measurement update 3-7-13. also started some fresh 7 pot, bhut, and fatalii seeds last night! finally got a ph balancing kit from a friend as a gift, and i have started watering with properly balanced water! The original tap ph i was using was almost 8.5!
JALAPENO standing at just over 2 1/4"...
dude i would also look into iron deficiency. most of the time i have seen yellow splotchiness on young leaves especially around leaf edges its been a lack of iron. definitely dont jump the gun, i agree with phil but that would be my first guess. also, check your ph balance to make sure your...
sounds about right the guy i got them from got them from someone on here a few years back. probably why several of the seeds are having trouble popping.
UPDATE!!! SUPERCHILLIS popped the soil last night, and guess what? TWO OF THEM!!! didnt think both of them would do so well... should have figured when they sprouted tap roots within 48 hours of planting... also, i added a temperature probe into the soil of the jalapeno, which is still...
mostly looking for bhut jolokia and 7 pot/7 pod seeds. i got like 5 7 pot/7 pod seeds from a friend, but so far 2 of them have mold outbreak and the 3 left cracked the shell but no tap root and its been 4 or 5 days since the outer shell popped. im waiting to see if they are just slow starters...
i did find one grower on CL that lives not too far, but im not sure if hes still growing or just selling his seeds. is $0.50 too much to charge per seed for good pepper seeds?
question:
i have noticed that i tend to have a real problem resisting over-watering/over-wetting or watering to often. any advice as to 1, how to tell when the plants need water? and 2 how to tell if the soil is wet enough or too dry? right now i have been spraying them with a water spritzer...
yea the growth has definitely slowed, but its still green not showing any droop-age or significant problems yet. and yes, it is a jal. im having a little trouble with starting my other seeds on paper though. maybe im sprinkling them too much, as a few look like they are growing black mold. i...
my jalapeno plant hooked and blossomed its first leaves... but the cat bit them in half. it still has like half of each leaf, and i added a little extra nutrients to make up for the food loss in the leaves. any advice to keep it alive?