Recent content by Nickjg

Hello all, It’s been almost 9 months since I posted to get your opinions and guidance on 4 tiny rocoto seedlings that I had started indoors. They were kept near a W-SW facing window and started to grow quite nicely. In fact they grew so well I transplanted them to 12” pots and during the winter...

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Thank you! And great! I’ll update you guys with a few reports as we go. I’m just learning this.

Many thanks for the very detailed explanation, it’s very helpful. I’m glad I joined this group. I will keep them indoors and follow your tricks when they start flowering. We’ll see what happens and I’ll keep you guys updated!!

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Great! Thanks for the info!

Thanks for the tip. Mine are leaning slightly towards the window light and I try to rotate them as much as possible. Still it’s hard to get them to grow fully straight up that way. Maybe I should consider using a top fluorescent instead? The windowsill they are on now gets a few hours of direct...

Great! Thanks for the recommendation

Thanks very much for your answer. That’s a relief. And very good question. I don’t think I have a good answer. At one point I thought I was going to be able to move them outside for (maybe) faster growth and perhaps some buds coming out before first freeze, but it’s obvious now that this won’t...

Hi folks, I’ve been growing a few Rocoto plants (Capsicum pubescens) indoors and over the past couple of weeks I started taking them outside to a shaded area for a few hours to harden off. One of them now has a small hole in a leaf surrounded by a yellowish area (see pics). Any thoughts of what...

Hi folks! I am trying to grow rocotos indoors in Northern Virginia. Not sure it will work. I can use all the info I can get! Thx