Recent content by BurkeasaurusRex

They are 1.5 from the dirt

THANKS!   I sowed them.  I live in New Hampshire and it's like -20F with the windchill right now. I'm starting indoors and moving them outside when the weather is appropriate.

They are around 1.5 months old

I have a question about my young plants producing flowers. I heard that you are supposed to remove the flower so the plant can focus its energy on rooting and becoming stronger. Is this a common practice? Is there a link how and when I should do this. I was also thinking about pruning and...

THIS IS AWESOME! Your plants look amazing! Nice setup! 

  It was a bit longer but i thought it was worth the wait because of how cheap they were. They came in earlier than the estimated date though. I think I waited 2 weeks. Look at amazon you may be able to find them in the in the US. Search for the wattage and then the specific wave length you...

I may give that a shot in the future. I'm still a noob at this stuff so going the traditional-ish route right now, but i guess I could try and ghetto rig something to test it out :). More Research! Muhahaha.   I may do up an arduino controller to test soil moister and pH that will control a pump...

Here is the link to Juanitos thread in case you where wondering.   http://thehotpepper.com/topic/47823-my-diy-led-build/

Your LED light plans are great! I just built my growbox with your design and it working very well. My peppers and I thank you!

Looks awesome man! Good luck!

  Thanks Yellowfin! I got the LEDs off ebay, then with a little soldering and an LED driver. BAM! LED rig :)   http://www.ebay.com/itm/251683228882?_trksid=p2060778.m2749.l2649&var=550585906373&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT   These are the ones I purchased.   The U channel you can get at Home...

  Thanks tsurrie! Yeah the plants seem to like them. I used Juanitos design for the lights and it works well. WAAAAAYYYYY cheaper than buying an actual LED grow light.   Thank you Peter! 

Thanks Moruga!

  Everything looks so far so good I think.       Wooooo Hoooo transplant time for the first batch!       Happy pepper plants so far.     Seeing as this is my first real grow if anyone see’s anything I’m doing wrong I would love some suggestions. HAHA Good idea! I was just trying to grow...

  Thanks!