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Is this what you call "leggy"? Anything to worry about?
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Yep.. +1^^^^^
Looks like you should be good ta grow.
The closer to the light the better. You should be in good shape!
Looks like you should be good ta grow.
The closer to the light the better. You should be in good shape!
looks good
That wire through the cripple studs. It needs to be covered or rerouted to meet code.
I like that little adjustable stand! cool stuff. My starts are in a closet, so everyone thinks I grow other stuff.
That stand its pretty neat! +1 on keeping the lights close as possible.
AlabamaJack
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would recommend separating the seedlings...if you wait much longer, you will damage the roots during separation...unless you plan to grow 2-3 plants together
AJ - thanks I was wondering about that. Some people have said I could leave them in the seed cells until they go into ground in mid May. That seemed like a long time but on guy even told me he likes them to get a bit root bound. Being a first timer, I'm afraid I'm a little gullible.
So you'd recommend potting up at least once and separating the seedlings? I do have several with multiple sprouts and that seems to make sense. Are there any advantages/disadvantages to growing multiple plants together?
John
So you'd recommend potting up at least once and separating the seedlings? I do have several with multiple sprouts and that seems to make sense. Are there any advantages/disadvantages to growing multiple plants together?
John
AlabamaJack
Extreme Member
my pot up routine is from seed starting cells to 3 inch containers, to 6 inch containers (<---if I have time) then outside to 5/10/25 gallon containers...
to me the disadvantage is usually one plant will be dominant and the others won't grow to full potential and essentially keep the other plant from growing it's best...however, the advantage is that growing them together will give the appearance of a very "bushy" plant with multiple stems...
I suppose it's just up to you and what you want your plants to do or look like...I like my plants to get huge thus anything that I think causes "stunting" I try to avoid...
to me the disadvantage is usually one plant will be dominant and the others won't grow to full potential and essentially keep the other plant from growing it's best...however, the advantage is that growing them together will give the appearance of a very "bushy" plant with multiple stems...
I suppose it's just up to you and what you want your plants to do or look like...I like my plants to get huge thus anything that I think causes "stunting" I try to avoid...
Last year I grew 2 per pot. Given they were larger containers I still had crowding problems.One plant would thrive and the other not so much. This is an earlier shot of what I had. They eventually grew to a size were one was bigger than the other. Some peppers are more "bushy" than others and some like to climb tall. My 2 jalapenos grew together just fine, but I had a habanero with a thai and it didn't so much.... Needless to say, I learned my lesson. I will be planting one plant per container this year.
Yep, I do every year lol
Its a lot of work but i think its so much fun! Enjoy your grow