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04cobraboy

Got the seeds germinated and planted, I have them growing inside. They were coming up good, but over the past week or more they've stopped growing at all and are turning slight yellow. I've gave them water but haven't under or over watered them. I'm assuming it's a deficiency of something. I have cayenne and Serrano in there as well and they are doing awesome! I'm new to the forum so take it easy on me. I'll try to upload a pic.
 
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While I am no expert, I have seen that the super hot peppers take a long, long, long long time to grow.  Looks like the soil is pretty rich too, so maybe the little thing will take some time to get used to it.
 
In general it looks fine to me so just let it do its thing for now.
 
Jeff
 
MNXR250R said:
While I am no expert, I have seen that the super hot peppers take a long, long, long long time to grow.  Looks like the soil is pretty rich too, so maybe the little thing will take some time to get used to it.
 
In general it looks fine to me so just let it do its thing for now.
 
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I read this also on other post but didn't know how true it was. The leaves are slightly yellow but barely. I guess they just take some time. I appreciate it. Any other information is appreciated. Thank you!


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Your peppers will grow better if you use actual potting soil. Whatever that is in those pots, save it for the garden beds.

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It looks really chunky and well, not very high quality. You need a soil mix with high porosity and fast drainage for seedlings. For larger plants you can use the cheaper soil, but for new seedlings get high quality canadian peat or coco coir based soil mix. There is really no substitute for a good seedling mix.

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thegreenman said:
It looks really chunky and well, not very high quality. You need a soil mix with high porosity and fast drainage for seedlings. For larger plants you can use the cheaper soil, but for new seedlings get high quality canadian peat or coco coir based soil mix. There is really no substitute for a good seedling mix.

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10-4 I agree with that. This morning I looked at it again and it looks even worst than yesterday. It's more yellow, seems to be dying. How often do you water you small new plants like this one?


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04cobraboy said:
10-4 I agree with that. This morning I looked at it again and it looks even worst than yesterday. It's more yellow, seems to be dying. How often do you water you small new plants like this one?


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I'm in south Florida so what I fo may not apply as we have high humidity and fairly high heat. I would repot it into Lambert's or Fafard's potting mix and then water daily until it recovers from the transplant. After that water as necessary, and keep it out of the noontime sun for a week or two. Dont fertilize until it starts putting out new leaves.


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thegreenman said:
I'm in south Florida so what I fo may not apply as we have high humidity and fairly high heat. I would repot it into Lambert's or Fafard's potting mix and then water daily until it recovers from the transplant. After that water as necessary, and keep it out of the noontime sun for a week or two. Dont fertilize until it starts putting out new leaves.


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I'm in Texas so definitely hot as hell. I have my plants inside. It's too hot outside right now. 100+ I have a grow light with heat lamp and a fan.


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Seedlings that size dont need a whole lot. I start almost all mine in peat discs and transplant into potting mix. All they really need when they're that small is water and light. Too little or too much of either one will kill a seedling. They have hardly any root system at the stage so if your pots feel heavy then cut back on the watering and put a small fan on them. They dont look leggy so it seems they're getting enough light. Keep them inside under CFL bulbs with a fan, give them less water and you'll be good.
 
Edmick said:
Seedlings that size dont need a whole lot. I start almost all mine in peat discs and transplant into potting mix. All they really need when they're that small is water and light. Too little or too much of either one will kill a seedling. They have hardly any root system at the stage so if your pots feel heavy then cut back on the watering and put a small fan on them. They dont look leggy so it seems they're getting enough light. Keep them inside under CFL bulbs with a fan, give them less water and you'll be good.
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Alright will do. I have a fan on them. How many hours of light per day?


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I usually turned my lights on around 8:30 or 9 in the morning and off around 11 at night. And thats only cuz thats when i left for work and when i went to bed. It wasn't an exact science for me but theres alot of debate on exactly how much light you should give indoor plants. If you're just starting plants indoors to eventually move them outside it's not a big deal as long as they're not getting leggy (lack of light) or leaves are burnt (too much light or lights are too close) then you're fine.
 
Edmick said:
I usually turned my lights on around 8:30 or 9 in the morning and off around 11 at night. And thats only cuz thats when i left for work and when i went to bed. It wasn't an exact science for me but theres alot of debate on exactly how much light you should give indoor plants. If you're just starting plants indoors to eventually move them outside it's not a big deal as long as they're not getting leggy (lack of light) or leaves are burnt (too much light or lights are too close) then you're fine.
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I have everything on automatic timers, even light and heat, so I don't do anything except water. I am giving 16hrs of light right now. May be too much...


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No thats not too much. Just make sure the light isn't too close. What kind of lighting are you providing?
 
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No thats not too much. Just make sure the light isn't too close. What kind of lighting are you providing?
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It's a grow light I'm not what spectrum it is exactly but it's a fluorescent bulb but doesn't give off much heat if any at all.


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