It's my second year with the Mars Hydro too. I liked it a lot last year, so much so that I bought a second one. I got both of mine really cheap off eBay. FWIW, mine are older models that use 3w LEDs, the newer ones use 5w. Hydro One sucks, don't get me started! lol.
Thanks NW.
I had them under a T5 fixture until about 5 days ago when I switched to a Mars Hydro 300w LED. I had them about 4" from the T5 fixture which was probably a little too close as a few of the plants started getting a suntan. I now have them about 9" away from the LED fixture.
I'm...
Day 28 update.
I potted up the jigsaw crosses. They are really showing a lot of variation in the amount of purpling that they have, it will be really interesting to see what the pods end up looking like on these. The parent plant looked similar to the one in the top left at this stage.
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Sorry to hear about the sick plants.
http://your.asda.com/news-and-blogs/add-some-colour-to-your-plate-with-stripy-peppers-exclusive-to-asda
I would love to get my hands on some seeds for these; are there any UK members out there with seeds?
I just noticed that this site has three different types of Big Jim seeds for sale:
1. Big Jim
2. Big Jim legacy
3. 2011 World Record Big Jim Pepper!
http://www.chileseedusa.com/order_chili_pepper_seeds.htm
Does that mean there was a new world record in 2011???
Edit: I bet they the seeds...
Day 21 update.
Here are pics of the plants that have sprouted so far.
Here's a shot showing what's going on below the surface:
And the jigsaw crosses:
Three of the jigsaw crosses are showing slight purpling like the F1 plant did, two are much darker (likely taking after grandpa) and I...