My nagas took off to a great start them they got about 1 1/2 inch tall and they haven't gotten any taller in about a week or 2 now...do these peppers grow that slow or is there a problem? I keep them at about 80 degrees and are covered in like a terarium. I water them as needed. Am I missing something?
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Growing Nagas...
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Dyce51 said:
They are slow growers. At about 2 months mine got to be about 2 inches tall and stopped growing taller but continued to get more bushy and the leaves get bigger. At 3 months thy reached about 3 inches tall. By comparison my ornamentals planted at the same time are about 5 or 6 inches tall.
You probably shouldn't keep them covered though. I did that in the begining and some started to get mold spots on the leaves.
Then don't worry. I'm an experienced Naga grower and have learned alot from these little guys. Most of the time they take a long time to germinate and a long time to hit what I call "Second Gear". Second gear is when they grow to beat the band. Don't worry, they will bbuild up steam to grow soon.RedThumb said:
imaguitargod said:
cool! My one Naga that sprouted is a nice looking plant so far but small... I know I'll overwinter that one.
I tried my best to overwinter my Naga's last year and they did well except for that last suprise frost (yes, we have frosts in Los Angeles). All of mine died, so I'm starting again from scratch this year. Once again, the are reinforicing the fact that they are slow growing at the begining.Web_Of_Hair said:
Lights will definitely speed things up especially if used to extend the duration of light to 16 hours or more. Like Redthumb said, I wouldn't leave plants in a covered terrarium, they need some air circulation. My plants are starting to grow and produce like crazy already with a naga harvest due for this weekend. I can hardly wait.
Dyce51 said:
Careful with all the watering, peppers don't like wet feet. In most soil or soilless mediums you shouldn't need to water every day, and definitely not twice a day. More plants are killed by overwatering than anything else.
If you like watering every day, you should check out coconut coir, its a hydro medium that you treat kinda like soil, except you water til you get run-off every day or 2. But because it retains water well, you can hand water it instead of having it in an automatic system.