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"They all look kinda pathetic compared to the hydro plants" Sorry, just had to... "hardware store potting mix" will give you a media for your plants to root... but as mentioned in numerous threads, your soil needs to be alive if you are depending on it to feed your plants. As pepper guru...

Hey everyone... as we are approaching greenhouse season.. i was hoping to chime in. We are currently updating our hotpepper blog on this very subject..... http://thehotpepper.com/blog/56/entry-279-the-alpha-hydroponics-greenhouse-pt-1-the-build/ Looking forward to hearing and sharing more...

Indeed. That is the kit we sell, so it would be a sin not show it in action... check out our grow log http://thehotpepper.com/topic/29196-alpha-hydroponics-glog-2012/ if u get a chance.

Just updated our blog with the hydroponics greenhouse build pt 1

Choosing the canidates for overwinter and cloning this weekend. On an entirely different subject...Got a nice view of the international space station flying over Atlanta last nite. Have a great weekend!

Companion planting works! A biologist friend of mine turned me on to it a few years back. It is an important component in "bio intensive" agriculture. I am fairly certain that this has been discussed here before, but for those interested, read up on Alan Chadwick and bio intensive...

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Indoor growing season is upon us. We just added 3 HID budget lighting systems to our product offerings. Check them out in the marketplace. Have a great weekend!

A certain amount of flowers drop, fact of growing. What the goal should be is to promote the overall number of flowers to increase the chance of pollination. You are doing the right thing using a brush, q tip or fingers. Pepper plants can get huge in 5 gallon dwc, 2 mature plants is usually the...

Hey Pat.. Overall that 330 seemed to deliver... The leaf curl, I believe, had to do with the proximity of the lamp to the plant, typical curling from too much of a good thing. During that period, the plant was growing at a tremendous pace, leading to a furling and unfurling pattern at times...

Thanks Folks! More processing and customer packages to get out this weekend. Thanks for looking and have a great Weekend!

Next time I will read more carefully... pepper plants are not photo reactive from veg- flower cycle.. that said you may get more efficient light from the MH

How large is the area you are trying to cover. With 120 mature plants, 400 watts seems a bit thin for coverage (?)

Thanks Tim... Jamaican Scotch Bonnet Thanks Josh.... How goes your grow?

Lots of good news to report as far as the Community Garden and all the other growing activities. No further issues.Lots of favorable visitors. Talk of expansion and a broader scope.... Updated our Grow Log with some harvest photos and culinary attempts. We will be a full participant in our...

Thank you... now back to the story.. Gratuitous garden shots.... . Harvesto.... Las Botas Las Botas Chocolate JSB's Maui Purple Garden Medley: Golden Cayenne, Tepin, Red Congo Thai Hot More to come.. Thanks for looking!

Word.. thanks J.