Nice work mate, looks like a good start to your season! What temperatures are you averaging at the moment in Melbourne? no doubt you are quite a few degrees warmer than down here!
Hey everyone, just thought I would add my 2 cents worth!
Here is my Scotch bonnet plant enjoying the sun. It is about 7inch tall.
I pinched out the middle a few weeks ago and it has started growing rather bushy. Do they typically grow this bushy? or has my pinching done the trick?
Nice work mate. I have been considering giving the whole upside down thing a go, does it increase growth/pod production very much? Do you have another of the same plant in a normal pot to compare??
Thanks for the feedback guys.
Josh - I am pretty sure we use ACQ to treat timber here now too, but I can not guarantee what chemicals were used in the timber made to construct the bins I have. They have the distinctive green color which is supposed to indicate CCA treatment. hmmmmmm, you raise...
Cheers for the advice moyboy!
SeeYouJimmy - I have looked around on the net and apparently the most common chemical treatment used on timber here in NZ, Aussie and USA is CCA - Copper Chrome Arsenic. According to 'experts' CCA treated timber used for garden purposes does absorb into plants...
Cool. Looks like you are in for an impressive early harvest with those plants being so large at the start of spring! I am beginning to understand the benefits of hydroponics haha
Nice work mate, looking nice and green! you mentioned that the weather is now just right for placing them outside, is this due to temperatures? what kind of temp do you consider 'right' where you are???