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I'm having mixed results with the plants outside so far. Annuums and Baccatums are doing great, while Chinenses and Pubescens got some sunscald. I'm sure they will recover, but that's something to consider for next season. Anyway, I haven't posted much about these two monsters - my Zapotec...

Hey CD! Yes, I can relate to being out of room and patience. This year it was particularly so because we put up a few raised garden beds and I started A LOT of old tomato seeds indoors. These were 10-year-old seeds and I thought I wasn't going to get good germination. Boy was I wrong - ALL of...

Yeah, the rocotos seem to be doing fine so far Paul. I'm really looking forward to trying them later during the season. Weather-wise, it's been a super wet and cold spring, and the plants were already getting too big for their pots, so I'm glad the night temps are finally decent to leave these...

I've been following your glog and you have some pretty amazing stuff here. Hopefully you end up getting that stripey Brazilian Starfish - results look promising so far! I have one question though - for your mini-kratky - how do you keep the plants from getting too big? With the amount of plants...

OK, seems like we have good weather now. The peppers are outside: I must say I'm a little anxious about the mix, which is 7 parts Peat Moss, 2 parts Perlite and 1 part Worm Castings. I only realized the Ph of Peat Moss is acidic after they were potted up, so I've added some lime in hopes...

That's what this one is too. It's even hairier than the Pubescens I'm growing at the moment.

Looks good Paul! Hopefully we'll be able to move our plants outside soon.... the weather has been really iffy in our neck of the woods.

Well, Ph test came back at 4 or below. So will definitely need additives in order to raise it a bit.

I'm soon going to run out of my favorite nutrients, and Amazon doesn't carry it anymore. The Botanicare website only has the Safety Data Sheets, and seem to be pushing their Pure Blend line of nutrients, which are 50% more expensive than CNS17 at the same concentration (15ml/gal). So, I'm...

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Thanks, lots of conflicting info online, and the vendor (Aurora Peat) does not list this information in their page. Here's what I'll do - I'll take a sample of the mix and let it steep in a double cup. I'll measure the Ph afterwards to see if it needs any additives. To clarify, I'm using...

Hi guys, I'm preparing to move my peppers into larger pots, and I'm in the process of preparing my soil. I've found several posts here where it's stated that a 7/2/1 parts peat/coco, perlite and worm castings would do great when fed with CNS-17. I did that last year with coco and had great...

Nope, I didn't get a chance to use them on the peppers since all my seeds had been sowed by the time I got them. I don't see how they would work any different though, but I'll try them with peppers on my next grow.

Well, life's been really crazy, juggling between work, kids, some house projects and peppers. The grow is going quite well, and I'm preparing to start taking plants outside. Here's a view of the grow room. I took these pictures a couple of weeks ago: This is one of @PaulG's rocotos. They...

Hey @PaulG! Sorry I've been MIA - this has been an extremely busy year, but things are rolling along. I did buy these seed starters - 2 packs to be exact and used them to start tomato seeds. I just started potting them up and I must say the silicone makes this process a breeze! I no longer have...

Slowly but surely, the plants are being transferred to their Solo cups once they are done with their air pruning and are showing enough roots through the rockwool cubes. There are still a few varieties yet to transplant. And I say never give up on those seeds - sometimes they will surprise...

Thanks Paul, those rocotos are surely coming along fine so far. I'm sure their growth will explode once I give them the full dose of nutrients. I should have some time tomorrow to transplant some of the bigger seedlings into their solo cups. It will only get easier from there - the only...

Haven't posted in a while, but not much has changed. Here's how things stand at the moment: It's been almost two months since the chinense seeds were planted into the rockwool cubes. I like this method because the plants stay reasonably sized for a while before I need to pot them up. This...

5 gal paint strainer. Remove all flowers that have already opened, then cover the entire plant. Once you see pods, remove the strainer and tag the pods. No fuzz, no mess, no drama.

Good luck Siv! Are you doing hydro this year?