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Good Morning Alkhall, I run the “LED Full Spectrum” light source on Photone app with my LED lights.

Good Morning….66 degrees yesterday and they’re preparing us for 2.4” of snow on Friday….most of it won’t likely stick since the streets are so warm. Transplanted all of my seedlings into their final containers yesterday at week 3/4 above soil. Today I meet the “mole man” to get a cost to...

TL/DR. Transplant Day…..new larger pots for the pepper plants Day: 30(Seeds planted on day 0) Date: 2/15/24 Lighting per Day: 16 hours Lamp to Plant Distance and Dim: 19 inches at 80% (viparspectra), 18 inches at 50% (ac infinity) Lighting Intensity: Daily Light Integral DLI 20. Ppfd 350 Tent...

Thanks Indy! I do fret alot, but it only takes one big mistake to kill the plants. So I fret over accurate nutrients, good watering practices and sufficient lighting. It will get easier with more experience.

Must be the coco coir which is supposed to offer similar growth as hydro….or the heater I’m using to keep the temperatures over 77 degrees.

Here’s a shot at some of the three week old seedlings with none of the Shishito peppers in the photo. They’re all over the board when it comes to size and growth speed. I’ve read that coco provides faster growth than soil, but I’ve never tested it. Smallest peppers here are the two pots with...

Sorry for the confusion…The Shishito peppers are at 4 weeks and the rest of the plants are at three weeks or less. Sorry for the confusion. You’re also seeing the largest of the plants. I have several much smaller plants too in the other tent. Unfortunately, coco isn’t a miracle medium.

Day: 27 (Seeds planted on day 0) Date: 2/12/24 Lighting per Day: 16 hours Lamp to Plant Distance: 18” Lighting Intensity: Daily Light Integral DLI 20. Ppfd 350 Tent temperatures day/night: 80/77 Nutrient TDS: 640 ppm / 1.2 EC Nutrients: Seaweed, Flora Series 1 ml/g, CalMag 2ml/g, ph 5.8 (plus...

Thank you again for the advice HellfireFarm. Much appreciated! I ordered some Captain Jacks Spinosad spray to have both products on hand. It sounds like Neem Oil is more of a preventative tool whereas Spinosad is more for quickly treating active infestations? If so, my plan is to start...

Good Morning….54 degrees headed to 70! Unbelievable! Completed my yard work and washed the cars outside yesterday. Plants (indoor) have been above soil for 2 weeks and are still in their half gallon containers….looking really healthy too. Off to grab some lunch at a Greek restaurant with...

Thanks HellfireFarm! I will definitely read more about Spinosad vs Neem. I see a lot of very positive reviews online for it when I do a search, so I may need to reevaluate my plan.

I’m with you…i wanted a par meter but didn’t want to spend that kind of money. I experimented with multiple old apple devices I own I and experienced several widely different readings even when using 20 pound paper as a diffuser. I ended up purchasing their “Lightray” diffuser ($24 on their...

Thanks Alkhall, and thanks again for the DLI for peppers! The Photone app doesn’t provide much guidance for produce.

Day: 23 (Seeds planted on day 0) Date: 2/8/24 Lighting per Day: 16 hours Lamp to Plant Distance and Dim: 19 inches at 80% (viparspectra), 16 inches at 50% (ac infinity) Lighting Intensity: Daily Light Integral DLI 20. Ppfd 345 Tent 1 temperatures day/night: 77/77 Tent 2 temperatures day/night...

Thank you Hellfire Farm. I will follow your advice and leave the heat mats for a while. I’m also removing or topping most of the double plantings today, so each seedling will get its own pot. Appreciate the guidance! Thanks Alkhall. I’m working my way up to those levels. I’m ready to...

Good Morming! Looking forward to a week with highs in the 50s! I’m hoping that the risk of snow is behind us, but there’s always the chance in February and March here. I am roasting a few pounds of coffee beans this morning and sampling the beans that I roasted yesterday. I’m getting better...

You could try “Gnatrol” soil drench. https://figbid.com/Page/gnatrol-to-contol-fungus-gnats-qanda#:~:text=Use%20Gnatrol%20WDG%20to%20control,cucumbers%2C%20peppers%2C%20and%20eggplants.

I was in the roasting hobby a few years ago and purchased a few different types of coffee roasters along the way. The air roasted SR800 was my favorite of the three. I strongly prefer the taste of air roasted coffee beans over my poorly roasted beans in a drum roaster (still too smoky and...

I grew Coleus under grow lights last winter and moved them to indoor house and outdoor locations around my home. They really didn’t respond well to dim indoor lighting, but thrived under morning and early afternoon sun for me in my front yard. They died with the first frost.

Day: 19. (Seeds planted on day 0) Date: 2/4/24 Lighting per Day: 16 hours Lamp to Plant Distance and Dim: 20 inches at 75% Lighting Intensity: 260-290 ppfd, 15 DLI Daytime Air Temp: 77 Nutrient TDS: 575 ppm / 1.0 EC Nutrients: Seaweed, Flora Series .5 ml/g, CalMag 3ml/g, ph 5.8 (plus chlorine...