Greetings all,
Finally able to post my first thread, after a few days of trouble. Anyways, i've was really into growing peppers a few years ago, and would start them inside like usual cause living in maryland, its way to cold outside etc. Need to get a jump start on that growing season. But this year I've started to grow tomatoes and peppers inside, and due to space limitations and light, i've ran into a few problems and questions. I used a new plastic "tackle" holder like used for fishing and I individually made cells for each seed in each, and used a heating pad under it for required heat to germinate. So my Caribbean Reds were placed on the each ends of each other, some on the far right side and some on the far left. And the ones on the far right germinated first, so i was forced to open my container to let air in to prevent from fungus. And I only have two lights, and I'm using 2 soft white CPL'S as grow lights, not long fluorescent light fixtures. So I was forced to transplant the young seedlings into different pots to put under the lights because the other seeds havent germinated yet. I was wondering, how much of a shock that is going to put on my young seedlings, i mean barely even out but sprouted. I dont want them to eventually die because of the shock, and im going to have to do it to most of my seedlings because im growing 6 different varieties and they are all going to germinate at different times. And I dont want some to germinate and not be under light, so im forced to move them as soon as the germinate. Im starting to wonder if this is a bad idea, and any comments or suggestions would be greatful. Thanks
Dan
Finally able to post my first thread, after a few days of trouble. Anyways, i've was really into growing peppers a few years ago, and would start them inside like usual cause living in maryland, its way to cold outside etc. Need to get a jump start on that growing season. But this year I've started to grow tomatoes and peppers inside, and due to space limitations and light, i've ran into a few problems and questions. I used a new plastic "tackle" holder like used for fishing and I individually made cells for each seed in each, and used a heating pad under it for required heat to germinate. So my Caribbean Reds were placed on the each ends of each other, some on the far right side and some on the far left. And the ones on the far right germinated first, so i was forced to open my container to let air in to prevent from fungus. And I only have two lights, and I'm using 2 soft white CPL'S as grow lights, not long fluorescent light fixtures. So I was forced to transplant the young seedlings into different pots to put under the lights because the other seeds havent germinated yet. I was wondering, how much of a shock that is going to put on my young seedlings, i mean barely even out but sprouted. I dont want them to eventually die because of the shock, and im going to have to do it to most of my seedlings because im growing 6 different varieties and they are all going to germinate at different times. And I dont want some to germinate and not be under light, so im forced to move them as soon as the germinate. Im starting to wonder if this is a bad idea, and any comments or suggestions would be greatful. Thanks
Dan
