Edit* I had a bad headache and was being harsh on my original comment. Looks like he's going through the steps to be legit now. I get skirting corners when new to the game, but this was a bit reckless. Hopefully he's learned his lesson 🙏
I've been using 72 cell trays for years but wanting to switch to smaller cell trays for space efficiency (starting 2000 seeds this year) and better moisture levels. The 72's just take too long to dry out in my cold climate and tried a few 200 cell trays last year and loved them. I asked a FB...
I started a few hundred early Jalapeno last year and there was basically no variation amongst any of the plants. Its a stable variety. Rich has pointed out i should do it again with clones. I may try that this year but not sure if ill have the capacity to put in all that effort and space with...
I frequently see people throw out random numbers with no proof to back it up so figured I would meticulously record it myself to back my anecdotal findings over the years. I used to religiously top until I realized I was hurting my yields.
From a scientific research standpoint, starting the...
This is the first year I've recorded it to this extent but have done it a handful of times in past years. Last year was Lemon Drops and got similar results but the peppers on the topped plants were also smaller in addition to lower yields and lower total weight. Most likely will do it again this...
During the 2024 grow season I decided to test the effects of topping early Jalapeños using the most commonly recommended method I have seen of topping plants at the forth internode. Two identical 10 ft x 30 inch beds were tested with an equal number of plants in each bed. All plants were started...