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Hope it doesn't get too cold in the greenhouse during the night.

Give a pepper enough time, space (and support)...and it will turn into a wall itself.

Had to travel in May, so I just left the aphids to feast on my plants...and I come back to find that nature has done her work. Lady bug larvae and aphid midge larvae have been feasting on the aphids...

nice

Haha, everyone's worst nightmare.

For growth, blue, but photocycle regulation depends mostly on red light.

Lumens to PAR conversion factors for typical light types, courtesy Osram Sylvania (probably based on the spectrum profiles of their own products):   https://assets.sylvania.com/assets/documents/FAQ0017-0605.ed512ef3-36b1-47cb-b052-0f9ca74348ca.pdf

holy s**t

GE has a page with the SPD graphs of their lighting lineup: http://www.gelighting.com/na/business_lighting/spectral_power_distribution_curves/

  On sale! But maybe not for the average consumer. http://www.plasmabright.com/pse1012a.asp

  I recently adopted 4 pinguiculas. Impressed with their performance already. They're really tiny, so I guess I'm going to need more, but at least it makes it easier to place them.

Is it like a new year's celebration? Chili planting fest ;)

lol, my normal 2 cots are more than making up for that disappointment. maybe somebody else will get lucky and find one that has jumpstarted growth during the first month or so.

I do that, it works for me.

Well, I've started mine for the coming season last June. Can always prune/top a bit if they get too unruly.

Responses seem to vary to different kinds of stress though--this is totally anecdotal, but my plants have been subjected to rather cold weather this year. Definitely suffering from cold stress, the stems have pigmented turning purplish black. Lots of flower drop and low pod production. However...

Why not? But some questions that come to mind. Is the fence tall+solid enough+facing a direction that would block out needed light? Are there any issues with what's on the other side of the fence? Traffic? Compacted soil? Water-logged? Pest-infested weeds? Is your property on a windy ridge or...

nope, mine actually turned out to be a bit of a runt

Looking forward to see what you make out of that monster fatalii!

Problem w/ CFLs is you have a point source shedding light 360x360°. Sure you can make a nice reflective hood to channel the light (plenty of tutorials on youtube). But I would think that T8s come out on top in terms of installation costs + time + replacement costs + utility bills, without going...