever grow
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FullersFire said:
As I said, I do not use peat. I use coir, which probably has superior moisture retention.
Whether to transplant or not is up to you, you could most certainly transplant now. My preference to make sure the seedlings are worth the time, effort, materials, etc. before I transplant, in other words, not going to die after I transplant.
You must be willing to cull out the weaklings that either will not survive, or will be stunted and not be good producers.
ok thanks demonic, when i transplant them should i remove the old peat dirt around them or just stick the whole peat pellet into the solo cup?D3monic said:
ok awesome i think i might transplant and hopefully i don't get a lot of dead ones and a waste of resources.alkhall said:
ok thanks for the info! really appreciated.D3monic said:
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something seems a little off....... did you not water them on Tuesday? and they are dried right out by Wednesday afternoon?
you either did not give them nearly enough water or you have a serious heat/humidity (lack of) issue in their environment, i'd guess the former. i get that you don't want to over water but you have to get the peat nice and wet and then let it dry out but not completely.
its up to you whether to transplant but i wouldn't yet, i like to see some true leaves and the start of tiny roots poking out the sides of the peat. when you do, don't disturb the new roots by trying to remove the peat or mesh, just give them a good soaking and right into their new pots.
looking good in the update pic, i almost got started yesterday but decided to make a small batch of ghost hot sauce instead
you either did not give them nearly enough water or you have a serious heat/humidity (lack of) issue in their environment, i'd guess the former. i get that you don't want to over water but you have to get the peat nice and wet and then let it dry out but not completely.
its up to you whether to transplant but i wouldn't yet, i like to see some true leaves and the start of tiny roots poking out the sides of the peat. when you do, don't disturb the new roots by trying to remove the peat or mesh, just give them a good soaking and right into their new pots.
looking good in the update pic, i almost got started yesterday but decided to make a small batch of ghost hot sauce instead
humidity could be a problem, my thing always says the humidity is like around 23 percent and says that its low, i don't know how i could get the humidity up maybe by just soaking them.. and yeah ive been letting them dry out, they dry out really fast though so i just wasn't sure if i watered them everyday if thats going to over water them.twenty said:something seems a little off....... did you not water them on Tuesday? and they are dried right out by Wednesday afternoon?
you either did not give them nearly enough water or you have a serious heat/humidity (lack of) issue in their environment, i'd guess the former. i get that you don't want to over water but you have to get the peat nice and wet and then let it dry out but not completely.
its up to you whether to transplant but i wouldn't yet, i like to see some true leaves and the start of tiny roots poking out the sides of the peat. when you do, don't disturb the new roots by trying to remove the peat or mesh, just give them a good soaking and right into their new pots.
looking good in the update pic, i almost got started yesterday but decided to make a small batch of ghost hot sauce instead
i think ive just have been to cautious about over watering them and i haven't actually been giving them enough water.. they were bone dry but i just soaked them in water so they should be goodtwenty said:something seems a little off....... did you not water them on Tuesday? and they are dried right out by Wednesday afternoon?
you either did not give them nearly enough water or you have a serious heat/humidity (lack of) issue in their environment, i'd guess the former. i get that you don't want to over water but you have to get the peat nice and wet and then let it dry out but not completely.
its up to you whether to transplant but i wouldn't yet, i like to see some true leaves and the start of tiny roots poking out the sides of the peat. when you do, don't disturb the new roots by trying to remove the peat or mesh, just give them a good soaking and right into their new pots.
looking good in the update pic, i almost got started yesterday but decided to make a small batch of ghost hot sauce instead
FullersFire said:
23 is low for you, winter in Ontario, you would want 35%+/_ . if you're in a house check the furnace for a humidifier, if an apartment you may want to buy a portable one, more for your comfort than anything.
FullersFire said:
i think that should work out good, at this stage they should never be bone dry
Update. transplanted the little guys
update, First true leaves starting to come in.
hahah yeah now the wait begins !twenty said:
update: added some jalapenos and banana peppers to the collection plus plants are doing well !
Seedlings enjoying being re potted ... Soil still looks dry though .... heat and humidity helps for germination and young seedlings
i bottom watered them and didn't add enough water for the water to reach the top of the soil but will do for next timeTrident chilli said:
plants are doing well!
