OKGrowin- Newbie 5 gal pepper journey - Fin

finished nov 10 2014, last post
 
Hey i'm new here and my 2nd year growing peppers.
 
Grow list:

 
Soilmix:
5-1-1
pine bark fines
perlite
coco or peat
+
dolomite lime
 
Fertilizer:
Dynagrow 9-3-6 Foliage pro
 
Indoor light (until they can go outside in april):
Sun system T5 4ft 8lamp
 
Containers:
1. solo cups
2. Viagrow 5gal bags
 
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Step 1 - Germination:
Got my seeds all in so i decided to soak them in some tea for an hour and now they are in ziploc bags

 

[juanitos]

i have one that wouldn't fit in my trays, so i put it on my computer desk to keep me company 
 

 

[juanitos]

Apparently i'm doing this shit well because damn these are the most beautiful plants i've seen.
 
look at the new growth at the nodes!
 

 
This choc hab(i think) has different leaf shape and is a little yellower, love it all the same

 
 
 

 

[fern123]

Dude i dont think that yellowing is a good sign . Great plants .

 

[juanitos]

I'm going to top some of them tonight and post pics.
The 1ft tall ones are starting with pods and have split into the traditional Pepper Y stem formation. I think the tallest ones are minibells or cayenes.
 
not too bad growth for ~ 7 weeks.

 

[juanitos]

 
The Y shape start

 
trying to flower, silly youngin

 
9 day old plants well into their true leaves 

 

[juanitos]

 
my desk plant is growing well. seems like a chinense based on leaf type.

 

[juanitos]

Did a little trimming.

 

[juanitos]

finished my trimming / topping. its kinda scary seeing all the hard work put into making those leaves just get thrown away... 
But it's better for higher yields / bushier plants in the long run, Easier to trim them now then when they are all tall and lanky in july / june.
 

 

 

[blorvak]

Oh man. I have a hard enough time culling. Trimming must be even more agonizing.

 

[stc3248]

Your plants are going to be shrubs soon with all that trimming! I got six plant going on my desk is my Barracks room. Ha! Your desk plant is definitely a chinense. Did you plant any Red Habs? Looks like one...but impossible to tell for sure.

 

[juanitos]

Your plants are going to be shrubs soon with all that trimming! I got six plant going on my desk is my Barracks room. Ha! Your desk plant is definitely a chinense. Did you plant any Red Habs? Looks like one...but impossible to tell for sure.

Yeah i trimmed one last week just to test it out and its already looking great.

I planted hab paper lantern, choc, and white. Could be one of them.

 

[juanitos]

 
branches, more branches

 
And my little experiment / side project

 

[Rymerpt]

Very impressive grow. Keep posting I'm learning from ya.

Rymerpt

 

[jojo]

looking good bro...  looking goood!!

 

[Devv]

Your grow is looking really good!
 
Keep it green!

 

[Ragnar]

Great grow OK!
 
Everything looks excellent. Hey, quick question -- how far do you keep the T5 HO from your sprouts?
 
I think I will try using your mix next season, seems to be working well for ya!

 

[juanitos]

Everything looks excellent. Hey, quick question -- how far do you keep the T5 HO from your sprouts?

about 12-18", i'm not using the mix yet (it will go in my 5gals) this is a custom mix from berger.ca my local nursery uses. <,<

My plants are root bound have mostly stopped growing, 2 more weeks till i'll transplant. My dynagrow had crystals at the bottom which i researched is probably calcium. this explains why some of my plants have shriveled leaves. If i heat the bottle to 90° they will go back into the solution. Im going to do this tonight.

 

 

 

 

[millworkman]

They look great either way!

 

[Hybrid Mode 01]

     Wow, dude. I can't wait to see your plants in July. Lookin' pro fo' sho'! Is that a paper lantern in the second pic in post #52?

 

[Ragnar]

about 12-18"

 

 
Thanks man, cool OK I'm at about the same, was getting purpling on sprouts at 10 and less. Lucky you get to plant out in about two weeks, we have to wait til late May/June 1 up here. Long way to go yet!