Greetings,
I have some hot peppers ( and some other veggies such as cucumbers, tomato, zucchini, bell peppers, kale, etc) that have started germinating in the humidity dome. As they have sprouted I have been transplanting them to my 48"x48"x81" grow tent with a Sunleaves Pioneer VIII high output T5 (8 grow bulbs). I have some questions that I'm hoping folks can help out with:
Bob
I have some hot peppers ( and some other veggies such as cucumbers, tomato, zucchini, bell peppers, kale, etc) that have started germinating in the humidity dome. As they have sprouted I have been transplanting them to my 48"x48"x81" grow tent with a Sunleaves Pioneer VIII high output T5 (8 grow bulbs). I have some questions that I'm hoping folks can help out with:
- How close should I keep the light to the plants? I know if you keep them too far up, the plants will "reach" for the light (cucumbers have already done this, as they are the fastest growing)? Right now I have the light about 12" above the plants. I had it lower last night, but decided to raise it, as it was getting very hot (100 degrees+) under the light (I have a digital thermometer that displays temp, humidity with highs and lows for both also under the light).
- Whats the best light cycle at this stage? Right now I have it set to 18 hours on 6 hours off.
- Should I be adding any fertilizer/nutrients at this stage? As I'm sure most of you know, the seedling mix is pretty sterile, as you don't want anything to burn the seeds while they germinate. Eventually I'll be transferring them into some bigger containers (I see a lot of peeps use 16oz Solo Plastic cups, I'll probably do the same) with true potting soil, but the seedlings are definitely not ready for this yet, so wondering if I should give them a boost at this stage.
Bob