Recent content by nickde

Update: All going well and the weather is suspiciously good this spring... Due to size limits I moved both trays outside after my last post, and the situation was hectic. Fortunately only one tomato plant suffered a lot from not enough light due to the overgrowth, but most other plants were...

Back from holidays and I witnessed a small jungle 😬 Lots of buds and flowers, too much growth. I will sort them out this weekend and start moving the plants outside again to plant soon!

Aji Champion keeps on going :) I am tempted to keep 2-3 flowers although I am 3 weeks before transplanting... I think this one will go in a big pot or in the ground, seems prolific! And at least one tomato started budding! Sweet million F1 As you can see, the primary shoot is already out...

Transplanting complete! I am quite happy with how the tomatoes are growing. Germinated ~Mar12. You may notice some sun scalding on some peppers. I was a bit too ambitious with their time outside this week :) I notice now that the tomatoes are too close to the light already, let alone if...

Thanks! I decided to cut them, and let the plant grow a bit more! Maybe the next ones I will keep. I just hope it didn't start flower because of lack of space, as I don't have space to pot it up before transplanting in the final destination (still not sure if it will go in a pot or in the ground).

Aji Champion! Germinated Feb8

Growing continues unhindered. This week is predicted to be nice and sunny. Time for some quality light! Second batch of seedlings (jalapenos, bell peppers, eggplants, tomatoes) has also been successful and growing, along with some peas and marigolds that will go to the garden. top view Wild...

Growing continues. We have been fortunate with good weather, so I dared to move the plants out two times to acclimate to the elements. I really dig the look of the Wild Purple Guatemala. Maybe a sign to grow darker varieties next year 😁

Transplanting complete! Potted up to 9cm pots. Growing goes well overall, I am now ready to start with annuums, few eggplants and tomatoes! Side view, moisture sensor in the back KS Lemon Starrburst Naga morich Habanero Mellow Carolina reaper, one will be culled today 7pot primo The...

Thanks! I don't have enough under-light space for all seedlings so I will thin out to keep one seedling per cell without disturbing the root system. I plan to do this week when potting up!

Growing continues! Waiting patiently before potting up. Some weird curling on one of the Wild purple Guatemala seedling cotyledons Zebrange Habanero mellow

Thanks for the recommendation, Englander! The main disadvantage of small pots besides smaller plants (which I don't mind) is more frequent watering which will be an issue during summer. As Marc suggested, maybe starting smaller for some varieties and potting up again would be a good strategy...

Thanks for the input, tsurrie! As of yesterday all cells have germinated seeds! So I am pretty happy so far. I am trying to keep the cells hydrated but not overwatered, watering every ~3 days. After reading @Marturo 's glog, I also was interested in the B. subtilis based biostimulants. I ended...

Thanks for the input, CaneDog! I agree with you about trying to time it as close as possible and I will have a space issue if I need to transplant. I was thinking to top the plant to keep it within the shelf space but didn't consider root growth. I have 2 50x30cm trays and I plan to transplant...

A small update: All cells except Carolina Reaper have germinated or I see loops! 7pot primo is the one so far with the worst germination (1/3 per cell). I noticed that Wild Purple Guatemala seedlings have more and more purple/anthocyanins to their cotyledons. If it would be light stress...